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Publisher Settles Simmering Dispute Over Book With Vegas Mayor11 June 2003LAS VEGAS – As reported by the Associated Press: ``A well-known New York publishing company has settled a simmering dispute with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman over a book that alleged he attended a coffee shop meeting in which the assassination of a federal judge was plotted. ``In the agreement reached Tuesday, Farrar, Straus and Giroux apologized to Goodman for the passage in 'Positively Fifth Street,' a recent book about high-stakes poker and a high-profile murder trial that hit No. 7 on The New York Times' best seller list. ``The company also agreed to publish a full-page advertisement with the apology in The New York Times Book Review on July 6, and remove the offending passage in any future printings of the book. ``James McManus, the book's author, wrote that Goodman, a former mob attorney, was part of a cabal that hired a hit man for $50,000 to kill Texas U.S. District Court judge John Wood - "or so the lore has it." ``Goodman learned about the book's claims early last month and told a local newspaper that McManus was the "biggest jerk to ever visit Las Vegas to play poker." The mayor finally called lawyer Anthony Michael Glassman, a former federal prosecutor and First Amendment expert in Los Angeles, to explore legal action. ``…Goodman, who said he hasn't read the book, said McManus 'made up' the story. The mayor said the author never bothered to check it with him…” |