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The Magna Carta states that the City of London can keep its ancient "Rights and Liberties". What were they at the time, and how do they manifest today?

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What is the origin of the Irish mafia? Did it originate in Ireland, or did it begin in the US? Was it modeled on the Italian mafia that had come to the US? If so, was the model borrowed fully intact, or did the Irish mafia deviate/innovate from it?

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The Magna Carta states that the City of London can keep its ancient "Rights and Liberties". What were they at the time, and how do they manifest today?	3166
What is the origin of the Irish mafia? Did it originate in Ireland, or did it begin in the US? Was it modeled on the Italian mafia that had come to the US? If so, was the model borrowed fully intact, or did the Irish mafia deviate/innovate from it?	5