Gang of 14 Gang of 14 The Gang of 14 was a phrase coined to describe the bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully, at the time, negotiated a compromise in the spring of 2005 to avoid the deployment of the so-called "nuclear option" by Senate Republicans over an organized use of the filibuster by Senate Democrats. The term alludes to the phrase "Gang of Four", used in China to refer to four ex-leaders blamed for the abuses during the rule of Mao Zedong. Senate Democrats used the filibuster to prevent the confirmation of conservative appellate court candidates
Bonnot Gang by his high-profile death during a shootout with French police in Choisy-le-Roi. The Bonnot Gang originally consisted of a group of French anarchists centered around the individualist anarchist magazine "l'Anarchie". The group was founded by Octave Garnier, Raymond Callemin, and René Valet. It was Garnier's idea to use automobiles in the service of a daring criminal act. Jules Bonnot joined them in December 1911. Principal gang members included: Minor players included David Belonie, Marius Medge, Antoine Gauzy, Pierre Jourdan (anarchist), Charles Reinart, Victor Serge, Godorowski, Henriette Maîtrejean, and Berbe Leclech. The gang's political and social perspective was heavily influenced by