Wardrobe tiff entwines NY mafia don trial

NEW YORK - MAFIA wise guy Vincent Basciano may be facing possible execution, but as his murder trial got underway, this most dapper of New York dons had an overriding concern: his necktie. Judge Nicholas Garaufis on Wednesday began questioning potential jurors in an exhaustive process that could take a month for the 12-strong panel and back-ups to be selected, and the capital trial to begin.