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Please find entire story in The New York Times.
Image: (Robert Blake as Baretta) via michaelmanning.tv (Governor Blago) via huffingtonpost.com;
The Sunday Times
November 2, 2008
The Republicans accuse Obama of ‘palling around’ with Ayers
Sarah Baxter in Washington
The Republicans have made a last-minute attempt to prevent Barack Obama’s ascent to the White House by trying to recruit an Oxford academic to “prove” that his autobiography was ghostwritten by a former terrorist.
With two days before the election, Obama […]
Rep. Steve King: Obama Will Make America A ‘Totalitarian Dictatorship’
On Saturday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) gave little-noticed remarks at Sioux City’s West High School during an appearance by Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). King went beyond the traditional right-wing talking points — which brand Obama a “Marxist” who adheres to “socialism” — and said that he […]
I have only included five, and shall rely on you to check out the three year total remuneration of each.
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© AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file
Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chief executive officer, Goldman Sachs
Goldman has yet to book a loss, even though profits have dropped.
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© AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, file
Richard S. Fuld Jr., Chief executive officer, Lehman Brothers
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Sam Stein
HuffPost Reporting From DC
McCain Using Same Robocall Firm That Helped Smear Him In 2000
October 17, 2008 04:29 PM
In his efforts to attack Barack Obama, John McCain appears to have turned to the same political consulting firm that was responsible for spreading vicious smears about the Senator during the 2000 South Carolina GOP primary.
In recent […]
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Associated Press
Former UCLA exec pleads guilty to body trafficking
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By ROBERT JABLON – 11 hours ago
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This is a UCLA Police booking photo of Henry Reid, the director of the University of California, Los Angeles willed body program, released Monday, March 8, 2004, after his arrest for allegedly selling body parts. Reid pleaded guilty, Friday Oct. 17, […]
We the taxpayers pay for his and others’
Golden Parachutes…
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REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES)
Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a […]
Could there also be a relationship between big oil, coal and gas
and a few of the nay-saying scientists of Global Warming?
N’ahhh!!
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Emory acknowledges past issues with professor, launches investigation
By CRAIG SCHNEIDER, ALISON YOUNG
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Emory University officials said Saturday that a prominent psychiatric researcher has been accused several times in […]
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Slate Magazine
Is John McCain a Crook?
Chris Suellentrop
Posted Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at 2:35 PM ET
The controversial George W. Bush-sponsored poll in South Carolina mentioned John McCain’s role in the so-called Keating Five scandal, and McCain says his involvement in the scandal “will probably be on my tombstone.” What exactly did McCain do?
In early 1987, […]
New York Times
McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac
By JACKIE CALMES and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: September 23, 2008
WASHINGTON — One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to a firm owned by Senator John McCain’s campaign manager, […]
Last Year’s Big Five Wall Street Bonuses
Jack Tapper, ABCNews
September 22, 2008 7:12 AM
As the Bush Administration asks for close to a trillion dollars to prevent a worldwide financial cataclysm, here are some numbers you might find interesting — courtesy of the ABC News Research Center and ABC News’ Barbara Paulson.
In 2007, Wall Street’s five biggest […]
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Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home
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Taxpayers Also Funded Family’s Travel
By James V. Grimaldi and Karl Vick
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Washington Post Staff Writers
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008; A01
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 8 — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a “per diem” allowance […]