tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57846082012-02-02T11:19:04.726-05:00It is not left-right. It is up-down.Echinopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17316137252545527820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784608.post-1157761765469835272006-09-08T20:29:00.000-04:002006-09-08T20:29:25.593-04:00

The Washington Post tells us:"Walter Anderson, who made millions during the tech boom, admits to hiding more than $350M in income from tax collectors."What a nice rich man. He didn't want to pay his share, and was greedy. Which led to crime.

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Everyone was waiting for the open casket to see that the very wealthy criminal hadn't simply run away to a remote location, like a former Nazi might do. Well, they had the funeral and the casket was closed. He wasn't there. So says the AP "Inside, there was a picture of Lay at the altar, flanked by sprays of sunflowers, according to Shelby Hodge, a writer for the Houston Chronicle who stepped

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The Washington Post says a very rich person is now dead: "The recently convicted and former Enron CEO Kenneth L. Lay, 64, died early today near Aspen, Colorado, a family spokeswoman said."Presumably it was because "On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a judge to order Lay and former fellow Enron Corp. executive Jeffrey K. Skilling to turn over $182.2 million in assets, arguing that their homes

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We don't make this up. Rich people are bad news say the AP: "An accused burglar whom police say they found groggy and hiding under a table in a fly fishing shop last weekend has been identified as the son of billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens." No, no. He's a criminal all by himself. It's isn't that he's just related to a billionaire: Last year, Pickens was indicted by a grand jury for fraud

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Time for some good news, eh?Tired of copying Apple and admitting defeat, the world's richest man plans to give it all away. This is clearly a good thing, and will prevent him from going to jail. IGN tells us:"Gates founded Microsoft 30 years ago with childhood friend Paul Allen. Of course, the company -- and the man -- saw enormous success since. Gates is listed by Forbes as the world's richest

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The Washingto Post says: "Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), the target of a 14-month public corruption probe, was videotaped accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from a Northern Virginia investor who was wearing an FBI wire, according to a search warrant affidavit released yesterday.A few days later, on Aug. 3, 2005, FBI agents raided Jefferson's home in Northeast Washington and found $90,000 of the

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The NY Times tells us that a wealthy student is in trouble with the law:"Dave Forker Evans, a team captain who lived in the house where a black woman says she was sexually assaulted by three white players during a party in March, was charged with rape, first-degree sexual offense and kidnapping.... Mr. Evans, 23, is from Washington D.C. and is the son of a lawyer and a lobbyist, according to news

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The AP tells the world of some corrupt businessmen: "The indictment of six men who worked for the Big Dig's largest concrete supplier is just a small step in the pursuit of contractors suspected of fraud on the multibillion-dollar highway project, authorities say.The six current and former employees of Aggregate Industries were arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging they covered up the

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The Post tells us of Ken Lay, a sorry little fellow with way too much money who ran Enron into the ground for so many employees and investors, and how he did no wrong: "Earlier today, Lay said he never told Skilling about an employee's memo that warned that the company 'could implode in a wave of accounting scandals.'The memo, by Enron insider Sherron Watkins and delivered to Lay in August 2001,

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Talking Points Memo point out that when the going gets rough, the rich Republican criminals stick together: "As we mentioned earlier, the AP really, really didn't seem to want to mention that George Ryan, the former Illinois governor convicted of corruption today, is a Republican. The AP waited until the very end of the article to note that Ryan is from the GOP.Time never got around to

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The AP tells us that Senator Trent Lott is upset that insurance companies --surprise, surprise -- are not fully compensating people for hurricane damages. "Like thousands of Gulf Coast homeowners, Lott's claim was denied because State Farm concluded that Katrina's flood water demolished his beach-front Pascagoula home. State Farm says its policies do not cover damage from rising water, including

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"Tis true, says the Toledo Blade: "In May, 2003, the White House and House Speaker Dennis Hastert recommended that Mr. Noe get a seat on the influential 11-member committee. Treasury Secretary John Snow appointed Mr. Noe, less than six months after the Toledo-area coin dealer expressed interest in joining a Mint committee to Henrietta Fore, then director of the Mint."I have always had interest in

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The Houston Chronicle tell us that Barbara Bush donated to Katrina victimes, sort of:"Former first lady Barbara Bush donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund with specific instructions that the money be spent with an educational software company owned by her son Neil."Lovely. They lose everything and she gives her son money to implement his crappy software. There is

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The AP is so kind to tell us: "U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, received more than twice as much money in donations from people in the U.S. Virgin Islands than from his home state last year, according to the Federal Elections Commission."Nearly $40,000 from the Virgin Islands. Only about $20,000 from Idaho.He's also helping the Virgin Island lobbyists change some residency rules for more favorable

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The Washington Post fills us in on formerly rich and lovin' it Duke Cunningham: ""His own misconduct has already left him penniless, homeless, estranged from those he loves and disgraced in the eyes of his countrymen,' Cunningham's lawyers wrote in a sentencing memorandum.Prosecutors have also asked that Cunningham be ordered to pay nearly $1.6 million in taxes and forfeit his interest in a 7,628

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Atrios tells us of a rich woman who should know better - she says she advocates for the poor, but is having trouble mustering the courage to support janitors that need a bit of extra cash. Head over to her house and live in her world for a moment: "Two weeks ago, The New York Times Magazine printed an interview with Shalala, who was photographed amid the splendor of her 9,000-square-foot

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TPM Cafe says that a rich guy was also a criminal. You must be shocked. "Wade, 46, of Great Falls, Virginia, entered his guilty plea earlier today in U.S. District Court before the Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina to multiple felony counts related to his wholesale corruption of the defense procurement process. The conduct includes Wade making over $1 million in payoffs to then- Congressman Duke

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Which one, you ask? So many to choose from...A Bush Pioneer and Republican Party chairman, says the Toldeo Blade: "Within hours of gaining control of $25 million from the state of Ohio in 1998, Tom Noe began stealing it, according to a 53-count indictment unsealed yesterday.He did not stop, the indictment states, until state officials shut down his coin funds last spring.The indictment by a Lucas

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The NYTimes tells us: "A former U.S. occupation official in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $2 million in reconstruction money and award contracts to a businessman in exchange for more than $1 million in cash and goods."Another corrupt person, not so rich, only sort of rich, but stealing from each of us taxpayers nonetheless.

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The Washington Post tells us about bad rich men: "He said Lay and Skilling assured investors that all was well despite crushing debt and chaotic finances propped up by fragile structures designed to hide the debt and maintain the energy trader's well-polished image of success.'They chose to lie,' Hueston said."Such nice people. As the Wizard of Oz says, "What's the one thing these men have that

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The AP tells us about what some more rich people are doing today: "Skilling, 52, faces 31 counts of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and deceiving auditors for allegedly lying about Enron's financial strength. Lay, 63, faces seven counts of fraud and conspiracy for perpetuating the alleged scheme after Skilling resigned in August 2001.Both men have pleaded not guilty. If convicted, each could

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The AP tells us: "The disparity between rich and poor is growing in America as the federal minimum wage has remained flat for years, union membership has declined and industries have faced global competition, according to a study released Thursday."Th richest familes had incomes grow by 59% over the last 20 years. That would indicate that crime among the rich must also be up, as there are more of

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If you see five guys in business suits talking, you know they are up to something no good.The Washington Post tells us another sad tale of someone rich who is a criminal:"Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, the freewheeling young executive credited with helping reinvent Japan's staid corporate culture, was arrested Monday on suspicion of violating securities laws in one the biggest financial scandals

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If you see five guys in business suits talking, you know they are up to something no good.The Washington Post tells us another sad tale of someone rich who is a criminal:Japanese Authorities Arrest Internet Tycoon: "Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, the freewheeling young executive credited with helping reinvent Japan's staid corporate culture, was arrested Monday on suspicion of violating

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So says the NY Post: "The latest promotion for its popular series, 'Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice,' about crime among the wealthy, also relies on cheeky tactics. There is, for instance, the Privileged Prisoner Pen Pal Program, designed to 'let high society criminals know you care.'" Rich criminals being used to sell TV shows about rich criminals, for the entertainment of people

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Yahoo news tells us of another rich guy... you know the story: "Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vice chairman, Thomas Coughlin, agreed to plead guilty to federal wire-fraud and tax-evasion charges later this month, according to the Wall Street Journal.Always for less.Coughlin, formerly the retailer's No. 2 executive, left the company early last year amid accusations that he misappropriated as much

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The Post tells us of another rich guy who is a criminal: "Appearing crestfallen and speaking softly in U.S. District Court in Washington early this afternoon, Abramoff, 46, expressed 'profound regret' for what he called his 'multitude of mistakes' in a career that once brought him to the pinnacle of power and influence among Washington lobbyists. After pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy,

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This comes from the Toledo Blade and confirms what we've been saying for quite a while. People at the top, the very, very rich, are criminals. Read for yourself: "Federal and state authorities are investigating the Bush Pioneers and Rangers, individuals who raised at least $100,000 or $200,000 for President Bush's re-election, for bribery, money laundering, stock manipulation, and extortion.

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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall points out story in which one really super rich guy doesn't give a rat's ass about his crimes: "Lay blamed former Enron executives Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper for despicable and criminal deeds that brought down the company. 'We did trust Andy Fastow and sadly, tragically, that trust turned out to be fatally misplaced,' he said. Flanked on the

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Theres a rich white woman who sings country music. She tries to wear preppy clothing when going out, so she can go unrecognized. According to the AP, she likes orginary things: "Wearing a T-shirt advertising the Nashville, Tenn., boutique Flavour, (Gretchen) Wilson said she would rather spend $1,000 on pairs of blue jeans than a pair of fancy shoes." I'd rather pay about $30 for blue jeans.

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The NY Times tells us of a rich guy who didn't have enough, so he arranged for some bribes: "Rep. Randy ''Duke'' Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges, admitting taking $2.4 million in bribes in a case that grew from an investigation into the sale of his home to a wide-ranging conspiracy involving payments in cash, vacations and antiques." We've been saying it, but they

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The AP tells us of a rich guy with nothing better to do than fly higher than anyone else: "A 67-year-old Indian millionaire began a flight Saturday aiming to become the first person to fly a hot air balloon to the fringes of space. Vijaypat Singhania lifted off from downtown Bombay shortly before dawn enclosed in a pressurized cabin suspended from a multicolored balloon about 20-stories high."

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The NYTimes tells us about a rich guy, a lobbyist facing - you guessed it - criminal charges, who charges people to see his friends. Friends like the President of the United States: "The lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked for $9 million in 2003 from the president of a West African nation to arrange a meeting with President Bush and directed his fees to a Maryland company now under federal scrutiny,

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Salon tips us off to the fun and merriment awaiting you if you become very, very rich: "Stavros Niarchos III -- Greek shipping scion, Paris Hilton toy -- may actually be as insufferable as he sounds on paper. Stopping at a Burger King after yet another night spent being a super-wealthy, party-hopping heir, 'Stavros offered a homeless man outside $100 to dump a soda on himself,' a source told Us

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Dan Foomkin tells us of a rich guy who doesn't need a thing. I think you know him: "' 'Es todo,' Bush told the Spanish-speaking reporter, meaning the handkerchief was all. 'No dinero, no mas. No wallet.'' He doesn't need any cash, since his staff takes care of buying anything he might need. He carries no cell phone, either, since he is surrounded by aides who take care of dialing his calls. And

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The Washington Post tells us of the pressing problems and concerns of rich, suburbanites: "'We never discuss politics,' said Nina Kraemer, who was hosting a scrapbooking get-together at Dominion Valley's sports complex the other night. 'I don't know, I guess something would have to spawn a conversation for one to occur. We talk about traffic -- we talk about that to the nth degree. We're afraid

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The AP tells us of one of the Walmart heirs, Elizabeth Laurie. It seems she did really well at college and got her degree. Sort of: "Elizabeth Paige Laurie's name was on a sports arena when a former University of Southern California roommate alleged the Wal-Mart heiress paid her $20,000 to do her homework. Now it isn't even on a USC diploma. Laurie, the granddaughter of Wal-Mart co-founder Bud

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The AP tells us of a rich company that, well, you know... is criminal. "Samsung, the world's largest maker of memory chips for computers and other electronic gadgets, has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and pay a $300 million fine, U.S. officials said Thursday. The penalty is the second-largest criminal antitrust fine ever and caps a three-year investigation into the largest makers of

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Another one in trouble, this time for laundering funds. And he's a big shot Republican politician, too, according to the Washington Post: "In the indictment, DeLay is accused of conspiring with two associates who have already been indicted: John Colyandro, the former executive director of a political action committee in Texas that was formed by DeLay, and Jim Ellis, the head of DeLay's national

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CNN tells us of some more rich people. Don't you want to be like them? "Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski received 8-1/3 to 25 years in prison Monday for his part in stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from the manufacturing conglomerate. Former Tyco CFO Mark Swartz got the same sentence from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Michael Obus. Judge Obus also ordered Kozlowski and Swartz to pay $134

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The NY Times tells us that the rich won't have to worry about paying their share after Katrina: "President Bush ruled out tax increases to pay for hurricane and flood recovery today, saying instead that federal spending would have to be cut to help the Gulf Coast recover." Make rich people who are living off the poor's labor and spending chip in? Ha! Much better to cut social programs and

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The Guardian tells us the truth. It's all about money. Rich people have it and they don't want to share. They are so greedy in such a time of need that they'll hire armed guards to keep what they have. So sad. "Hundreds of mercenaries have descended on New Orleans to guard the property of the city's millionaires from looters.The heavily armed men, employed by private military companies including

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In addition to contuing to give contracts to cronies for clean up and rebuilding in New Orleans, making them billions of dollars in the process, Bush has named our new enemy (there must be an enemy): "'Today, America is confronting another disaster that has caused destruction and loss of life. This time the devastation resulted not from the malice of evil men, but from the fury of water and

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From This Modern World, a little economic boost for poor ol' Houston. We all know the Bush family doesn't have any interest in Houston... "Perhaps no city in the United States is in a better spot than Houston to turn Katrina's tragedy into opportunity. And businesses here are already scrambling to profit in the hurricane's aftermath. Oil services companies based here are racing to carry out

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The LA Times tells the sad story of a fading country singer that can no longer sell records in music stores. Only crappy Walmart will sell his stuff: "Country music superstar Garth Brooks is hanging his Stetson at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Two months after ending his 16-year relationship with Capitol Records, Brooks has used his newfound freedom to cut a deal to sell his music exclusively through

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So says the NYTimes: "Here in Idaho, the soundless wave of Americans going broke washes up at the clerk's office in bankruptcy court, with nearly 20 fresh declarations of desperation every working day. There is the Moore family of Boise, Kevin and Linda, listing a $10 cat and a $5 toaster among their meager assets against a medical bill of more than $18,000. There is Delores Hawks, going into

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The NYT warns us again about being rich. It leads to crime: "KPMG - along with banks, law firms and other financial institutions that assisted in creating and marketing the transactions - has been under investigation by a federal grand jury in Manhattan for about 18 months over its work on a number of shelters sold from 1996 to 2002 that investigators say cost the government as much as $1.4

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The Washington Post tells us about Tom Delay's close personal friend starting down the path to jail: "Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a business partner were indicted by federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy in their purchase of a fleet of Florida gambling boats from a businessman who was later killed in a

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The AP tells us of another nice rich person... going to jail for being a criminal. Are there any rich people who aren't criminal? "Former WorldCom finance chief Scott Sullivan was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for his high-ranking role in the largest accounting fraud in U.S. history.Sullivan became the fifth WorldCom executive to be sentenced to prison in the $11 billion scandal.

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Good to see us reaching out to the poor... people who require financial payback for their supposed good deeds: "President Bush is signing a whopping $286.4 billion transportation bill that lawmakers stuffed with plenty of cash for some 6,000 pet projects back home." Billions. Plenty of cash. Is this how it is in the world you live in? I didn't think so. Most people I know are barely getting by.

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Editor and Publisher has a funny one: "The board of The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) has voted unanimously to reverse an earlier decision to give its annual Conscience in Media award to jailed New York Times reporter Judith Miller, E&P has learned. The group's First Amendment committee had narrowly voted to give Miller the prize for her dedication to protecting sources,

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The NYTimes tells us: "A Canadian bank accused of helping Enron defraud investors agreed today to pay $2.4 billion in the third and largest settlement to date in the class-action lawsuit against Enron's former advisers. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, or CIBC, was a lesser-known adviser to Enron, but its payment tops both the $2.2 billion settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase and

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The WP tells us that if you are a president, it is not a good idea to lie to Boy Scouts:"Tens of thousands of Boy Scouts, hoping to get things back to normal at their National Jamboree after four Scout leaders were killed on opening day, endured more disappointment and hardship Wednesday as they learned that President Bush had delayed his visit and as hundreds of people were treated for

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The rich person did it, not the butler or the minority: "A federal judge Wednesday sentenced former WorldCom Inc. chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers to 25 years behind bars for his role in the nation's largest accounting fraud, the harshest prison term yet to flow fromcorporate scandals that rocked the stock market three years ago. The once-brash mogul, 63, wept and sniffled as U.S. District

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MSNBC tells us about a new TV network you can't see because you aren't wealthy enough: "'Open Exchange' broadcasts on Plum TV, the cable network that caters to the privileged folk of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; the Hamptons in New York and Vail, Colo. This summer season is bringing in the largest audiences to date -- as many as 457,000 viewers on some nights -- and it hopes to boost

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The AP says a rich guy died while riding around in his ultralight over national parks: "John Walton, the son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a member of the company's board, died Monday in a plane crash in Wyoming. ... In March, Forbes Magazine listed Walton as No. 11 on its list of the world's richest people, with a net worth of $18.2 billion, tied with his brother Jim Walton." Good

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The AP tells us we don't have to put up with Billy Graham crap much longer. He promises. "An ailing Billy Graham, acknowledging that his life's work is near its end, said Tuesday that his upcoming revival meeting in New York 'will be the last in America, I'm sure.'The 86-year-old preacher said he is still considering an invitation to preach in November in London, but said his death 'could happen

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The BY Times tells us about more rich people: "L. Dennis Kozlowski, the former chief executive of Tyco International, and his top lieutenant were convicted yesterday on fraud, conspiracy and grand larceny charges, bringing an end to a three-year-long case that came to symbolize an era of corporate greed and scandal. The verdict, which came after 11 days of deliberations by a New York jury

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Rich criminal will be asked hard questions in job interview, says the AP: "President Bush's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, Rep. Christopher Cox, likely will be questioned at his confirmation hearing about his past work for a company accused by the government of defrauding investors, Senate aides said." And then they'll promote him for defrauding investors. He's perfect for

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The AP tells us: "A wealthy philanthropist who has given millions of dollars to concert halls in Europe and the United States has been jailed on federal fraud charges alleging he used an investor's money 'as a personal piggy bank.'Alberto William Vilar, whose personal net worth was estimated at about $950 million, is charged with engaging in business practices that were fraudulent, deceptive and

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Reuters tells us about a fund for diabled workers, and how the head of that fund managed its assets: "The manager of the rare coin investment undertaken since 1999 has been Toledo coin dealer Thomas Noe, a big contributor to state Republicans and the campaign of President (George W.) Bush. The Toledo Blade newspaper revealed this year that a few rare gold coins were missing from the portfolio,

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The Washington Post/Reuters wins with this quote from the Jackson trial: "'I'm going to deny the request to bring in evidence of the blemished penis,' said Melville. 'The prejudicial effect would far outweigh the probative value.'" The trials of the wealthy...

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Dan Froomkin says that Bush provides answers: "'...Q Latest surveys show that the numbers of terrorism are increasing, not decreasing. 'THE PRESIDENT: Yes. 'Q Why is that? 'THE PRESIDENT: Well -- 'Q You have made a lot of efforts. 'THE PRESIDENT: Yes, that's why...."

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Reuters talks about hypocrisy, without even mentioning the word! Another one of those well-off Republican freaks doing what they like to do, in secret: "Spokane's Republican mayor took a leave of absence on Monday after officials seized a city computer in his home to investigate whether he used it illegally to solicit sex on gay Web sites. Mayor James West, 54, a former state legislator known

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The great thing is these guys see nothing wrong with this. The AP tells us: "In President Bush's first 10 months, GOP fundraiser Jack Abramoff and his lobbying team logged nearly 200 contacts with the new administration as they pressed for friendly hires at federal agencies and sought to keep the Northern Mariana Islands exempt from the minimum wage and other laws, records show. The meetings

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The AP tells us that rock stars and computer nerds like each other: "When U2's lead singer came to Seattle over the weekend for a concert, there was only one logical place to stay -- the home of Bill Gates, who shares Bono's passion for Third World development and relief efforts. 'I was one of 20,000 screaming fans,' Microsoft Corp.'s co-founder Gates told Reuters. Gates, the world's richest

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While master criminal Emmanuel "Webster" Lewis roams free, the AP tells us that the officer who punished him for speeding 25 miles over the speed limit by asking for a photo with his boyhood hero is getting a reprimand: "Although police officers can use discretion in issuing tickets, the Warwick City Council concluded Tuesday that Kirk's actions were improper. The council ordered that Kirk

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While master criminal Emmanuel "Webster" Lewis roams free, the AP tells us that the officer who punished him for speeding 25 miles over the speed limit by asking for a photo with his boyhood hero is getting a reprimand: "Although police officers can use discretion in issuing tickets, the Warwick City Council concluded Tuesday that Kirk's actions were improper. The council ordered that Kirk

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While master criminal Emmanuel "Webster" Lewis roams free, the AP tells us that the officer who punished him for speeding 25 miles over the speed limit by asking for a photo with his boyhood hero is getting a reprimand: "Although police officers can use discretion in issuing tickets, the Warwick City Council concluded Tuesday that Kirk's actions were improper. The council ordered that Kirk

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The AP tells us a story that's just too good to ignore: "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried out her rusty Russian in a Moscow radio interview Wednesday, only to get caught out by a question on whether she might run for president. 'Da (Yes),' Rice answered in Russian, before realizing her misunderstanding and hastily adding 'Nyet' (No) -- seven times. Rice's interview on Ekho Moskvy

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The AP tells us that if you starred in "Webster" you can drive like a maniac and police officers will faun all over you for it: Emmanuel Lewis, the former child star of the '80s TV series 'Webster,' got off with a warning for speeding after giving his autograph and posing for a photo with police, officials said. Officer Ron Kirk said he stopped a vehicle Tuesday afternoon in rural southwestern

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Shocking. A Texas businessman. The AP explains: "A Texas businessman, along with a Bulgarian and a British citizen, have been indicted in a scheme to pay millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime as part of the United Nations' oil-for-food program, federal prosecutors said Thursday. U.S. Attorney David N. Kelley scheduled a late-morning news conference with an FBI official to

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The AP tells us how to get your legislation passed in Congress, especially if you know Tom Delay: "A note next to the top executive of Alabama-based Compass Bank read, 'Want to clear up home equity lending.' Another notation said '22 K direct.' Four days after the meeting, Compass Bank's political action committee made $22,000 in contributions of $1,000 each to candidates in 22 Texas House

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The AP tells us of another rich person's struggles: "Hip-hop star Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs has been ordered to pay more than $21,000 a month in child support to an ex-girlfriend with whom he has an 11-year-old son.... ...The ex-girlfriend, Misa Hylton-Brim, had sued for higher monthly payments and about $398,000 in back support for their son, Justin." Isn't that just terrible. The eleven year old

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The AP tells us that some Senators are on to the defining characteristic of Bush Republicans - they are greedy and will do anything to get their way: "'If they don't get what they want, they attack whoever's around,' said Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada. 'Now they're after the courts, and I think it goes back to this arrogancy of power.'"

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The AP says Laura Bush wants big government: "'I just feel like the federal government has to be involved,' Mrs. Bush said." Social Security? Regulating business? Helping the poor? Fighting pollution? No. Sticking a feeding tube in a braindead woman against the will of the woman, her husband, and the courts.

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The Washington Post tells us of a a great rich guy that everyone loved - who cheated the country out of $200 million dollars. Zzylch, as millionaire Washington telecom mogul Walter C. Anderson once jokingly called himself, was in negotiations with Russian officials to lease their moribund orbiting spacecraft, Mir. They needed money. He had plenty. So there he was leaving Reagan National

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The AP tells us of a big, bad corporation doing what they do best - trying to manipulate and steal: "A judge scrapped a deal under which a former lumber town planned to sell more than a half billion gallons of spring water annually to Nestle, ruling that its environmental impact should have been studied. The judgment this week effectively halts the town of McCloud's plans to sell water to

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The AP tells us of a very rich woman telling poor seniors to trust her: "President Bush, his sales pitch for Social Security reform not yet winning over the nation, sought help on Friday from his mom. Barbara Bush, wearing her trademark pearls, took the stage with the president and another of her sons, Gov. Jeb Bush. " Take the word of someone who will never need a Social Security check - you

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Ah, the choices. Should we try to help people eat or have shelter, or should we buy a pageant of 50+ lovely ladies in swimsuits? The AP tells us that it is an easy decision for the rich: "Trump has approached the Miss America Organization about buying the famous pageant, which is fighting for survival after being dumped by ABC because of declining ratings." See, this makes business sense,

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The AP warns us: Neighbors said Ratzmann was a devout churchgoer and avid gardener who built his own greenhouse and shared homegrown vegetables with his neighbors. Shane Colwell, who talked to him regularly, called Ratzmann 'so calm and so mellow.'" He walked into his church and killed seven people before killing himself.

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The AP tells us: "Cuts in food programs for the poor are getting support in Congress as an alternative to President Bush's idea of slicing billions of dollars from the payments that go to large farm operations." They want to carve savings from nutrition and land conservation programs. It's not republican or democrat - it is rich and poor. Until you get that basic concept, you will have more of

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Reuters shows us (again) it is hard to be rich: "A Harvard University student's fledgling dorm-cleaning business faced the threat of a campus boycott on Thursday after the school's daily newspaper slammed it for dividing students along economic lines. The Harvard Crimson newspaper urged students to shun Dormaid, a business launched by Harvard sophomore Michael Kopko that cleans up for messy

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The AP says Martha Stewart has choices to make: "It wasn't clear which of several houses on the estate Stewart, 63, would choose for her confinement." The rough life of the criminal...

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The AP tells us of a man in trouble for trying to profit from selling the names of spies: "A federal grand jury has indicted an Indiana man on charges he tried to sell names of U.S. intelligence operatives in Iraq to Saddam Hussein's government before the U.S. invasion." Silly man. Only the White House can make a profit from releasing the names of spies.

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The AP fills us in: "John Negroponte, President Bush's choice for intelligence chief, is a multimillionaire who promised last year to sell stock in companies that have business stakes in Iraq's reconstruction, according to his financial disclosure reports. It is unclear from two April reports, Negroponte's most recent filings, whether he followed through on sales of General Electric and other

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The AP tells us to avoid church if we don't want to be murdered: "Dennis L. Rader, the churchgoing family man arrested Friday, confessed to six killings, the source close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Sunday. 'The guy is telling us about the murders,' the source said on condition of anonymity." Ahh, church-going morals. There is more: "I never would have guessed in a

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The AP alerts us: "Authorities shot and killed a male tiger Wednesday that had been roaming the hills near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library." The article says the tiger was seen staring down local dogs. Not much to say on this other than watch out for tigers on your next Californian vacation.

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The AP tells us of our President pondering a name change: "Can you imagine if my name had been Mungo Bush?" the president joked Friday when a British reporter asked him to autograph a book for his son, Mungo. Bush seemed amused by the name. Then he told a weird little tale about his time spent as a Scottish sheep farmer. "'I worked there as a 14-year-old kid,' Bush said. 'I went from Texas to

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The AP tells us of a joyous Bush, eager to rapidly protect big business doing harm to their customers health and safety and to the environment: "The president has described class-action suits as often frivolous. Businesses complain that state judges and juries have been too generous to plaintiffs. The bill 'will help protect people who are wrongfully harmed while reducing the frivolous lawsuits

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The White House has found that changing thename, not the proposal, is all that is needed to fool stupid Americans into giving away all their Social Security to Bush pals (you know, like Ken Lay types). The AP says: "Polling data included in the Senate GOP Social Security material notes that support for Bush's overall plans is higher if they are described as personal accounts than if they are

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Daily Kos points out: "Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer agreed to pay $135,540 to settle federal charges that it violated child labor laws in Connecticut, Arkansas and New Hampshire. As part of the agreement, revealed yesterday after it was secretly signed in January, the Labor Department agreed 'to give Wal-Mart 15 days' notice before the Labor Department investigates any other 'wage and

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From the AP we find Kissinger getting chummy with Putin. I wonder what they are planning? "'I'm a good friend of President (George W.) Bush and a strong supporter of his foreign policy. I know what a good opinion he has of you,' said Kissinger, 81, adding that he was visiting in a personal capacity. 'We have friends in common,' Putin replied." This comes just a week after Condo warned Putin

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Well, not if recall the last time people messed with American's tea. They got a revolution. The AP says Bush's team is trying to stop a religiuos use of tea: "The appeal from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales argues that a lower court was wrong to allow the Brazil-based O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal to import and use the hoasca tea as part of its religious services. 'The

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Get trained now for the only job, other than food service and cashier, that will be available in 5 years. The Ap fills us in: "Of 344 community colleges that answered a survey last fall, the Washington-based American Association of Community Colleges found that about 65 percent had reviewed or modified their curriculum in response to increased homeland security training needs. At Oakland

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The AP tells us 2000 years of bloodshed in the Middle East is now over: "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas declared Tuesday that their people would stop all military and violent attacks against each other..." Phew! I thought it was ingrained and generational, sparked by opportunism and hatred.

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Campaigning for Supreme Court Justice is hard work. Good to relieve pressure whenever possible: "It was Justice Antonin Scalia's standard speech. He bemoaned the Supreme Court's growing political role in cases such as abortion, then joked about how Democrats are wary of a 'Chief Justice Scalia' in a second Bush term. But in an appearance one week after President Bush's re-election, Scalia

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Reuters tells us all we need to know: "A World Economic Forum dinner designed to promote dialogue between Iran and the United States on Friday night began with a comic strip series of diplomatic and gastronomic blunders, and ended with a sharp exchange over nuclear weapons. With Iran's vice-president and foreign minister in the room, the organizers began by announcing they had disinvited Swiss

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So says the AP: "A fee charged to airline travelers to help pay for airport security would more than double under President Bush's spending proposal for the Homeland Security Department. Bush's plan calls for boosting the security fee from $2.50 to $5.50 for a one-way airline ticket and from a maximum of $5 to $8 for multiple legs. The hikes are expected to generate $1.5 billion." Bush calls

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Bush talks about his love of Condo in public: "'Laura and I are honored to be here. Over the past four years, America has benefited from the wise counsel of Dr. Condoleezza Rice and our family has been enriched by our friendship with this remarkable person. We love her -- I don't know if you're supposed to say that about the Secretary of State. " Bush loves Condo, Bush loves Condo..... nyah,

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