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Weathermen prosecutor dismisses efforts to tie Obama to Ayers October 10, 2008 at 5:19pm The former lead prosecutor of the Weather Underground has expressed indignation over efforts to link Barack Obama to onetime radical William C. Ayers by the campaign of John McCain. Read more → Goldman Sachs alums oversee financial institutions around world October 10, 2008 at 3:06pm The global reach of Goldman Sachs Group, through a network of former officials, could help foster cooperation as U.S. officials reach out to foreign powers to calm financial markets. But it could also foster conflicts. Read more →		A disaster for most is a gold mine for Gerald J. Ford October 10, 2008 at 11:38am The federal government isn’t the only potential buyer eying U.S. banks drowning in debt. Billionaire Gerald J. Ford is poised to reap another fortune. Read more → Nicholas Cafardi resigns as Catholic college trustee after pro-Obama column October 9, 2008 at 1:56pm A respected Catholic legal scholar has resigned from the board of Ohio’s Franciscan University of Steubenville as a result of a firestorm over his endorsement of Democrat Barack Obama. Read more →
A disaster for most is a gold mine for Gerald J. Ford October 10, 2008 AIG will get another $37.8 billion from the Fed October 9, 2008 Internet mogul Esther Dyson invests in space October 8, 2008 Maurice Greenberg avoids congressional hearing on AIG October 8, 2008 Henry Paulson’s $700-billion man October 7, 2008		Nicholas Cafardi resigns as Catholic college trustee after pro-Obama column October 9, 2008 Former ‘HillRaiser’ Norman Hsu faces new charges October 8, 2008 Businessman Tom Petters poses flight risk, judge rules October 8, 2008 Supreme Court justices lose freebie memberships October 7, 2008 She knows mavericks, and John McCain, you’re no maverick October 7, 2008
View Larger Map Retired AIG exec pays $3.45 million cash for Central Park South coop Robert M. Sandler retired as an executive vice president from American International Group in April – less than six months before the insurance giant was rescued from the brink of collapse by an $85-billion federal bailout. Earlier this week, Sandler and his wife, Annette, paid $3.45 million in cash for a three-bedroom coop at 150 Central Park South.		Homer Simpson: another frustrated voter Homer Simpson’s choice for the next president of the United States has leaked to the internet. According to a clip from an upcoming episode of Fox’s long-running cartoon, The Simpsons, Homer’s endorsement is for Barack Obama.
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Cecile Richards gives John McCain a send-up to make her mother proud August 27, 2008 Socialite Marylou Whitney makes grand gesture - at Eliot Spitzer’s expense August 6, 2008 ‘Dark Knight’ may owe its bite to Nolan team’s English sensibility July 23, 2008 Politics is a favorite pastime of the Estee Lauder board July 13, 2008		Make a Muckety: David Rockefeller and family May 14, 2008 Make a Muckety: Monsanto Company April 23, 2008 Make a Muckety: Ford Motors, Nabisco, and Nationwide April 14, 2008 Make a Muckety: Bush to Gossip Girl April 11, 2008