January 7, 2009 at 10:27am
The firing of Nat Hentoff by the Village Voice last week after he had been with the paper for 50 years posed a problem for reporters and headline writers. January 6, 2009 at 12:00am
Call it the Midas touch: Casino magnate Richard Fields just flipped his three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath condo at 15 Central Park West for $27 million - twice what he paid for it a mere six months ago. January 5, 2009 at 1:58pm
After months of speculation about his gaunt appearance, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs attempted to quash rumors that he is gravely ill by disclosing in an open letter today that he is being treated for a nutritional ailment. January 5, 2009 at 11:19am
Alas, money manager R. Jeremy Grantham, one of a small group of market watchers who saw the current economic crisis coming, was right. |
January 8, 2009 at 11:52am
She is a complete unknown to most politicians and journalists. But President-elect Barack Obama says that Nancy Killefer will be one of the most important people in his new administration. January 7, 2009 at 4:25pm
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois almost annihilated the career of a young Barack Obama almost 20 years ago when he easily beat back a primary challenge from the then-unknown state lawmaker by portraying him as less than authentically black, among other things. January 7, 2009 at 11:47am
Bernard L. Madoff mailed Cartier and Tiffany watches, an emerald ring and a diamond necklace worth a total of at least $1 million to relatives and friends in violation of a court order, and should be immediately jailed because he is a flight risk, prosecutors said in court papers released Wednesday. January 7, 2009 at 10:15am
Michael Bennet may be rich and well connected, but he’s a political unknown in Colorado. | |
Call it the Midas touch: Casino magnate Richard Fields just flipped his three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath condo at 15 Central Park West for $27 million - twice what he paid for it a mere six months ago.
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Michael Moore defends the car guys, sort of
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Robert Rubin is leaving as director and senior adviser at Citigroup, the New York Times reports.  The Illinois House voted 114 to 1 Friday to impeach Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, sending the case to the state Senate for trial, reports the Associated Press. CIA veteran John O. Brennan has been tapped to be President-elect Barack Obama’s top adviser on counterterrorism, reports the Washington Post. 
 NBA legend Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from his position as a sports commentator on TNT following his arrest for DUI. Blood test results revealed that Barkley was driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the Arizona state limit at the time of his arrest on Dec. 31 in Scottsdale. A date for Barkely’s return to TNT has not yet been set, but he will be off the air for a minimum of several weeks, reports the Associated Press. |
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Top spymaster nominee Dennis Blair brings broad connections, experiences
January 9, 2009 at 1:26pm
By naming Dennis C. Blair as his nominee for the nation’s top spy post - director of national intelligence - President-elect Barack Obama gets a brainy, retired four-star admiral with an independent streak.
Prosecutors say they found signed Madoff checks in office desk
January 8, 2009 at 2:57pm
Pursuing efforts to jail Bernard Madoff, federal prosecutors disclosed Thursday that investigators had found about 100 signed checks to friends and relatives, totaling more than $173 million, on the day of his arrest.
Adviser to Bill Richardson worked for firm at center of federal inquiry
January 8, 2009 at 1:21pm
One of Gov. Bill Richardson’s closest advisers worked as a consultant for the Beverly Hills financial advisory firm at the center of a federal “pay-to-play” probe that led the governor to withdraw his name as the Commerce secretary nominee.
Nancy Killefer’s mission: Make Uncle Sam efficient
January 8, 2009 at 11:52am
She is a complete unknown to most politicians and journalists. But President-elect Barack Obama says that Nancy Killefer will be one of the most important people in his new administration.
Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush helps his friends - and vice versa
January 7, 2009 at 4:25pm
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois almost annihilated the career of a young Barack Obama almost 20 years ago when he easily beat back a primary challenge from the then-unknown state lawmaker by portraying him as less than authentically black, among other things. |
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