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 2, 2009 at 1:54pm
Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm made his fortune buying and selling hotels, resorts and malls. But in recent years, he has been expanding his interests in politics and gaming. |
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. January 6, 2009 at 10:48am
CDR Financial Products LLC of Beverly Hills, CA, and its founder, David Rubin, have been scrutinized by multiple federal agencies in recent years, from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Internal Revenue Service. | |
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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The special Illinois House panel investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued a draft report today recommending impeachment, putting lawmakers on a path toward removing the two-term Democrat from office, reports Chicago Breaking News.  The Obamas were turned away from Blair House because former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key Iraq ally, was booked for Jan. 12, reports the Washington Post. Chris Matthews, the host of the MSNBC program “Hardball,” told his staff Wednesday night that he would not run for the Senate in 2010 from Pennsylvania, the New York Times reports. 
 Mark E. Rey, the former timber lobbyist who heads the U.S. Forest Service, had signaled his intention to make a rule change that would help a developer convert forests into housing subdivisions. The shift, to be made before Barack Obama became president, had huge implications for Montana, where Plum Creek Timber Company could have paved as many as 900 miles of roads through Forest Service land, according to the Washington Post. Plum Creek announced yesterday it was dropping the road-use request. |
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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.
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.
Prosecutor: Madoff sent emeralds and diamonds to relatives, friends
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.
Nat Hentoff takes Voice firing in stride
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. |
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