swamppolitics.com - 12/14/2008
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by Frank James
Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street bigwig arrested Thursday on an alleged massive securities fraud prosecutors call a "Ponzi scheme" was a major Democratic donor.
For instance, in the most recent election cycle, according to OpenSecrets.org , he contributed $50,000 in two ...
newsbusters.org - 12/14/2008
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The wires services and the rest of the
Old Media have also been reporting on a scandal...
that doesn't have to do with Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich. But, like the Blago story line, the media seem to be forgetting one small aspect of the story of ...
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Media Forgets That Wall Street Rip Off Artist is BIG ...
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