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talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/17/2008
Word from the SEC
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From the statement released late today by SEC Chairman Christopher Cox ... A bit of information on just how Madoff operated: "Although the information I can share regarding an ongoing investigation is limited, progress to date indicates that Mr. Madoff kept several sets of books and false ...
whattamisaid.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
What do we owe our people?
— whattamisaid.blogspot.com — Yesterday Michelangelo Signorile of Sirius OutQ interviewed my girl Rachel Maddow and took her to task over... her recent interview with Mike Huckabee. ( Hear it , along with an interview with Pam Spaulding, who also disagrees with the way Maddow handled ... (more) What do we owe our people?

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politico.com - 12/18/2008
Next up for Obama: SEC, transportation
— politico.com — President-elect Barack Obama Obama is keeping up this week’s news-conference-a-day pace.... (more) Next up for Obama: SEC, transportation

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Maddow: Republicans Crusading 'Against Very Idea of Americans Making Good Wages'
newsbusters.org - 12/13/2008
Maddow: Republicans Crusading 'Against Very Idea of Americans Making Good Wages'
— newsbusters.org — Though there's not a ruble's worth of difference between their politics, I normally find Rachel Maddow a... kinder, gentler, smarter version of Keith Olbermann. Not tonight. Granted, the Countdown host was on hiatus. But even if Olby had been around, ... (more) Maddow: Republicans Crusading 'Against Very Idea of ...

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News — ... against environmental practices of Monsanto, a firm that Vilsack has ties to, writes MyDD's Natasha Chart . President-elect Obama's appointment of Vilsack, who would have been a strong Senate candidate, makes it tougher for Democrats to defeat Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) in 2010, according to Daily Kos's brownsox . FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Paying Customer - Blue Crab Boulevard [image] Death of Personal Responsibility - C.P. Liebau, Townhall [image] Word From The SEC - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo [image] Jackson Jr. An ...

What Did He Actually Do?
Talking Points Memo — ... The truth is that as yet we know very, very little about just what Madoff was doing or where the money went. One of the few official reports was in yesterday's statement from SEC Chairman Christopher Cox which noted that Madoff kept several sets of false books, etc. But that's hardly surprising. ...

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