Tag: scandals
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senator edward kennedy dies at 77 after cancer battle
from ap: U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America’s most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77, his family said. “Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday…
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new jersey political consultant facing bribe charge is found dead
flashback: top nj god/govt leaders arrested in black market scandalfrom nytimes: A veteran New Jersey political consultant who was among dozens arrested in a huge corruption sweep last week was found dead in his Jersey City apartment on Tuesday, the same day that one of three mayors charged in the case resigned. The circumstances surrounding…
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top nj god/govt leaders arrested in black market money & organ scandal
from examiner: New Jersey top government officials and religious leaders, according to MSNBC, have been arrested in connection with a supposed “major corruption and international money-laundering conspiracy.” Reportedly it was also discovered that many were involved in a black market organ ring. Among those arrested are two New Jersey mayors, an assemblyman, and a city…
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history/mystery: cronkite, coke, carnaby & claims
walter cronkite not expected to recover, family says… but, walter cronkite was therefrom twilight language: Walter Cronkite covered many mysteries and disasters during his lifetime. His Dutch family’s surname originally was Krankheyt, which intriguingly means “illness.” Growing up, Cronkite was a member of the Houston chapter of DeMolay, a Masonic fraternal organization for boys. Cronkite…
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obamessiah & the apostles of war: continuity of scandals
in stark legal turnaround, obama now resembles bush*obama’s promise of a new beginning now hollow*obama’s doj tries to stop geronimo lawsuit against skull & bones*house panel approves bill expanding oversight of nsa*the left gatekeepers & tax exempt foundations*obama calls for immigration reform at prayer breakfast*obama relaunches immigration debate in US*obama administration looks to colleges for…
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econocrash updates: derivatives, threats & debts
video: federal reserve cannot account for $9 trillion*US foreclosures hit record for 2nd month*economists’ letter says what went wrong*fdic, jpmorgan seek ouster of wamu stakeholder suit*obama releases tax increase playbook*wash gov ok’s tax cut for newspapers*treasury asks for control of derivatives market*sony suffers 1st annual loss in 14yrs*gm & chrysler to cut up to 3,000…
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air farce one stunt: a resignation & a photo
flashbacks: low-flying air force one lookalike freaks out nyc &white house won’t release photos of air farce one stunt white house orchestrator of nyc flyover ‘blunder’ resignsfrom dpa: A White House official resigned Friday [may8] after allowing a presidential plane to fly low over New York, causing widespread panic last month that a terrorist attack…
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updates & oddities on the crash of flight 3407
hat tip to alex constantine for the following links & leads… ny state police conduct illegal search for video of flight 3407 crash & illegally confiscate camerafrom alex constantine: This story is a bit sketchy, IMhO – obvious questions are left hanging by the reporter, to wit: • Why didn’t the police obtain a search…
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it looks like 2009 is going to be a very ‘sorry’ year
here’s something fluffy to let you off the hook for a minute…from fresno bee: I know it’s a little early to call, but I’m thinking 2009 is going to be the year of “I screwed up.” We’ll start right at the top. Our president uttered those words a little more than a week ago when…
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phelps unites pot smokers
from raw replay: CNN’s Jeanne Moos reported that the photo of Michael Phelps smoking a bong has united pot smokers on the internet. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Feb. 4, 2009. related: phelps takes a hitflashback: a positive drug story update: kellogg drops phelps over pot smoking photofrom ap: Cereal and snack…
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portland mayor, sam adams, reels from sex scandal
with all eyes on the inaugural bread & circus, this little buzzkill sneaks in & reminds us that politicians will always lie if they think they can get away with it… staytuned from oregonian: Portland Mayor Sam Adams is expected to make his first public statement today in response to news reports that he had…
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foley: i’m not a pedophile because the pages were almost 18
from thinkprogress: Today, former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) finally broke his two-year silence after the revelations about his lurid IM conversations with congressional pages. Foley conceded that his behavior was “extraordinarily stupid,” but throughout the AP interview, he stayed on the defensive: -Says he’s not a pedophile: “The work I was doing was involving young…
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uk top cop died from exposure on welsh mtn; suicide unproven
from guardian: Michael Todd, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester, died from exposure after ingesting alcohol and pills when his personal life unravelled, a coroner ruled today at the inquest into his death. The 50-year-old policeman was found dead on Mount Snowdon with an empty bottle at his side on March 11 this year.…
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selection ’08: debates, rebates, horseshit & more
obamccain clash over iraniraq in first debatefrom dpa: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed in their first debate Friday night over the war in Iraq and whether the next person to occupy the White House should meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The two candidates disagreed sharply over the future course in Iraq,…
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hooker & bribes: interior employees accused in sex & gift scandal
from mcclatchy: Interior Department officials, while handling billions of dollars in oil and gas royalty payments, engaged in illicit sex with industry employees and accepted meals, drinks, ski junkets and golf outings from major oil companies, internal investigators reported Wednesday. Interior Department Inspector General Earl Devaney’s release of three reports (196kb pdf), which stem from…