Investigations

Robo-Signing Bank Settlement Is a Criminal Sell Out

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Perjury, Sell Out, Investigations, Wall Street, Eric Schneiderman, Courts, Robo-Signing, Financial Reform, Lawsuits, Criminal, Mortgage Fraud, Financial Crisis, Settlements, Foreclosure Fraud, Barack Obama, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure Settlement, Foreclosure, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

The banks engaged in a years' long pattern of what can only be described as fraudulent if not criminal conduct that would put anyone else in prison for years if not decades, yet banks get to buy off the cops with some money to help just a few of the victims they created.

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Obama's Shameful Dodge on 60 Minutes

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Investigations, Crimes, Wall Street, Lawsuits, Banks, Financial Crisis, Bankers, Fundraising, Accountability, President Obama, 60 Minutes, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

As he has regularly done in the past with other media outlets, President Obama artfully dodged a straightforward question about lack of criminal prosecutions from Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes last night.

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The Low-Down on Downers and the USDA

Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, President Obama, Factory Farming, Sheep, Downers, Undercover Investigations, Alison Longley, Campaigns, Agribusiness, Goats, News and Updates, Downed Animals, Pigs, Usda, Slaughterhouses, Cattle, Petition, Investigations, Impact News
Gene Baur

Now is our chance to let the USDA know that we demand that action is taken to prevent downed animals from being abused and slaughtered for human food.

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Andrew Wakefield's Vaccination and Autism Study: Allegations of Fraud With Financial Motivations

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Investigations, False, Fixed, Hoax, Children, Cedars Sinai, Health, Los Angeles, Andrew Wakefield, Autism Study, British Medical Journal, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Dr. Braunstein, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

I don't know how many different ways the medical community can say this: Childhood vaccinations do not cause autism. As any competent researcher will tell you, the facts speak for themselves.

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Sources: SEC Gearing Up For Insider-Trading Crackdown

Bloomberg | By Joshua Gallu and David Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Federal Investigations, Insider Trading, Investigations, Raj Rajaratnam, Bradley Bennett, Terrorism, Sri Lanka, Robert Khuzami, Regulation, Rajaratnam, Blackstone, Investigation, Blackstone Group, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Arthur Samburg, Sec, Galleon Group, Preet Bharara, Baker Botts, Business News

Federal investigators are gearing up to file charges against a wider array of insider-trading networks, some linked to the criminal case against billi...

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Dick Cheney's Cynical Bet

Taylor Marsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investigations, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Torture, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

Nothing Dick Cheney does is by accident. This is a calculated plan to weave a narrative before another attack happens into the political blood stream, with the attempt of casting blame in advance.

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Sam Stein

John Kerry: Uptick In Iraq Violence Was Expected, Could Get Worse

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Kerry, Investigations, John Kerry Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Kerry Obama, Afghanistan Obama, Kerry, Iraw Violence, Senate Foreign Relations Commitee, Kerry Iraq Violence, Kerry Iraq, Kerry Iraq Troops, Iraq, Politics News

A recent uptick in violence in Iraq was expected and could get worse as the country seeks to reconcile itself politically after years of bitter sectar...

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Sam Stein

Axelrod: We Can't Afford To Get "Bogged Down" In Bush Investigation Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Axelrod, Investigations, Bush Administration, Reform Judaism, Religious Action Center, David Axelrod, Obama Investigation, Rac, Axelrod Religious Action Center, Torture Memos, Politics News

Remarks made by Obama senior adviser David Axelrod on Monday provide the clearest indication to date that the White House is not only uninterested in ...

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The Case for Letting the Rats Slink Away

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War Crimes, Karl Rove, Investigations, Bush Administration, George W. Bush, Bush War Crimes, Keith Olbermann, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dan Sweeney

I'm as bug-eyed angry about the Bush years as anyone. But drag the whole damned crew up on war crimes? The Machiavellian side of me calls that a bad idea.

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