Paul Singer

Money Throws Democracy Overboard

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.15.2012

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Bill Moyers

Our elections have replaced horse racing as the sport of kings. Only these kings are multi-billionaire, corporate moguls who by the divine right, not of God, but the United States Supreme Court and its Citizens United decision, are now buying politicians like so much pricey horseflesh.

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Paul Blumenthal

Romney Raises $14 Million In 3rd Quarter

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Video, Mitt Romney Fundraising, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Paul Singer, Fundraising, Rick Perry, Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney Campaign, Ken Langone, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced a haul of $14 million in the third quarter of 2011, after r...

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Sam Stein

Money Was The Key Ingredient In New York's Gay Marriage Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The passage of historic legislation legalizing same sex marriage in the state of New York last Friday was owed in large part to a compel...

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Big GOP Donors Funding Fight For NY Marriage Equality

AP | Posted 07.16.2011

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NEW YORK -- A gay rights coalition hoping to legalize same-sex marriage in New York has been getting an infusion of cash from a surprising source: Rep...

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Wealthy New York Conservatives Bankrolling Push For Gay Marriage

New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MICHAEL BARBAR | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: New York Gay Marriage Bill, Steven Cohen, New York Gay Marriage, Cliff Asness, New Yorkers United for Marriage, Republicans Gay Marriage, Michael Bloomberg, Paul Singer, Gay Marriage, New York News

As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, the bulk of their money is coming from an unexpected sourc...

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Guns, Religion and the Glenn Beck Rally

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Ambinder, Gop, John McCain, Lincoln Chafee, Colin Powell, Steve Elmendorf, Michael Rogers, Mark Gerson, William Weld, Chuck Hagel, Mary Cheney, Democratic Party, David Boies, Guns and Religion, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Susan Eisenhower, Restoring American Honor Rally, Ken Mehlman, Lawrence Wilkerson, Ted Olson, Christie Whitman, David Frum, Rita Hauser, Hillary Clinton, Christine Todd Whitman, Glenn Beck, Steve Schmidt, Paul Singer, Tea Party, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Steve Clemons

What Barack Obama described in the 2008 campaign is what we are seeing unfold in the country. Guns and religion -- or, in other words, fear and intolerance.

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Jim Chanos Warned Brown, Geithner, and Others about Coming Financial Crash in 2007

Rob Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Johnson

Chanos and Paul Singer briefed prominent policy officials about the growing financial instability. They told officials that banks that were about to sink the global economy. They called for decisive action. And they were ignored.

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Hedge Fund Chiefs Warned G7 Of Economic Collapse in April 2007

Evening Standard | Paul Waugh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Brown, Secret Presentation, Jim Chanos, Hedge Funds, G7 Finance Ministers, Economic Collapse, Paul Singer, Business News

This happy band of G7 finance ministers looked perfectly relaxed as they arrived for their gathering in Washington in April 2007. But it now turns ...

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