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ASCAP Seeking Royalties from YouTube Clips: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 10, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: NYTimes.Com, Jason Calcanis, Network, Ascap, New York, Phil Leigh, Content, Sprint, Mediabytes, Andrew Cuomo, Shelly Palmer, Ericsson, Attorney General, Project Canoe, New York Times, Charge, mahalo.co, Media News, tagged.com, Media News
Shelly Palmer

ASCAP wants websites that embed videos featuring ASCAP members songs to begin paying royalties. The organization has already begun sending letters t...

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Merrill, Credit Suisse Settle With NY State, Buy Back $61B In Debt

Reuters | Posted 07.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Credit Suisse, Auction Rate Securities, Business News

NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced final settlements with Credit Suisse Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch &...

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Andrew Cuomo Plays It Cool

New York Observer Politicker | Jason Horowitz | Posted 07.02.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Attorney General Cuomo, New York Attorney General, New York, New York Politics, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, New York News

As Albany crumbles, dragging the approval ratings of Governor David Paterson down to breathtaking new depths, Andrew Cuomo has studiously acted as if ...

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Democrats and Democracy in New York

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, New York State, David Paterson, New York State Democrats, Kirstin Gillibrand, Charlie Rangel, Democratic Party, Steve Israel, Republican Party, New York City, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

It has been a bad week for New York State Democrats. Not only did they lose control of the state senate, but New York State's most powerful congressman managed to bicker with the president.

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Ex-Child Welfare Worker Rapped For Playing Hooky, Forging Documents

New York Daily News | Veronika Belenkaya and Stephanie Gaskell | Posted 05.28.2009 | Local

Read More: Stephanie Sabouni, Brooklyn New York, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Brooklyn, Andrew Cuomo, Administration for Children Services, New York City, New York, Local News

Stephanie Sabouni, 27, of Brooklyn, filled out seven forms claiming she had visited three different families whose children routinely missed school wh...

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New York Democrats Covet Andrew Cuomo's (Current) Job

New York Times | Danny Hakim | Posted 05.27.2009 | Local

Read More: New York Attorney General, Governor David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, David Paterson, Andrew Cuomo, New York, Local News

ALBANY -- It may be the most persuasive evidence yet that the political establishment expects Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo to run for governor nex...

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Cuomo Ousts Ezra Merkin As Manager of Funds

Wall Street Journal | LIZ RAPPAPORT | Posted 05.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Gabriel and Ariel, Andrew Cuomo, Ezra Merkin Hedge Funds, J-Ezra-Merkin, Bernard Madoff, New York Attorney General, Ascot, Business News

Financier and money manager J. Ezra Merkin agreed to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's demands to step down as manager of his hedge funds and p...

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Taking On Craigslist Good Politics For Elected Officials

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Craigslist Erotic Services, Tom Dart, Craigslist, Craigslist Prostitution Ads, Lisa Madigan, Craigslist Lawsuits, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Law enforcement officials who successfully pressured Craigslist to remove an erotic services category they say had become little more ...

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Cuomo and Carlyle: Who Wins?

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Michael Wolff, Andrew Cuomo, Private Equity, Recession, Carlyle Group, New York-New York, Business News
Michael Wolff

What happens now to that sort of rapacious desire and to those kind of Sammy Glick personalities in this new, earnest, cautionary, and reform-minded, age?

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Cuomo: Is Chevron Misleading Shareholders?

Michael Brune | Posted 05.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Oil Spills, Shareholders, Andrew Cuomo, Chevron, Climate Change, Oil, Rainforests, Oil Companies, Amazon, Green News
Michael Brune

For nearly 16 years, Chevron has been fighting a landmark oil pollution lawsuit brought by more than 30,000 residents from rainforest communities in Ecuador.

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Pension Kickbacks National Problem, NY's Cuomo Says

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Pension Kickbacks, Pension Funds Scandal, Cuomo on Pension Scandal, New York Attorney General, Steve Rattner, Rattner, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo, Home News

New York state's criminal probe of kickbacks paid by companies eager to manage its $122 billion state pension fund has exposed "a national network of ...

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Bankers Dance the Federalism Tango

David O. Stewart | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Banks, Andrew Cuomo, Subprime Mortgages, Constitution, Justice-William-Brennan, Federalism, Business News
David O. Stewart

Banks have been playing this jurisdictional shell game for generations, seeking federal charters when that suited them and state licensing laws when those were more advantageous, and playing the two against each other.

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SEC's Pay-to-Play Rules To Be Revisted, Schapiro Says

Bloomberg | Jesse Westbrook | Posted 04.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo Pay to Play, Pay to Play, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News

April 21 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rules to restrict money managers from paying to win state business ...

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Hank Paulson, The Unnamed "Decider" In The Merrill Lynch Saga

David Fiderer | Posted 04.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, John Thain, Lehman Brothers, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch Bonuses, Bank of America, Henry Paulson, Fortune, Sec, Financial TImes, Barclays, Mortgages, Financial Crisis, Credit Default Swaps, New York-New York, Business News
David Fiderer

Why would Merrill's senior management, with BofA's acknowledgment, base their internal year-end projections on the assumption that securities prices would recover so sharply?

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How Tim Geithner Can Guarantee a 43% Return on Your Money This Year

Keith Thomson | Posted 04.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Tom Delay, Jimmy the Greek, Money, Rick Wagoner, Al Franken, Ray Paulick, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Gambling, Andrew Cuomo, Gasoline Prices, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Norm Coleman, Voter Turnout, Michael Steele, Internet Gambling, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton, Timothy Geithner, I Love You Man, Leon Panetta, Scooter Libby, Betfair, Intrade, Politics News
Keith Thomson

I asked one of America's foremost horse racing handicappers to take time out from the grandstand and bet on political outcomes. What's his line on Geithner?

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What Did Andrew Cuomo Know About The AIG Bonuses?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall and Robert Dowling | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Attorney General Cuomo, Aig Bonuses, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo AIG Bonuses, Politics News

A spokesman for New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo denied last night that as early as last October Cuomo knew about and tacitly approved the $165 ...

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Fannie and Freddie's Fuzzy Math: $100 Billion in Losses = $210 Million in Bonuses. Bring on the Outrage

Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, President Obama, Freddie Mac, James B. Lockhart III, Derivatives, Fannie Mae, Credit Default Swaps, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Back in January, President Barack Obama said it was "shameful" that near-bankrupt insurance giant and bailout-baby AIG was awarding $400-million in "...

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The Incestuous Merkins Produce Ethically Murky Doings at the New York Times

Roger Smith | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Clark Hoyt, J. Ezra Merkin, The New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, Bernard Madoff, Daphne Merkin, Yeshiva University, Week in Review, Media News
Roger Smith

The Times thought it fitting to allow the sister of Erza Merkin who steered $2.4 billion to Madoff to be prominently featured, and allowed her to get away with the barest sort of disclosure.

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Most Amazing Jim Cramer Clip Yet: He Calls Andrew Cuomo a 'Genuine Communist'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Jim Cramer, Fannie Mae, Cramer Cuomo Video, Andrew Cuomo, Freddie Mac, Jim Cramer Andrew Cuomo, Media News
Greg Mitchell

2009-03-27-mitchell.jpgSomehow Jon Stewart missed perhaps the most damning Jim Cramer clip of all from the CNBC archives.

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AIG and the Rest of the Looters

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Rentention Bonuses, Treasury Department, Barney Frank, Federal Reserve, Larry Summers, Paul Kanjorski, Congress, Bush Administration and AIG, American International Group, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Obama Administration and AIG, Performance Bonuses, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Tim Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, Edward Liddy, Secretary of the Treasury, House Financial Services Committee, Bailout Bandits, Business News
Rick Horowitz

What if the regulators were better rewarded for their efforts? Much better rewarded? What if they could keep some hefty percentage of the proceeds of every scam they uncovered, every scheme they shut down?

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A Crime to Make Money

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fed, Taxes, Rush Limbaugh, Charles Rangel, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, New York City, Chas Freeman, Robert Rubin, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Elections, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Bailout, Countrywide, Finance, Tim Geithner, Citibank, Israel, Treasury, Ben Bernanke, Housing Crisis, Wall Street Bonuses, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Madoff, Republican Party, Senate, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It seems to have finally dawned on government leaders that bonus recipients are not the only ones who should be afraid.

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The Daily Szep: Sheriff Cuomo

Paul Szep | Posted 03.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Attorney General Cuomo, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Ny Attorney General, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Comedy News
Paul Szep

2009-03-19-20090317OneTouchMar17200921.JPGAttorney General Cowboy.

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Merrill Lynch Bonus Info Must Be Released, Judge Says

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS and STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 03.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Merrill Lynch Bonuses, Bailout Outrage, Charlotte/North Carolina, Business News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A New York state judge on Wednesday ordered Bank of America Corp. to disclose information about bonuses given to employees at ...

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Who Is AIG's $6.5 Million Man?

The Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Edward Liddy, AIG Bonus, AIG Bailout, Aig Bonuses, Andrew Cuomo, Liddy, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

**UPDATE: Mystery Man Revealed** On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that a number of AIG executives have decided to return their controve...

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Perp Walks Instead of Bonuses

Robert Scheer | Posted 03.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Robert Scheer, Bernard Madoff, Aig, Edward Liddy, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Bonuses, Andrew Cuomo, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Robert Scheer

The collusion to save AIG in order to salvage the rogue financiers who conspired to enrich themselves by impoverishing millions is being revealed as the greatest financial scandal in U.S. history.

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