Bernie Madoff

Obama: White House Prescription Plan Less Expensive Than Michael Jackson's

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.04.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

"We've done an inventory of the left-over painkillers at Neverland Ranch," Mr. Obama said. "There's enough junk there to tranquilize the entire nation until the year 2050."

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Comedians Mourn Palin's Resignation

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.03.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Moments after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her resignation from office, comedians from coast to coast held candlelight vigils to mourn what one comic called "a devastating loss."

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Madoff's Soul Turns Up on Craigslist

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.03.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

The seller, Satan, said that he had bought Mr. Madoff's soul forty years ago and was "disappointed" that it had turned out to be worthless.

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Sanford: "I'm Too Sexy for My State"

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.02.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Lashing out at critics who have called for his resignation, an unrepentant Gov. Mark Sanford released a statement today indicating that he might be "too sexy" for his critics to handle.

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Ruth Madoff Won't Be Prosecuted For Ponzi Scheme: NY Post

NY Post | MURRAY WEISS, BRUCE GOLDING and DAN MANGAN | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

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Ruth Madoff is in the clear -- for now. Ruth will not be prosecuted for the massive Ponzi scheme that won her husband Bernard Madoff a 150-year pris...

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Sanford: I Was A Nonstop F*cking Machine

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

"I crossed lines with women," Governor Sanford said. "And when I say lines, I mean tan lines."

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150 Years for Madoff?

Alec Baldwin | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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Alec Baldwin

Madoff got 150 years? Why? Does that serve the greater good? Does that really contribute to solving the problems that stemmed from his misdeeds?

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Legacy of Shame

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

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Joe Peyronnin

Judge Denny Chin imposed the maximum sentence of 150 years on Bernard L. Madoff, the mastermind of the greatest financial fraud in history, but it is not enough.

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Madoff to Share Cell With O.J.

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Mr. Madoff and the former Heisman Trophy winner reportedly hit it off well, with Mr. Simpson vowing to help Mr. Madoff "search for the real swindlers."

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Losing Bernie

Laura Stein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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Laura Stein

I've spent surprisingly little time since December 11, 2008, thinking about the man who caused my husband, me, and so many others such pain.

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Madoff Sentence: Is It a Jewish Thing?

Michael Wolff | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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Michael Wolff

How many more years in prison did Bernie Madoff get for being Jewish? We might as well get the question out there. It's surfaced since the Madoff arr...

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York

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Dan Collins

It's strange to think that the last time we were cruising toward a long Independence Day weekend we still had George W. Bush to kick around.

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The Lesson to be Learned from Bernie Madoff

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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Andy Ostroy

The streets are littered with evil predators searching for their next victims. It's best we know that and not fall into a false sense of security because, "Phew! Bernie's in jail!"

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150 Years Of Solitude: "Daily Show" Celebrates Madoff Verdict (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.31.2009 | Comedy

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Bernie Madoff, a man who swindled thousands of innocent people out of their life savings, was sentenced to 150 years in prison yesterday for what the ...

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Lee Sorkin, Bernie Madoff's Lawyer, Speaks Out: 150-Year Sentence Is "Absurd" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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Bernie Madoff's attorney Lee Sorkin is in the unfortunate decision of decision of having to defend a client who is one of the most reviled criminals i...

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Madoff Probe: 10 Others To Be Charged: AP Source

AP | TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff, even as he faces the prospect of dying behind bars for his epic swindle, has never wavered on one point: He acted alo...

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Ruth Madoff: 'This Is Not the Man I Owned Nine Homes With'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Mrs. Madoff said she was kept "totally in the dark" about her husband's activities because he used a clever cover story: "He told me he was hiking the Appalachian Trail."

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Madoff's Apartment: An Inside look At The Luxury Duplex

New York Daily News | Thomas Zambito | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

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Here's an exclusive look at the luxurious apartment Ruth Madoff is being forced to vacate....

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Victims lash out at Madoff sentencing

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

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Excerpts from statements made by victims of Bernard Madoff's financial fraud. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday. "I was introduced t...

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This Week in Cheating: Madoff Sentenced

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Comedy

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Jeff Kreisler

Bernie Madoff got 150 years in prison, though he told investors it was 175 years... and they each told two investors it was 190 years... and so on and so on and so on...

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Madoff: More Money Laundering than Ponzi

Diane Francis | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

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Diane Francis

Madoff is more than just a sociopath. Too much of this story doesn't hang together and he was too functional in other aspects of his existence.

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Did Bernie Madoff Get Justice? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

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Bernie Madoff Sentence "Legally Suspect And Grossly Unfair"

CBS News | Font Size | Posted 07.30.2009 | Home

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I think the 150-year sentence handed down to Bernard Madoff today is legally suspect and grossly unfair when compared to the other sentences handed ou...

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Why Madoff Is Not a Symbol of Our Times

Dov Seidman | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

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Dov Seidman

Bernard Madoff will go to jail for many years, and that's good. But the rest of us still have a lot of work to do.

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Free Bernie Madoff

Bob Edgar | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Bob Edgar

What if, instead of sentencing Bernie Madoff today to spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge decided that we should let the criminal mastermind "move forward" and enjoy his golden years?

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