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Sources: SEC Gearing Up For Insider-Trading Crackdown

Bloomberg | By Joshua Gallu and David Scheer | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

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 06.12.2009 | Politics

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 05.29.2009 | Politics

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 05.21.2009 | Politics

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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 02.21.2009 | Politics

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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