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Finance industry makes up nearly half of pro-Romney super PAC's donations

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 06.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Mitt Romney, Goldman Sachs, Julian Robertson, Restore Our Future, Hedge Funds, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Alexandra Duszak and Rachael Marcus, iWatch NewsLast summer, hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson made the maximum $2,500 contribution to Mitt Rom...

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Money Throws Democracy Overboard

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.15.2012 | Politics
Read More: Sheldon Adelson, John Paulson, Endorse-Liberty, Robert Mercer, Mitt Romney, Winning Our Future, Julian Robertson, Paul Singer, Newt Gingrich, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barack Obama, Priorities USA Action, Super Pac, Super PACs, Elections 2012, Campaign Finance, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Pacs, Citizens United, 2012 Election, Politics News
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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Warren Buffett Tackles Poverty In Inner-City Neighborhoods

USA Today | Posted 11.30.2011 | Impact
Read More: Warren Buffett, Coca-Cola, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Video, Julian Robertson, Urban Redevelopment, Purpose Built Communities, Tom Cousins, Impact News

Warren Buffett was in Indianapolis this week to lend his support to a new holistic approach to urban redevelopment. It's an idea he's betting will hel...

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Fed Gave Loans To Rich Investors During The Crisis

nytimes.com | SEWELL CHAN and BEN PROTESS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Fed Emmergency Loans, JC Flowers, John Paulson, Fed Documents, Federal Reserve Lending, Federal Reserve, Julian Robertson, Fed Loans, Rich Investors Fed, Business News

The investors, whose identities were disclosed as part of a trove of 21,000 records released on Wednesday at the direction of Congress, are a cross-se...

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Philanthropy and the Economic Crisis

Georgia Levenson Keohane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Social Welfare, Harlen Childrens Zone, Poverty, Social Contract, Tiger Foundation, Philanthropy, Economic Crisis, Non-Profits, Charitable Giving, Pri, Stimulus, Rockefeller Foundation, Goldman Sachs, Peter Singer, Ford Foundation, Bonus, Economic Recession, Heron Foundation, Julian Robertson, Strategic Philanthropy, Blue Ridge Foundation, Giving, Safety Net, Basic Needs, Socially-Useless, Foundations, Alesina, Glaeser, Impact News
Georgia Levenson Keohane

This week and next I am a guest blogger at The Center for Effective Philanthropy. My posts address philanthropy and the economic crisis, and include ...

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