Marc Rich

Simon Johnson: Fear Companies Lurking In Dark Financial Shadows

Bloomberg | Simon Johnson | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Treasury Department, Derivatives, Derivatives Reform, Derivatives Regulation, Glencore, Commodities Trading, Marc Rich, Mervyn King, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of England, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Lehman Brothers, Private Equity Firms, John-Parsons, Financial Crisis, Glencore International Ag, Simon Johnson, Citigroup, Business News

On the face of it, Glencore International AG doesn't look too scary. With about $80 billion in assets, the Swiss-based commodities trader is a lightwe...

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Hiding the Truth at John Jay?

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Browne, Brandon Del Pozo, Ray Kelly, Michael Bloomberg, John Eterno, Marc Rich, Abraham Foxman, Adil Polanco, Doreen Vinas, Jeremy Travis, Adrian Schoolcraft, The-Nypd-Tapes, Jon Norinsberg, Steven Mauriello, Michael Marino, Nypd, Eli Silverman, Crown Heights Riots, Marilyn Rubin, New York News
Len Levitt

The John Jay College of Criminal Justice has become The Forbidden City. The college barred reporters from hearing criminologists detail an inconvenient truth: the NYPD is low-balling crime statistics.

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Why Sanctions Against Iran Will (Almost Surely) Fail

Daniel Ammann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Sanctions Against Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Sanctions, Sanctions, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Daniel Ammann, Marc Rich, Glencore, World News
Daniel Ammann

There will always be the need for hard currency. There will always be national interests. There will always be traders like Marc Rich.

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Why We Should Applaud the Polanski Case

Daniel Ammann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.A. District Attorney Steve Cooley, Rudy Giuliani, Switzerland, Marc Rich, Roman Polanski, Legal Cooperation, International Law, Extradition, Entertainment News
Daniel Ammann

The arrest of Roman Polanski by the Swiss government is becoming more and more a model case for international legal cooperation. The Los Angeles District Attorney did everything just right.

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How I Met the Biggest Devil

Daniel Ammann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Traders, Pardons, White Collar Crime, Marc Rich, Books News
Daniel Ammann

Marc Rich, the world's most powerful oil trader who had systematically avoided reporters and had given his last interview over twenty years ago, finally opened up about his businesses and his private life.

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Sam Stein

When Indignation Was Righteous: Republicans Once Wanted To Investigate The Past Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graham Torture, Marc Rich, Republican Investigation, Clinton, Lindsey Graham, Rich Pardon, Vandal Scandal, Republicans Torture, Republicans, Clinton Investigation, Gop Investigates, Investigate Bush, Politics News

Washington was abuzz with talk of investigating the past administration but Congress and the White House were at odds. Executive branch officials were...

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Sam Stein

Holder: Waterboarding Is Torture, And The President Can't Torture

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Rich, Holder Ag, Holder Nomination, Bush Administration, Holder Hearings, Eric Holder Nomination, Rich Pardon, Waterboarding Torture, Eric Holder, Waterboarding, Holder Attorney General, Confirmation Hearings, Torture, Politics News

The major hoopla surrounding the nomination of Eric Holder as Attorney General has focused on his role in the pardoning of tax-cheat fugitive Marc Ric...

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Sam Stein

Holder: If My Independence Is Compromised, I'll Resign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Holder Nomination, Alberto Gonzales, Waterboarding, Torture, Holder Hearings, Fisa, Holder Nomination, Waterboarding Torture, Rich Pardon, Marc Rich, Fisa Law, Eric Holder, Confirmation Hearings, Holder Ag, Bush Administration, Holder Attorney General, Video, Politics News

Midway through the day, Eric Holder's confirmation hearings have contained moments of contention and lightheartedness. But the one thread that stands ...

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Bush Official Backs Obama's AG Nominee

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Rich, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Eric Holder Barack Obama, Obama Attorney General, Holder Rich Pardon, Marc Rich Eric Holder, Holder Obama, Rich Eric Holder, Politics News

A former Bush administration official who prosecuted fugitive financier Marc Rich is supporting the attorney general candidacy of Eric Holder -- the m...

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Sam Stein

Leahy Buckles, Will Push Back Holder Hearings

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Rich, Holder Hearings, Republican Criticism, Leahy Holder, Attorney General, Eric Holder, Leahy Hearings, Holder Rove, Patrick Leahy, Republicans Rove, Politics News

The Senate Judiciary Committee will delay confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder after all -- accommodating Republican concern...

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The Race is on for Presidential Pardons from Outgoing President George Bush

Mario Almonte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Scooter Libby Pardon, James Tobin, Michael Milken, Bill Clinton, Presidential Pardons, Marc Rich, Barack Obama, President George Bush, Thanksgiving Turkey, Politics News
Mario Almonte

Surprisingly, having issued only 171 pardons so far, Bush has been one of the most frugal presidents since World War II. Some suspect that distinction is about to change.

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Secretary of State Clinton? I Just Don't Get It

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Secretary of State, Monica Lewinsky, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Vince Foster, Marc Rich, Whitewater, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Joseph

Why would Obama want to tarnish his brand new administration with the Clinton soap opera of Monica, Whitewater, Vince Foster, Marc Rich and company when he could start fresh with an entirely new team?

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More About Speculation and Manipulation In Oil Trading

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Wall Street Journal, Marc Rich, International Energy Agency, Cftc, Rotterdam, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

It is good news that the CFTC is awakening from its reverie and beginning to deal with the core issues of oil trading. But it is still too much of a hit/miss operation with a degree of insouciance.

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