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Gotbaum stepping into another high-stress job
November 19, 2009 at 9:55am

Joshua Gotbaum, recently nominated by President Obama to head the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, has big challenges awaiting him.

Hamilton judicial appointment goes to Senate
November 18, 2009 at 11:41am

After months of debate and division, the U.S. Senate is primed to confirm David F. Hamilton of Indiana for a seat on a federal appeals court.

Michael Scott’s death ruled a suicide
November 17, 2009 at 8:16am

Michael W. Scott had been scheduled to receive a lifetime achievement award today from a Chicago nonprofit group combatting violence.

Preet Bharara’s office juggles high-profile cases
November 16, 2009 at 6:20am

To say that Preet Bharara has hit the ground running since he started his new job would be an understatement.

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Retired military brass earn a second income - from the Pentagon

By Laurie Bennett - November 20, 2009

Retired generals, long able to find work with defense contractors, are also double-dipping with the Pentagon, according to a study published Wednesday by USA Today.

The newspaper found that at least 158 retired generals and admirals have been hired as military advisers.

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The Senate ethics panel admonished Sen. Roland Burris on Friday, but decided against pursuing ethics charges for the way he obtained an appointment to the Senate.

The Oprah Winfrey Show will end in September 2011, Variety reports.

In an interview airing Thursday on Nightline, Martha Stewart says her criminal prosecution and imprisonment probably cost her company more than $1 billion.

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Two unknowns stepped onto the world stage Thursday.

Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was named president of the European Union. Baroness Ashton was nominated as EU foreign policy chief.

Certainly a Muckety Up for the appointees, but perhaps not for the EU.

The choices, as reported by the Financial Times, ended weeks of acrimony.

However, critics charged that the selection of untested leaders would ensure a weak body with less global sway.

Ashton has little foreign affairs experience and Van Rompuy is no Tony Blair.

 
 


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