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Club for Growth loses one in NY 23rd
November 5, 2009 at 8:16am

In what was a generally good Election Day nationwide for Republicans and conservatives, Democrats prevailed in a special election in New York’s sprawling 23rd Congressional District.

A bad night for the self-financed
November 4, 2009 at 8:22am

For rich politicians wanting to hold onto their jobs, Election Night 2009 was unnerving.

Fox’s new hire, John Stossel, won’t diffuse complaints about network bias
November 3, 2009 at 10:43am

Is reporter John Stossel objective? Well, no. Nor does he claim to be.

Geoffrey Canada gets a front-row seat to another financial scandal
November 3, 2009 at 8:18am

Geoffrey Canada, the CEO of the not-for-profit Harlem Children’s Zone, may be wondering about the cost of connections.

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By Laurie Bennett - November 6, 2009

Two seemingly unrelated investment stories roused the press and the public this week.

On Tuesday, The New York Times wrote about Al Gore’s dual - possibly conflicting - role as advocate and investor in green energy. Gore was pushed to defend himself, saying he is putting his money where his mouth is.

The same day, Warren Buffett announced that he was buying Burlington Northern. His purchase of the railroad was widely applauded as an affirmation of the U.S. economy.

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Rupert Murdoch’s son, Lachlan, has set a record for real estate in Australia, paying $21 million for his new house, reports Silicon Alley Insider.

Federal prosecutors have charged 14 more people in the insider trading case revolving around hedge funder Raj Rajaratnam.

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik pleaded guilty Thursday to tax fraud, lying on a loan application and lying to government officials vetting his nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security.

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As soon as the name Nidal Malik Hasan hit the web, the right-wing blogosphere erupted.

Muslims should be banned from the U.S. military, the bloggers shouted, in capital letters.

Muslims should be banned from America!! People with Islamic names should be evicted from the White House!!!

And much worse.

Hasan, the suspected shooter in the mass killings at Fort Hood, was born in Virginia. According to The New York Times, he listed no religious preference on his military records.

Hasan’s personal details are, of course, irrelevant to any portrayal of Muslims as a group.

Those who would use the tragedy of Fort Hood as a justification of hate are compounding the tragedy.


 
 


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