In recent days, New York’s Fifth Avenue Synagogue has become a Who’s Who of Bernard Madoff victims.

Poetry is making a presidential inauguration comeback, Barack Obama having asked Elizabeth Alexander to read an original poem at his Jan. 21 ceremonies.

An Indian businessman with ties to both Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. is caught up in the probe of the governor’s alleged efforts to sell the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.

One charity with Madoff connections has managed to emerge unscathed.

Mary L. Schapiro, Barack Obama’s pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, is being described as the right person to help restore the commission’s battered reputation.

Disgraced trader Bernard Madoff may be relieved not to have to trade in the comforts of his $7 million East Side penthouse for a jail cell, but his neighbors are none too happy.

Former President Bill Clinton has revealed tens of millions in donations to his foundation from foreign nations that Hillary Rodham Clinton may have to negotiate with as secretary of state.

Members of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc. have hired some of the best-connected lawyers in the business.

As the new presidential administration is becoming increasingly loaded with good basketball players, Barack Obama has stressed that court skills are not a requirement for service.