John Lithgow does it justice:
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Lingering Questions from the John Ensign Files
The lurid revelations from the Senate Ethics Committee’s report on John Ensign’s alleged cover-up of an extramarital affair have raised a battery of questions, including why the Department of Justice and Federal Election …
The Gingrich Campaign
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It begins.
Big Win for Insider Trading Crusaders
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara got a major win in his crusade against insider trading today with the conviction of hedge fund honcho Raj Rajaratnam on 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud. Rajaratnam enriched himself to the tune of $50 million by getting tips from insiders about impending market-moving deals and acting on …
Obama on the bin Laden Mission
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The President talks to 60 Minutes:
GOP Debate Preview: Will Pawlenty Be a Giant–or a Pygmy?
Tonight in South Carolina, Fox News will televise something that purports to be a 2012 Republican presidential primary debate. In truth it will be an almost entirely meaningless event. After all, most of the big-name candidates …
Anatomy of the bin Laden Raid
If your interest isn’t quite sated, this breakdown whipped up by Time.com’s video team is pretty compelling:
Clash of the Titans: Banks vs. Retailers on Swipe Fees
The biggest fight in Washington that’s probably not on your radar is the slugfest over interchange fee regulation between banks — the pure profit they gain every time you swipe your debit card is an industry golden goose that basically funds all those rewards points, free checking accounts, etc. — and retailers, who primarily bear the …
You’re Now Safe from Wall Streeters Gambling… on PokerStars
Bill Saporito draws the contrast:
…Wall Streeters absolutely love poker. The big tournaments in Vegas are filled with quants, bankers, traders and other Street beasts. Puritan Preet’s raid on Internet poker sites in a country where gambling is legal in all 50 states, where governments are pushing their own lottery games every day,
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In The Presence of Donald Trump
“So Michael, what are you doing? Explain. Are you going to do another trash article on Trump?”
This is how Donald Trump greeted me when I entered his Fifth Avenue office last week. It was, to be clear, an entirely friendly …
No, It’s All About Birth Control (and a Little About Abortion)
I really should have warned Jay before she headed into the hornet’s nest that is debate over funding for Planned Parenthood. There’s a lot of heated rhetoric and misinformation and spin surrounding the issue, so it’s worth taking a look at some of the main questions.
Do Federal Funds to Planned Parenthood Cover Abortion …
What Does Paul Ryan’s Plan Do With FinReg?
“I have cautioned our caucus from hyperbole,” Republican Senator Bob Corker told TIME last April. “It’s an intellectual lift to work your way through [financial reform]… Unfortunately it gets debated in pretty broad statements.”
He was commenting on, though not outright rejecting, Republicans’ charge that the “resolution authority” …
Army Spokesman Notes “Cogent Reasons” Rule in Arlington Scandal, But Offers Few Himself
The Army’s top spokesman, Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, wrote TIME Managing Editor Rick Stengel on April 1, alleging I had committed an “omission of fact” in my recent article about the burial scandal at Arlington National Cemetery.
The problem, according to Lanza, is that I had ignored the notion that, by law, the Army cannot dig up …