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Market Cop: Politically connected Wyly brothers charged in massive fraud
Washington Post
Samuel Wyly and Charles Wyly -- billionaire brothers in Texas who have spent millions funding political campaigns -- committed violations of federal securities laws and fraud by using offshore accounts to secretly trade the shares of public companies...
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Mullen: WikiLeaks May Have 'Blood on Hands'
5 RelatedFOX News
WASHINGTON -- A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian...
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Protests Rage as Arizona Appeals Immigration Law Ruling
FOX News
Arizona is appealing a federal judge's order that put most of the state's immigration law on hold.The state's appeal filed Thursday asks that District Judge Susan Bolton's preliminary injunction be lifted so that all of the law can...
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Crowds Protest Ariz. Law Despite Legal 'Bump'
5 RelatedABC News
Despite a judge's ruling to delay enforcement of most of Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants, protesters against the law descended on Phoenix. Hundreds gathered at the federal courthouse at dawn. Others beat on the metal door of...
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Money management a difficult lesson for NFL's rookie class
USA Today
Wanted: A hot-shot athlete to star in the NFL. Fame included. Other perks involve fat paychecks, big houses, luxury cars, mega fans and VIP lists. Survive camp, make the big plays and you're home free. Or maybe not....
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From Tiananmen Square to Possible Buffett Successor
Wall Street Journal
Twenty-one years ago, Li Lu was a student leader of the Tiananmen Square protests. Now a hedge-fund manager, he is in line to become a successor to Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Mr. Li, 44 years old, has...
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DC Sniper Reveals Plot Details to 'Trek' Star
ABC News
Police will once again question DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, after the convicted serial killer said for the first time in a TV interview with actor William Shatner that two other men were initially part of the bloody...
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Google: Search Engine Blocked in Mainland China
1 RelatedCBS News
Update: 8:17 PM ET Google Inc. said Thursday that its search engine and other services were abruptly cut off from mainland China, raising more questions about the Internet company's ability to operate in the country while trying to...
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Panel Begins Hearings on Rangel
4 RelatedWall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The House ethics committee charged Rep. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.) on Thursday with 13 counts of breaking House rules, launching disciplinary proceedings that could put one of the Democratic Party's prominent figures on public trial just before voters...
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Body identified as NBA's Lorenzen Wright, police investigate homicide
CNN
A body found in southeast Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday has been identified as that of former professional basketball player Lorenzen Wright, Memphis police said Thursday.The cause of death has been ruled as "homicide by gunshot wound," police said...