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    April 15, 2010

    Congressman Gregory Meeks Admits He's Been Subpoenaed. Which Scandal? Could Be One of Several.

    Meeks: Target practice Things are getting so bad for scandal-plagued Queens Democratic congressman Gregory Meeks that he had to acknowledge on the House floor yesterday that he's been subpoenaed in a probe. But which probe? Meeks is embroiled in several controversies -- national, international, loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks Probed for Influence-Peddling on Schemer Allen Stanford's Behalf -- With Hugo Chavez!

    Clothes make the man: Wearing a stylish blue blazer is Sir Allen Stanford. Modeling an off-the-rack orange jumpsuit is jailbird Allen Stanford.Queens congressman Gregory Meeks is in deep trouble because of his alleged political favors to accused swindler Allen Stanford in an international intrigue ... More >>

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    October 27, 2009

    We've Bailed out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind our Financial Collapse?

    Clothes make the man: Wearing a stylish blue blazer is Sir Allen Stanford. Modeling an off-the-rack orange jumpsuit is jailbird Allen Stanford.Queens congressman Gregory Meeks is in deep trouble because of his alleged political favors to accused swindler Allen Stanford in an international intrigue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Gucci Mane Has Ice To Spare

    Fuck mortgage-backed securities, default credit swaps, AIG, Fanny Mae, Freddy Mac, Alan Greenspan, George W. Bush, Citigroup, Chrysler, Washington Mutual, Bernie Madoff, Sir Allen Stanford, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, suicide loans, TARP, GM, Wells Fargo, Jerome Kerviel, al-Qaeda, Iran, Osama b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Chain Link: From Around Village Voice Media

    While naturally the current edition of the Village Voice will be of prime interest to you, thanks to the magic of the internet our other publications around the country are available to you, too. The Miami New Times has a great story about R. Allen Stanford, white-collar crook extraordinaire, on wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Week in Review: You Can't Rush My Stimulus Baby!

    In the week the word Ickitt became noun, verb, adjective, and baby, we dodged Watchmen hype, welcomed the Roots' newest member, Jimmy Fallon, and tried desperately to forget the details of the Rihanna/Chris Brown police report. Broadway Jimmy Jones got his animated gif. An ailing Michael Steele v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Ponzi Titan R. Allen Stanford Meets the Art World: Chris Burden's Gold Frozen

    New millennial performance artists Bernard Madoff and R. Allen Stanford long since one-upped the once-extreme antics of avant-pioneers like Marina Abramović or Chris Burden. Car-crucifixions and self-inflicted gunshot wounds can't hope but pale next to the sleight of hand that transmutates billio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    "Butter Burgers" on Oscar Menu as Ad Sales Slump

    Last month NBC had trouble filling ad slots for the Super Bowl and wound up taking a DRTV spot for Cash4Gold, which wound up being the success story of the evening. Now ABC is reportedly having trouble filling ad slots for the Oscars. The LA Times says they're cutting Academy Award ad rates, too. G ... More >>

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