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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Citizens United Against Citizens

[WAPO] The Citizens United justices were not required to think through the practical consequences of sweeping aside decades of work by legislators, going back to the passage of the landmark Tillman Act in 1907, who sought to prevent untoward influence-peddling and indirect bribery.

Monday, February 06, 2012

Adelson May Have Bribed Foreign Officials

[Haaretz] American billionaire, close ally of Netanyahu, and main donor to Gingrich's campaign has been under federal investigation for his casino empire's alleged involvement in a corruption scandal in China, ABC reports.

Is anyone really shocked by a dirty casino owner?

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Chad Ochocinco Gives Patriot Teammates Extravagant Gift

[Yahoo] The Boston Herald reports that Ochocinco dropped around $28,000 on Beats by Dre Headphones for every member of the team.

The gifts were a thank you from Ochocinco. Who will be playing in his first Super Bowl.

Sunday, February 05, 2012

NFL Owner Shahid Khan Selling Yacht for $112 million

[Yahoo] The Jacksonville Jaguars boss recently put the 2007 German-made vessel he calls the Kismet up for sale with Moran Yacht & Ship of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

[Yahoo] According to Mr. Mailer, the Kismet's asking price ($112 million) is 34 percent more than the entire Jaguars

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Nicki Minaj Pop’s Newest Self-Important Diva

[Grammys Blog] Among Minaj's diva demands:

  • dried cranberries
  • raw almonds
  • 24 bottles of Dasani Water, 12 room temperature, 12 on ice
  • 12 bottles of Martinelli's Apple Juice, 6 room temperature, 6 on ice
  • Snapple
  • Red Bull
  • assorted fruit juices
  • Simply Lemonade
Friday, February 03, 2012

SkiCo Sued For Slander

[ADN] A former instructor for the Aspen Skiing Co. who was fired in 2011 after questioning beginning ski teachers’ low pay and emailing colleagues about possibly unionizing is suing the company’s CEO for libel.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

NFL Stars Living Too Large

Properties owned by NFL stars for sale:

  • Tom Brady's Boston condo - $10.5 million
  • Terrell Owens's Dallas penthouse - $2.125 million
  • Michael Strahan's Brentwood home - $6.95 million
  • Troy Aikman's Dallas mansion - $24 million
  • Joe Montana's Calistoga mansion - $35
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Billionaire In Newt’s Pocket

[ABC] A driving force behind that super PAC is Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas casino tycoon who has translated his deep friendship with Gingrich into a financial bonanza to buoy his candidacy. Adelson gave the PAC, Winning Our Future, $5 million just before the South Carolina primary,

Monday, January 30, 2012

Steven Tyler’s New $4.8 Million Hawaiian Home

The stunning home, which is situated over 3,000 sq ft of land, is shaped like a pentangle and featured two bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms.

 

Photo: Zillow

See more photos of Tyler's new home on Zillow >>

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Birdman’s $5 Million Superbowl Bet

[Chris Chase] The message (Tweet) was both semi-incoherent, semi-profane and written with capitalization rules normally found in ransom notes, so we won't link to it here. Roughly translated, it says: "I like New England because BenJarvus Green-Ellis is my nephew. I plan on wagering

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Study Finds 21 CEOs Paid $100 Million Plus Golden Parachutes

[ABC News] According to the GMI Ratings Report, 21 CEOs received more than $100 million each in "'walk away" packages. In all, companies like GE, Exxon Mobil Corp., AT&T and Home Depot Inc., have collectively provided nearly $4 billion in golden parachutes. But according to Paul

Thursday, January 26, 2012

NBA Star Dwayne Wade Receives $230,000 Birthday Gift

As if it wasn't ludicours enough to gift an exotic $230,000 sports car to a multimilllion dollar professional athlete, the dealership delivered the car to the hotel hosting Wayne's birthday party by heavy crane. 

It's bad enough that athletes and entertainers are paid absurd sums of

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Original WHO GETS TO BE IN CHARGE OF EXECUTIONS?

First there was a little dust up over a Health and Human Services official’s misguided gesture when he gave a homeless troublemaker a one-way ticket out of town. The official felt that he was saving the individual a little jail time, but the town that was the recipient of said

Monday, January 23, 2012

Feds Bust Dell Stock Insider Trading Ring

[Dealbook] Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against Mr. Goyal and six others, depicting a “circle of friends” that together earned about $62 million in illegal gains in Dell stock.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Queen Denied New Yacht For Her Diamond Jubilee

[AP] Cameron's spokesman Steve Field said it would not be appropriate for public funds to be spent on a new yacht during times of economic hardship. But he said the government would be supportive of private efforts to provide a new ship for the queen.

After 44 years in her

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