Clashes erupt in a wealthy area of Damascus | A theatrical success is revealed as flawed journalism.

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TIMESCAST: TimesCast | March 19, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown Coach John Thompson III isn’t hiding from the fact his Hoyas were bounced in the opening round of the NCAA tournament the last two years. Nor is he turning it into a crusade, haranguing his players with rants about the peril of failing to guard hot-shooting underdogs from upstart mid-majors such as Ohio and Virginia Commonwealth . Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Georgetown aims to accelerate past early exits

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown Coach John Thompson III isn’t hiding from the fact his Hoyas were bounced in the opening round of the NCAA tournament the last two years. Nor is he turning it into a crusade, haranguing his players with rants about the peril of failing to guard hot-shooting underdogs from upstart mid-majors such as Ohio and Virginia Commonwealth . Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Georgetown aims to accelerate past early exits

In York, Pa., he speaks of his father living at the local YMCA. In front of Toledo autoworkers, he calls himself the “son of an automobile man.” In Media, Pa., he is the “grandson of Ambrose Finnegan,” a Scranton ad man turned gas company worker. But he is also the great-grandson, on his mother’s side, of Edward F. Blewitt, a member of the Pennsylvania state Senate. On his paternal side, he is connected to Maryland through a great-great grandfather who sold produce and a grandfather whose transition from Baltimore kerosene salesman to Wilmington oil executive earned the family a temporary taste of wealth. His family was rich in Boston, comfortable in Long Island and broke in Scranton. One relative died in World War II, and another, “Old Man Sheen,” ran shipyards in Virginia. Read full article > >

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Joe Biden: Digging back into his roots to move Obama forward

In arguing to maintain high bail, a prosecutor said wealthy clients of Anna Gristina may have “an interest in not allowing this case to go forward” and could help her flee.

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Woman Charged as Madam Has Powerful Ties, Prosecutor Tells Judge

David Cameron says attacks on wealth creators are motivated by “snobbery”, as Labour accuses him of “inconsistent” messages on the subject.

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Attacks on business snobbish – PM

Mitt Romney and President Obama released dueling tax overhaul proposals on Wednesday, touching off a fresh election-year debate over the federal deficit and the taxes paid by wealthy individuals and companies. Read full article > >

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Romney, Obama release dueling tax overhaul proposals

Conventional wisdom says people wealthy enough to buy luxury cars don’t care about the cost of fuel. Conventional wisdom is wrong. Nowadays, even members of the One Percent are counting miles per gallon. Read full article > >

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2012 Mercedes-Benz S350: Extravagance and economy

Former senator’s wealth grew after leaving Congress.

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Santorum Made $3.6 Million by Lobbying

Former senator’s wealth grew after leaving Congress.

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Santorum Made $3.6 Million by Lobbying

Former senator’s wealth grew after leaving Congress.

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Santorum Made $3.6 Million by Lobbying

Few people played a more pivotal role in Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado than Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes.

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Foster Friess, a Santorum Supporter With Deep Pockets

We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and it doesn’t work. Oh, yes, it works nicely for the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, especially if they want to shroud their efforts to influence politics behind shell corporations. It just doesn’t happen to work if you think we are a democracy and not a plutocracy. Read full article > >

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The Citizens United catastrophe

Who says government can’t get anything right? It was just two years ago that the Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, scraped away decades of barnacled case law obscuring our beloved Constitution and unequivocally established the right of corporations, unions and wealthy individuals to spend as much money as they want to influence the outcome of elections. Read full article > >

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Forget super PACs. A modest proposal for legalizing bribery

Really shines when surrounded by other wealthy businessmen.

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Mitt Romney’s No Regular Joe