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06 Jun 2010 21:40

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Biz: Bernie’s in the slammah, swagga like a ROCK STAR

  • Their impression almost unanimously was that he landed like a rock star. He was a celebrity, he had groupies, he had people clamoring for his advice, and his autograph.
  • New York magazine reporter Steve Fishman • Talking about his profile piece on Bernie Madoff, which seems to portray him like a Jay-Z like super-celeb for bilking all those rich people out of their money. Madoff reveled in his newfound infamy, and one inmate puts like so: “If I’d lived that well for 70 years, I wouldn’t care that I ended up in prison.” Let’s face it. Is he wrong? source

14 Jul 2009 19:25

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U.S., World: According to some fancy math, Iran’s election was likely a fraud

  • His data is highly, highly, highly suggestive that something odd was going on.
  • Political Scientist Henry Brady • On American statistician Walter Mebane’s findings. Don’t ask us to explain all the math ShortForm style, but he dissected some of the numbers from the election in Iran and, in short, things smelled a bit fishy.  • source