October 2010
September 2010
#hightide has #Hevesi, #Stern, #FIFA, an #Arizona mayor, #Moscow mayor, #LI crane company exec and more: http://bit.ly/cSu7wp #bribery #AML
new #corruptioncurrents: #ABB settles w/ #SEC, pays $39.3M fine to settle #FCPA violations; No deny nor admit of guilt. http://bit.ly/9PmBTz
Posted a photo of this week’s @villagevoice cover on my Tumblr and it has 67 notes. People really like the image. http://bit.ly/bW6gZO #news
MT @jayrosen_nyu: Gallup: Distrust in the American News Media at a Record High. http://jr.ly/5b9x Confidence fell from 72% in 70s to 43% now
new #corruptioncurrents: Law firm: Steer clear of bad crowd to comply w/the UK #Bribery Act “associated person” clause. http://bit.ly/any5X1
Updated at #CorruptionCurrents: #ABB settled w/ #DOJ, will pay $19M for units. US unit pleaded guilty, Jordan got DPA. http://bit.ly/9PmBTz
Late afternoon #hightide: #Afghan #bribery review, #Singapore, #UK #AML crackdown, Daily Show #corruption intvu & more: http://bit.ly/cDoeAd
Also in the #corruptioncurrents #ABB update: A statement from the company. http://bit.ly/9PmBTz #bribery #FCPA #corruption
#corruptioncurrents: #OFAC issues #sanctions on #Iran officials accused of #humanrights violations after #iranelection. http://bit.ly/aD8KaY
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Paladino Unhinged: Smackdown at the Sagamore With... →
Village Voice’s Tom Robbins gives the necessary context.
There goes the neighbourhood - Programmes - Al... →
A black family may occupy its most important residence, but Washington DC’s African American population is in decline.
ABB To Pay $39.3 Million To Settle Subsidiaries’... →
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled its case against subsidiaries of Swiss engineering company ABB Ltd. for allegedly violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Earlier, in two Justice Department criminal information documents filed in the Southern District of Texas federal court, prosecutors had alleged ABB Inc., a Sugar Land, Texas-based unit, and ABB LTD-Jordan, based in...
New York City's Murder Rate on the Rise - WNYC →
“The challenge to reporters is to cover Fox — and, at times, MSNBC, and a...”
– Ben Smith, providing a public service and reminding readers that journalists themselves are political actors.
That whole alien ambassador thing, yeah it was a... →
OFAC Sanctions Iranian Officials for Post-Election... →
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on Iranian officials, including the minister of intelligence, accused of severe human rights violations after the country’s 2009 presidential election.
Along with Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi, other individuals added to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals list include Minister of Welfare and Social...
Watchzachlinder:
“The Mets can’t even do well in the Arab League.”
[via sportsnetny]
new #corruptioncurrents: Leahy intros bill to restore #honestservices http://bit.ly/bGNUe1 after hearing via @joe_palazzolo http://3.ly/Fgss
#hightide: Guilty plea from the man who #bribed in #Nigeria for #Siemens and #Halliburton, #Moscow mayor fired & more http://bit.ly/bUWNpM
RT @wonkroom: The US is proposing that Israel extend a partial West Bank settlement freeze for 60 days: http://politi.co/bIs2TG
RT @WSJ: MacArthur genius grant winners include a bee researcher, a stone carver and ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon http://on.wsj.com/96F1Ew
Guilty Plea Expected by Ex-New York Comptroller Hevesi in #Corruption Case http://nyti.ms/cwrJO6 /via @nytimesmetro
RT @anticorruption: Today is International Right to Know Day! #FOIA #journalismism
A @joe_palazollo #corruptioncurrents post about #terrorism #finance made it into today’s @Task_Force news digest: http://bit.ly/9fNT8L #CFT
A @nydailynews followup to the @villagevoice stellar #NYPDtapes series: Schoolcraft says it’s not about the money. http://bit.ly/aFMWWj #NYC
new #corruptioncurrents: DLA Piper says #DOJ is using #TravelAct to pursue #commercial #bribery and #FCPA enforcement. http://bit.ly/9UPqo6
Today is a Secret Machines kind of a day. Luckily, I found a stream of a show from Nov. 1, 2008. http://bit.ly/aNaiks #music #spacerock
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The Associated Press: APNewsBreak: BP, feds in... →
BP and the Obama administration are discussing a possible settlement over fines for the company’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill in an effort to avoid a costly legal fight that would delay that money from reaching the affected states, a congressman said Tuesday.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., told The Associated Press that members of his staff got information about the talks while...
Ezra Klein - CBO: Extending the Bush tax cuts will... →
HBO Announces Treme Soundtrack, Live Video... →
Greatest news I’ve read today.
Breaking: Former President Jimmy Carter... →
“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is requiring banks hold at least 5 percent...”
– The Associated Press: New FDIC rules require banks to share some risk
nycthe:
The East Village is one of the 25 most expensive places to live in the United States. Congratulations to all of you who helped make that happen.
Update: Link fixed.
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tumblr tuesday
inthefade:
I know there are people who like to stay within their own circle when it comes to social media, but there are advantages to branching out and following people who are outside of your group.
For one - and this holds true specifically on tumblr - when your friends are all laughing at some great, big inside joke and making pointed references to it and reblogging the hell out of each...
New at #corruptioncurrents: on the proposed #FinCEN #AML #CFT rules, with shoutouts to @ggreenwald and @GFI_Tweets. http://bit.ly/cm3bYr
New record from The Upsidedown sounds like The Dandy Warhols’ 2nd/3rd albums. By that, I mean it’s solid. http://bit.ly/ac6lfo #musicmonday
“Officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications —...”
– U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet - NYTimes.com
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No. It's Octobeard. No-Shave-November is dumb....
Damn straight, though we call it “Beardtober.”