N.Y. challenger Saujani embraces Wall Street in bid to unseat Rep. Maloney
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 8th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
N.Y. challenger Saujani embraces Wall Street in bid to unseat Rep. Maloney
NEW YORK — It’s cocktail hour on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and dozens of rich New Yorkers are gathered around a grand piano, sipping white wine in the living room of an elegant high-rise apartment. There is plenty of gossip to be heard, but this is not a social event. The city’s moneyed…
Carolyn B. Maloney – Wall Street – Politics – Maloney – History
U.S., Russia negotiating swap of spy suspects
The United States and Russia are negotiating a swap in which 10 Russian spy suspects would be freed after a plea deal in exchange for Moscow’s release of a defense researcher held for the past decade on espionage charges, a U.S. official said.
Russia – United States – Espionage – Igor Sutyagin – Central Intelligence Agency
Siljander pleads guilty in Islamic American Relief Agency lobbying case
A former congressman pleaded guilty Wednesday to serving as an unregistered agent in Washington for a Missouri-based Islamic charity that the federal government said had ties to international terrorism.
Islamic American Relief Agency – Money laundering – Islam – Mark D. Siljander – Lobbying
Palin makes exception for military spending
Sarah Palin is waging a battle inside the “tea party” movement to exempt defense spending from the group’s small-government, anti-deficit fervor.
Sarah Palin – Military – United States – Republican – Family