The Daily Muck
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 30th, 2008 5:35 am by HL
The Daily Muck
The committee responsible for looking into possible impeachment proceedings against Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will not subpoena advisers to President-elect Barack Obama. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has stated that subpoenaing Valerie Jarrett and Rahm Emanuel, along with Representative Jesse Jackson…
What Happened To Madoff’s Money?
Almost since the news broke that Bernard Madoff had confessed to running a “$50 billion Ponzi scheme”, one of the key unanswered questions has been, what happened to all that money? The short answer is, we don’t know yet. “It…
With Bailout Money At Stake, It’s Hip To Be A Bank
Maybe TPMmuckraker will reorganize as a bank to get our hands on some taxpayer money. After all, everyone’s doing it. The Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a good-government group, last week sent a letter to Congressional leaders identifying eight financial…