Tony Rezko has had ties to US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Rezko was taken into custody outside of his home on the outskirts of Chicago. This came after a notion by the government to revoke his bond. He was referred as a slumlord by rival US Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. So far, Rezko has […]
Guns In Black: Accountability for How We’re Killing Ourselves, Too
It’s sometimes addressed. But, not enough. It’s not just the pigs. For murdering innocent, unarmed victims, the police are increasingly becoming the target of anti-police brutality campaigns by community activist groups. As they should be: they are killing black men just as swiftly as the KKK hung them. But recently I heard commentary that was […]
There’s Wrong, and Very Wrong
The world outside the City is having to learn a new vocabulary to keep up with events in the financial markets. Last year’s buzzword was sub-prime, now SocGen’s rogue trader has introduced us to equity derivatives. Jérôme Kerviel lost €4.9bn (£3.7bn) by dealing in them, and outsiders may ask two questions. How can a single […]
Obama Distances Himself From Tony Rezko
Barack Obama had said that there were no indications of problems when he accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Tony Rezko, the indicted real estate developer and fast-food magnate. The connection was brought up by Hillary Clinton on Monday night’s debate on CNN after Obama brought up her former position as a lawyer […]
Clinton Set to Win Democratic Caucus
Hillary Clinton was today set to win the Democratic caucuses in Nevada, based on exit polling and the bulk of voting precincts reporting. The US television networks called the race for the former first lady, who had been running close to Barack Obama in early reporting. With 84% of precincts reporting, Clinton was on 50.5% […]
Annapolis would be a joke if it were not so tragic
“You’ll be happy to know, my whole motorcade of a mere 45 cars was able to make it through without being stopped but I am not sure if that happens to the average person.” – President Bush, 11 January, 2008; joking about Israeli checkpoints with the media after concluding his three day visit to […]
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