Donor profile: Peter Thiel

By Alexandra Duszak

Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012.

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"… his patron, according to Slate. Thiel made his fortune as the founder and CEO of PayPal, taking the company public and selling it to eBay in 2002 for $1 …"

"… n 2002 for $1.5 billion (Thiel later contributed more than $25,000 to then-CEO Meg Whitman’s 2010 California gubernatorial run). He was an early invest …"

Donor profile: Jerry Perenchio

By Rachael Marcus

Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012.

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"… of Business Biographies. Perenchio took the company public in 1996 as its CEO, chairman and controlling shareholder. As the Italian-American head of a …"

"… .3 billion for his stake, the Los Angeles Times reported. Perenchio is now CEO of Chartwell Partners, a boutique investment and holding firm specializing …"

Wisconsin recall breaks record thanks to outside cash

By Paul Abowd

All eyes are on Wisconsin recall election as unions square off against deep-pocketed GOP donors.

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"… ve bargaining and automatic dues check offs — as they have in Wisconsin, Ohio, Arizona and Michigan.McCabe says the unions better bank on a ground game, …"

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OPINION: UnitedHealth Group's misleading promises

By Wendell Potter

UnitedHealth Group's promises left much unsaid.

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"… cer of withholding important information when I cajoled her into having my CEO on “Squawk Box” to talk about some new initiative we were rolling out. …"

"… like a Stradivarius!” she screamed at me when she realized that while my CEO was fielding softball questions from her show’s host, our chief financia …"

"… ened the next morning, the company’s stock price began a long slide. The CEO was quoted in the bad-news news release about how the company was taking s …"

"… inst it. Since reporters obviously were not able to interview UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley, they were stuck with the quote attributed to him in the n …"

OPINION: Flip-flop on health care reform casts President as modern-day Julius Caesar

By Wendell Potter

Potter: Former Aetna CEO Ron Williams renounces his earlier position on key provision of Obama's health care reform law.

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"… ng the Democrats all along. …"

"… omething they couldn’t afford.Williams was the industry’s most visible CEO on Capitol Hill during the debate on reform. He testified at numerous cong …"

"… need for an individual mandate. Many in the industry, including my former CEO, Ed Hanway, were initially skeptical, so Williams set out to convince them …"

"… elp low- and moderate income Americans pay their premiums.Before long, the CEOs of the other big insurers were indeed on board. They came to realize that …"

Supreme Court rejects Montana's election spending law

By Paul Abowd and Amy Myers

Citizens United decision has major impact on elections in nearly half of states.

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"… ampaign activity to list their top donors in every ad. In Connecticut, the CEO from the group must appear in each ad to claim responsibility.Five states …"

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Corporate dental chains see big profits in adults who can't afford care

By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum

How corporate dentistry mines profits from patients short on cash.

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"… 45 to 65 and struggling just to make ends meet,” said Fontana, Aspen’s CEO. “They’re taking this week’s paycheck to pay last month’s mortgage …"

High court upholds key part of Obama health law

By The Associated Press

ObamaCare's individual mandate survives Supreme Court as a tax.

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"… rance dollars."The main driver here is financial," said Dr. Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, which has pioneered some of the changes. "The fac …"

NTSB: Neglect, inaction caused Michigan oil spill

By The Associated Press

NTSB approves report blaming huge 2010 Mich. oil spill on Canadian company's neglect, inaction

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"… as happening? What took so long?" Patrick Daniel, Enbridge's CEO, said: "We believe that the experienced personnel involved in the decision …"

Oakland leads way as restorative justice techniques enter education mainstream

By Eric K. Arnold

'Restorative justice' techniques are helping young people overcome violent impulses

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"… continue education,” said Olis Simmons, Youth Uprising’s president and CEO. “If you don’t feel safe in your school and to and from your home …"

"… suspensions and truancy were achieved, says Dr. Patricia Marrone Bennett, CEO ofResource Development Associates, a consulting company that is monitoring …"

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