Investigations Around the World

By Simona Raetz

British business mogul linked to illegal activity; Vatikan Bank under investigation; Burmese refugees find squalid housing in U.S.

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"… j.org. …"

Green bundler with the golden touch

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Investor Steve Westly straddles the worlds of venture capital, presidential fundraising and government advising

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"… nning quoted Westly. “He encouraged us to think about Washington.”As a businessman, Westly is in the vanguard of a movement to transform the nation through c …"

Donald Trump's lawsuits could turn off conservatives who embrace tort reform

By Peter H. Stone

Trump and his companies have sued, and been sued, hundreds of times

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"… There’s a true distinction between a career politician and a successful businessman like Donald Trump. That distinction is that the politician has never been …"

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Potential 2012 GOP slow to enlist big-dollar lobbyist bundlers for federal accounts

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

One strong sign of a politician’s interest in the presidential race is always the amount of early money raised. New rules for identifying lo

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"… cause of the wide-open Republican field. Only one noteworthy candidate — businessman Herman Cain — has formed an exploratory committee for the 2012 GOP presi …"

Fear and fortune

By G.W. Schulz

Sept. 11 hastened a booming homeland security industry. One southern California company still struggled to get ahead.

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"… ed next, as John Mattman describes it, led to a downward spiral. A Florida businessman named Ronald Glenn Williams offered to help create the new corporate entit …"

Americans for Job Security — how a shadow group hustles for funds

By Peter H. Stone

Long-time GOP operative David Carney is hardly a household name like Karl Rove. But among Republican strategists and fundraisers in Washingt

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"… official, accused Buck’s campaign of coordinating with wealthy Colorado businessman Jerry Morgensen, who allegedly pledged at least $1 million to finance inde …"

"… f the financing for the Americans for Job Security drive came from a local businessman, Robert Gillam, who was worried that a fishing lodge he owned would suffer …"

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Billionaire Clinton pal finally gets waiver from U.S. no-fly list

By John Solomon

The United States has issued a written apology to a jet-setting billionaire businessman and philanthropist with close ties to former Preside

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"… he United States has issued a written apology to a jet-setting billionaire businessman and philanthropist with close ties to former President Bill Clinton whose …"

The Abstinence Lobby’s Lone Wolf

By Joe Eaton

Most rich people hoping to influence federal policy are content to write checks to fund political campaigns or shuffle cash to advocacy grou

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"… lobby for their causes. But not Raymond Ruddy.Ruddy, a 66-year-old retired businessman who runs a pro-life charity in suburban Natick, Massachusetts, is the prem …"

New year for ethics in New York?

By Caitlin Ginley

New York Governor David Paterson is expected to announce a sweeping ethics reform package Wednesday, which is already being hailed as “the m

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"… was convicted of failing to disclose information on a deal he made with a businessman seeking contracts from the state. Bruno’s sentencing is scheduled for Ma …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… .1 billion for an 80 percent stake in the company. Another prominent Saudi businessman, Saleh Idris, bought a 6 percent stake.Bin Mahfouz was a former director o …"

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