Financier Madoff Pleads Guilty, Ordered To Jail
He defrauded thousands of clients out of billions of dollars. Sentencing is scheduled for June 16.
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The Federal Reserve says U.S. households lost $5.1 trillion in the final three months of 2008.
He defrauded thousands of clients out of billions of dollars. Sentencing is scheduled for June 16.
Michael Steele was fighting for his political life after saying abortion is an "individual choice."
A childhood cake con bears an uncanny resemblance to financial scandals.
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Union backers and corporate opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act threw tens of millions of dollars into lobbying even before the bill was introduced.
Police say caretakers at state facility held fights among disabled residents to entertain staff.
Once-popular singer Gulzar Alam no longer dares perform, forcing his family into a life of poverty.
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