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Unfortunately I believe that we are limited in what we can focus on. I think that if we proceed with the partisan sideshow of prosecuting Bush admin. officials, healthcare will get lost in the brouhaha.
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Hedge Fund Exec Aids Pension Probe; Stevens Gambled on Plea Deal; Obama Tilts to CIA on Memos
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Hedge Fund Exec Aids Pension Probe » A hedge fund executive has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and is cooperating with New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo's investigation of corruption at the state pension fund, according to court records unsealed in Manhattan on Tuesday. — New York Times, Washington Post
Stevens Gambled on Plea Deal » Before his indictment on corruption charges, then-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) rejected a plea deal that would have required that he plead guilty to a felony but would have resulted in no jail time, according to newly released court records. — Washington Post
Obama Tilts to CIA on Memos » The Obama administration is leaning toward keeping secret some graphic details of tactics allowed in Central Intelligence Agency interrogations, despite a push by some top officials to make the information public, according to people familiar with the discussions. — Wall Street Journal ($)
DC-Area Execs Stay Above Fray » The shareholders who own the Washington region's big public companies didn't do very well last year, as most stocks swooned in the downturn. But most of the men and women who run those companies did not suffer proportionately, according to regulatory filings. — Washington Post
Drug-Study Firm Halts Reviews » Citing serious violations uncovered by a congressional probe, federal regulators Tuesday imposed restrictions on a company that monitors testing of experimental drugs and medical devices on human beings. The Colorado Springs, Colo., firm has agreed to stop reviewing new experiments. — Associated Press
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