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Tag Archives: scandal
The Other Side Of The Rabbi Leib Tropper Story
ST emails: Dear Luke, you have given much attention to the Tropper scandal, and rightfully so I think it would be nice to at least show a little of the other side of the story. From the blogs it would … Continue reading
Posted in R. Leib Tropper
Tagged forefront, har nof, large numbers, rabbi daniel, scandal
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Fair & Balanced
Jaded Topaz writes to Hirhurim: "Nat, I havent looked at your "awareness" link, but Luke Ford is the only blogger that I can think of, that I would trust to write an objective/ fair and perceptive write up of a … Continue reading
Daily Yid
Here’s my email interview with the author of DailyYid.com: * What can you tell me about yourself? i am a satamr chusid who is proud of my society and never plans to leave * What is your first language? yiddish … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Yid
Tagged brother and sisters, faith of my fathers, first language, frum, hasem, heart, Israel, jewish life, Judaism, lifestyle, loyalty, nit, peaple, rebbe, scandal, sphere, united states government, worldly education, Yiddish, zionists
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For This, The MSM Ignored The Rielle Hunter Story?
More on the John Edwards – Rielle Hunter story here. Mickey Kaus writes: We Ignored the Rielle Hunter Scandal and All We Got Was This Lousy Op-Ed! Elizabeth Edwards has a bushelful of chutzpah chastising the mainstream campaign press for … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Infidelity, John Edwards, Rielle Hunter
Tagged army mccarthy hearings, chutzpah, denials, edwards aide, elizabeth edwards, gary hart, genius, health plan, ill wife, joe biden, John Edwards, love child, mainstream, Mickey Kaus, mrs edwards, msm, paragraph, scandal
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Democrats Vs. Republicans On Government Oversight Of Lending
Mickey Kaus writes: David Smith says scandal-scarred Fannie Mae and other "government sponsored enterprises" (GSEs) have successfully dodged the threat of stronger government oversight, thanks to the mortgage crisis–and the 2006 election. This appears to be a case where Republicans … Continue reading
Posted in Mickey Kaus, Politics
Tagged ceo, david smith, democrats vs republicans, fannie mae, franklin raines, government oversight, government sponsored enterprises, gses, Mickey Kaus, mortgage, omb director, president clinton, scandal, skeptics
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Bulletin: Spitzer Rescinds Resignation
"I’m not going to take this lying down," Governor Spritzer said in resolute tone. "I have a history of ‘standing up’ for things that I value, like $5,000-an-hour prostitutes," the governor unabashedly explained. (Yisroel Pensack) Here are more Eliot Spitzer … Continue reading
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Tagged amber, conan o brien, david letterman, Eliot Spitzer, FBI, Hillary Clinton, holy cow, hooker, hookers, jay leno, jokes, knees, prostitutes, prostitution ring, resignation, scandal, soliciting a prostitute, state of new york, sting, wiretap
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Israeli at center of Spitzer scandal
From JTA: The alleged procurer in the prostitution scandal surrounding New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has an Israeli passport. A federal magistrate in New York ordered Mark "Michael" Brener held without bail after his arrest March 6 related to allegations … Continue reading
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Tagged allegations, citizen, elements, Eliot Spitzer, federal magistrate, gov eliot spitzer, lawyer, passport, prostitution ring, quot, scandal, york gov
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