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BERNIE MADOFF, jailed financier and Ponzi schemer, in a newly released interview with representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was part of an investigation into the SEC's failure to uncover Madoff's scam for 16 years
Sources: Securities and Exchange Commission; AP (2); New York Times (2); Glamour; BBC
Sen and Fitoussi were both members of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, a 20-person committee called together by French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the beginning of 2008 to determine a better technique to gauge the economic health of a nation.
The TPA would have a budget of up to $200 million, funded by contributions from the private sector (hotels and airlines, for instance) and a new $10 fee that would be paid by any entering foreign visitor who does not require an entry visa. The latter element has proven controversial...
Alexander is in the midst of a love affair with his thesaurus that is torrid enough to rival John Banville or Salman Rushdie. “Gravid,” “photopic,” “calcareous,” “neurasthenia?...