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...important are whistleblowers in catching investor fraud? According to Stephen Obie, acting director of the division of enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, over 50% of Ponzi schemes and other frauds he investigates come to him through whistleblowers and investor complaints. The CFTC is the sister agency of the SEC, handling commodities, futures, and foreign currency fraud...
...guard in The Reader. Spanish enchantress Penélope Cruz won Best Supporting Actress for her fiery painter in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, making her the first Spanish actress to win an acting Oscar. And in the ceremony's most emotionally honest moment, the mother, father and sister of the late Australian star Heath Ledger accepted his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight. "We have been truly overwhelmed by the honor and respect being bestowed upon him with this award," his mother said. (See pictures of Ledger...
There’s an old adage that goes, “a tie is like kissing your sister.” For the Harvard men’s hockey team, which earned a draw against Clarkson (9-16-7, 7-9-4 ECAC) Saturday, tying was more desirable than one might expect. After facing a two-goal deficit in the second period and being one score behind in the third, the Crimson (7-14-6, 7-7-6) surged back and snuck away with a 3-3 tie against the Golden Knights. The point against Clarkson, in conjunction with...
...here to bubble baths or truffles) have been part of Catholic doctrine since the Crusades. When the Church offered them for sale in the 1500s - call it mercy for money - religious reformer Martin Luther protested. These days, they can't be bought. "How does that MasterCard ad go?" muses Sister Mary Ann Walsh, spokeswoman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "Some things are priceless." (See pictures of Pope Benedict XVI visiting...
...four years old. I went fishing with my sister, and I remember that I caught two fish at once. I was trash talking even then...