Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets is a serious and hilarious guide to surviving the public spectacle in finance and politics. Bill Bonner and Lila Rajiva team up, in Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics, to peel the layers of glittering wool from our eyes so that we may see the world of politics and financial markets for what they are. They show us the …


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A Marlboro couple, suspected of playing a central role in a nearly $3 million scheme to bilk people out of mortgage loans and property, have been arrested — along with others including a Marlboro and a Keansburg man — on charges including racketeering, theft and money laundering, according to an affidavit obtained by the Asbury Park Press.


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The phoenix of Greek mythology, which rose from the ashes to begin life anew, had nothing on the Richardson wireless phone company that Roger Linquist runs. (PCS)


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The money flowed freely in the art world as museums kept growing More money than ever sloshed around the art world this year, sharpening the air of frenzy around the major auctions, propelling young artists from the cold-water walkup into sudden affluence, keeping private art consultants busy and raising museums’ ambitions as well as costs. Just two contemporary art auctions - at Christie’s …


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While most well-known for its L.A. Zoo, its 45-foot tall Hollywood sign and an eye-catching high-on-the-hill observatory, Griffith Park offers much more to the visitors of its 4,210-acres than even these exciting and popular draws.


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More money than ever sloshed around the art world this year, sharpening the air of frenzy around the major auctions, propelling young artists from the cold-water walkup into sudden affluence, keeping private art consultants busy and raising museums’ ambitions as well as costs. Just two contemporary art auctions - at Christie’s and Sotheby’s - brought in $641 million between them. And that’s not …


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Twelve vivid months, seen through the lenses of the world’s news photographers. It was a year of conflict, tragedy and natural disaster – leavened by extraordinary glimpses of optimism, seemingly superhuman endeavour, and odd moments of humour


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BEAVER — The Beaver County Commissioners on Thursday approved a $280 million preliminary budget for 2008 that would increase spending by nearly $10 million and raise real estate taxes by 3.5 mills.


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Practice does not necessarily make perfect. Not many things make perfect, to tell the truth.


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The ‘Ndrangheta of Italy’s southern Calabria region rules the expanding European drug trade. Europe is fast overtaking the U.S. as the leading destination for the world’s cocaine, and a single Italian mafia is largely responsible.


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