Bush's Uncle BUSTED!

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ggs_bank_fined

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve (news - web sites) ordered Riggs Bank's parent company Friday to take steps to prevent money laundering after the bank was fined $25 million in connection with a probe into possible links to terrorism financing.

And the CEO is...

http://www.riggsbank.com/Discover_Riggs/may31_00.html

Washington, D.C., May 31, 2000 - Riggs Bank N.A. today announced that the Board of Directors of RIMCO, a wholly owned investment management subsidiary, has elected Jonathan J. Bush President & Chief Executive Officer and a Director, replacing Philip Tasho who resigned."

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ggs_bank_fined

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve (news - web sites) ordered Riggs Bank's parent company Friday to take steps to prevent money laundering after the bank was fined $25 million in connection with a probe into possible links to terrorism financing.

And the CEO is...

http://www.riggsbank.com/Discover_Riggs/may31_00.html

Washington, D.C., May 31, 2000 - Riggs Bank N.A. today announced that the Board of Directors of RIMCO, a wholly owned investment management subsidiary, has elected Jonathan J. Bush President & Chief Executive Officer and a Director, replacing Philip Tasho who resigned."

Hmmm. What was is that Deep Throat used to say that was the Nixon administration's undoing? "Follow the money..."

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http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...fer=news_index

Snow Says He Unknowingly Held Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bonds
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary John Snow was unaware he owned about $10 million in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds for 15 months, a period when he was lobbying Congress to create a tougher regulator for the two largest mortgage financiers, the department said.

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news...fer=news_index

Snow Says He Unknowingly Held Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bonds
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary John Snow was unaware he owned about $10 million in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds for 15 months, a period when he was lobbying Congress to create a tougher regulator for the two largest mortgage financiers, the department said.

Great article.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

Great article.

I laughed out loud when I saw that headline.

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I laughed out loud when I saw that headline.

Sometimes the headlines are so badly thought out that you have to wonder whether or not ChimpCo wrote the articles.

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Originally Posted by dissention

Sometimes the headlines are so badly thought out that you have to wonder whether or not ChimpCo wrote the articles.

I wouldn't put anything past them. The press is finally starting to turn on them. Lou Dobbs came right out and asked last night of the latest terra threat was politically motivated.

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I wouldn't put anything past them. The press is finally starting to turn on them. Lou Dobbs came right out and asked last night of the latest terra threat was politically motivated.

Lou Dobbs impresses me. There's no doubt that he's an old conservative coot, but he despises this administration.

I posted an article yesterday in the other thread about how all the political analysts were saying that the terror threat is total BS and a ploy to get job approval numbers up.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

Lou Dobbs impresses me. There's no doubt that he's an old conservative coot, but he despises this administration.

I know. You gotta love the guy though. He's been focusing on education lately and I hope he keeps it up.

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I know. You gotta love the guy though. He's been focusing on education lately and I hope he keeps it up.

Before education, it was the exporting of jobs. He was a tough bastard when it came to that topic!

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Originally Posted by dissention

Before education, it was the exporting of jobs. He was a tough bastard when it came to that topic!

I know, it was great. Before that, he kept a running tally of Enron execs that had been indicted.

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I know, it was great. Before that, he kept a running tally of Enron execs that had been indicted.

I didn't see that!!!