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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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background checks stories: 3 news summaries

Investors Hire Gumshoes to Snoop on Fund Managers

Fraud schemes prove boon to private eyes

Mar 23, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investors are increasingly hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on fund managers in hopes of avoiding the next Madoff-style fraud, Bloomberg reports. Background checks are expensive—depending on the firm, they may cost $1,000 per company or individual investigated—and can take weeks, but investors say they are... More »

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fraud • background check • private investigator • Ponzi scheme • investor • defrauding investors • background checks • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • Arthur Nadel

Opinion

Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

Bloomberg, Boston counterpart lay out consensus changes

Jun 30, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Extremist-driven debate over gun control “made for good political theater,” but it hasn’t accomplished much, mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Thomas Menino of Boston write in the Wall Street Journal. Now that the Supreme Court has clarified the issue, it’s time to implement... More »

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gun sales • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • background checks • Thomas Menino

 US Visitors
 Face Tough New Rules 

Tourists must register online information 3 days before trip

Jun 3, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Visitors to the US who don't need visas will have to register personal information online before traveling this summer, reports ABC News. The information will be used for background checks and scrutiny of travel plans. European officials have threatened to introduce similar rules in retaliation. The new regulations would apply... More »

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travel • United States • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • 9/11 commission • Zacarias Moussaoui • visas • background checks • visa waiver program • Richard Reid

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