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NEWS ABOUT: Marc Rich

Marc Rich stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

Real Reason for Rich Pardon: Israeli Pressure

It's a taboo topic in
DC, as evidenced
by Holder's hearing

Jan 16, 09 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - For the sake of a quiet confirmation, attorney general nominee Eric Holder is letting us forget the real reason for Bill Clinton’s controversial Marc Rich pardon. Clinton didn’t let Rich off the hook because of his generous wife, writes Joe Conason in Salon. He did so because of... More »

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Israel • Bill Clinton • Arlen Specter • Ehud Barak • pardon • attorney general • Eric Holder • Marc Rich

Former Fugitive Marc Rich Lost With Madoff

Disgraced financier's latest victim is a disgraced financier

Jan 9, 09 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Many of Bernard Madoff’s former clients are seeking legal recourse to recover their money, but onetime fugitive Marc Rich likely won’t be among them, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in the New York Times. Rich, who lost $10 million to $15 million through a third party who invested with... More »

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Bill Clinton • presidential pardon • hedge funds • financial crisis • Marc Rich • Andrew Ross Sorkin • Bernard Madoff

Holder's Nom
Raises Ghost
of Rich Pardon

 AG pick played key—if inadvertent—role in clearing fugitive

Dec 2, 08 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder has earned a lot of praise in his career, but there’s one glaring blemish on his resume: the pardon of Marc Rich. Critics say Barack Obama’s attorney general pick was the driving force behind the fugitive’s backdoor pardon, while supporters say he’s an innocent... More »

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Department of Justice • Attorney General • pardon • Eric Holder • Marc Rich

OPINION

 Holder Is 'Sept. 10' Pick for AG 

Conservative mag urges GOP to vote against Obama's Justice nominee

Nov 19, 08 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder is “a conventional, check-the-boxes creature of the Left,” the editors of the National Review write of Barack Obama’s reported choice for Attorney General, and his selection reveals a “September 10 mentality” and a “lack of seriousness about the terrorist threat.” They add,... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Justice • Attorney General • Clinton administration • Janet Reno • National Review • Eric Holder • Marc Rich

 Obama Taps Holder for AG 

DC lawyer, who has accepted post, oversaw VP selection; confirmation looks likely

Nov 18, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder, a former US Attorney, judge, and deputy attorney general under Bill Clinton, will be Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department, Newsweek reports. Sources say Holder has been considered for the post from the beginning, and he ran the Democrat’s vice-presidential search along with Caroline... More »

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Barack Obama • Attorney General • Clinton administration • confirmation hearings • transition • Election 2008 • Eric Holder • President Obama • Marc Rich

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