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Bernanke Victimized by Identity Fraud Ring
Exclusive: According to court documents, the Fed chairman and his wife were swindled in 2008 by a skilled team of crooks.
August 25, 2009
Bernanke Victimized by Identity Fraud Ring

If ever there were living proof that identity theft can strike the mighty and powerful as well as hapless consumers, look no further than the nation's chief banker: Ben Bernanke. The Federal Reserve Board chairman was one of hundreds of victims of an elaborate identity-fraud ring, headed by a convicted scam artist known as "Big Head," that stole more than $2.1 million from unsuspecting consumers and at least 10 financial institutions around the country, according to recently filed court records reviewed by NEWSWEEK.

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Bernanke Victimized by Identity Fraud Ring
Exclusive: According to court documents, the Fed chairman and his wife were swindled in 2008 by a skilled team of crooks.
August 25, 2009
Will Holder’s ‘Reckoning’ on Detainee Abuse Fall Flat?
The AG appoints an investigator, but prosecutions are anything but certain.
August 24, 2009
Report Reveals CIA Conducted Mock Executions
A long-awaited report on post-9/11 interrogation tactics will reveal harrowing new details about treatment of suspected terrorists.
August 21, 2009
A Wet Kiss for Kaddafi
August 15, 2009
A Vindication for Iglesias?
Newly revealed e-mails may show that Karl Rove and the Bush White House had a more active role in the 2006 U.S. attorney firings than previously disclosed.
August 11, 2009
No End to Earmarks
The latest military bill in the House included over 1,000 of the spending provisions.
August 1, 2009
Gitmo Woes
July 25, 2009
Cover Stories (10)
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The Fed Who Blew the Whistle
Is he a hero or a criminal?
December 13, 2008
Cover Story
Slime Time Live
IN YOUR FACE: FUELED BY SHADOWY CASH, THE ATTACKS GET UGLIER AND UGLIER. WHY THE MUD'S FLYING SO THICK AND FAST.
September 20, 2004
Cover Story
The Hijackers We Let Escape
The Cia Tracked Two Suspected Terrorists To A Qaeda Summit In Malaysia In January 2000, Then Looked On As They Re-Entered America And Began Preparations For September 11. Why Didn't Somebody Try To Stop Them? Inside What May Be The Worst Intelligence Failure Of All. A Newsweek Exclusive
June 10, 2002
Cover Story
What Went Wrong
The Inside Story Of The Missed Signals And Intelligence Failures That Raise A Chilling Question: Did September 11 Have To Happen?
May 27, 2002
 
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What's in a Name?

open quoteHow exactly can the name of a high-ranking Obama official be featured in a corporate advertising campaign? And does that really square with President Obama's commitment to prevent his administration from being tainted by the slightest whiff of corporate lobbying (much less federal ethics rules that forbid government officials from using their office "for the endorsement of any product, service, or enterprise"?)
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