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To: bentway who wrote (625445)	8/22/2011 12:59:29 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573027

Sicko. From: BENTWAY 7/26/2007 I like to nail pregnant women - they can't GET pregnant, and they've probably been tested for STD's - bareback ready. They don't get a lot of that sort of attention and really respond. Especially if they're married to someone not me. I pretend the fetus is giving me a BJ and I'm getting a twofer.. So guys, if you've been passing up the "fatties" - think again. it's low hanging fruit. Readily available in laundromats and WalMarts across our land, lonely, not feeling so "fresh", and waiting for YOU.. To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (344521) 7/26/2007 7:51:53 PM From: bentway 2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) of 625458 Message 23736870

To: bentway who wrote (625445)	8/22/2011 1:32:42 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573027

Tip o' the hat to Obama and especially Hillary on Libya. WE didn't HAVE to invade and spend trillions to topple this dictator! SMART foreign policy! A model for future interventions. Exactly. And even as he didn't take the lead, he still gets equal billing: Message 27586101 How much money would we have saved had Obama been president in 2000.

To: bentway who wrote (625445)	8/22/2011 2:00:14 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573027

Why did we want to overthrow the dictator at all? Why not try to overthrow Iran's dictatorial regime ... which is developing nuclear weapons?

To: bentway who wrote (625445)	8/22/2011 4:24:12 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573027

This is the big kahuna.........gov't works slow but eventually they get their man.......or corp. Exclusive: Goldman CEO hires high-profile defense attorney Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:39pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein has hired Reid Weingarten, a high-profile Washington defense attorney whose past clients include a former Enron accounting officer, according to a government source familiar with the matter. Blankfein, 56, is in his sixth year at the helm of the largest U.S. investment bank, which has spent two years dodging accusations of conflicts of interest and fraud. The move to retain Weingarten comes as investigations of Goldman and its role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis continue. The Securities and Exchange Commission scored a $550 million settlement against the bank in a fraud lawsuit in July 2010, but other investigations continue. "Why do you bring in someone like that?" said the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly. "It says one thing: that they're taking it seriously." Blankfein has not been charged in any civil or criminal case, and it was not immediately clear why he hired Weingarten. David Wells, a spokesman for Goldman, declined to comment. Weingarten did not respond to requests for comment. A partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Weingarten has represented a wide array of clients in criminal cases. They include former WorldCom Inc chief Bernard Ebbers, who was later convicted, and former Enron accounting officer Richard Causey, who pleaded guilty in exchange for a 5 to 7-year prison term. In May, Weingarten won the acquittal of former GlaxoSmithKline lawyer Lauren Stevens on charges of lying and obstructing a probe into the company's marketing practices. "I'm used to these monstrously difficult cases where everybody hates my clients," Weingarten told AmericanLawyer.com in May, although he described Stevens as a "beloved figure." Controversy has continued to swirl around Goldman Sachs and Blankfein in the aftermath of the credit crisis in which Goldman was accused of favoring some clients over other investors and of sometimes trading against the interest of clients. The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in April released a scathing report that criticized Goldman for "exploiting" clients by unloading subprime exposure onto unsuspecting clients in 2006 and 2007, and concluded that its top executives misled Congress during testimony in 2010. The company said it disagreed with many of the report's conclusions, but took seriously the issues addressed. In June, New York prosecutors subpoenaed the bank to explain some of its actions in the run-up to the financial crisis. It is also the target of probes by the Justice Department, the New York Attorney General and the Securities and Exchange Commission. It was not immediately clear what charges, if any, Blankfein could face personally. One former federal prosecutor, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said Blankfein may have hired outside counsel after receiving a request from investigators for documents or other information. The Senate report raised questions about inconsistencies between testimony from Blankfein and other Goldman executives to Congress and emails unearthed in the Senate investigation. The subcommittee's chairman, Senator Carl Levin, has said the question of whether Blankfein and others committed perjury is up to the relevant federal agencies. The former prosecutor cautioned that perjury cases were difficult to prove, adding that prosecutors would not bring charges unless they had a "rock solid case." Goldman earlier in August lowered its estimate for future legal costs to $2 billion from its $2.7 billion estimate three months earlier. It said it expects such costs to remain high for the foreseeable future. Goldman shares have lost a quarter of their value this year, underperforming the broader stock market and other bank shares. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/22/us-goldman-blankfein-idUSTRE77L5VK20110822?feedType=RSS&feedName=innovationNews&rpc=43