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Is Mary Jo White a Tough Cop or a Wall Street Insider?

August 15, 2013

President Obama’s nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Jo White, continues to receive praise and criticism for her background. By some, she’s hailed as the tough prosecutor who took down John Gotti and a laundry list of most-wanted terrorists. Just last month, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman defended White’s record on […]

‘The Day of the Jackal’ author on real life spy thriller

August 14, 2013Global Politics

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