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Scores dead as drone hits S. Wazoo Mehsud stronghold
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Page 6: Politix
Clinton fundraiser pleads guilty to fraud	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11129]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Villagers trapped between Taliban and Pakistan's war machine	15 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Bomb kills seven in Afghanistan	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [11138]
Good morning	7 00:00 trailing wife [11127]
'Terrorists' nabbed in Kohat	0 [11125]
Five suspected terrorists killed in Peshawar	0 [11124]
Bomb threats sent from MŽsia	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
U.S. forces shoot Iraqi boy dead after grenade attack	6 00:00 Grunt_0369 [11122]
18 militants killed in clash with forces in SWA	0 [11125]
Afghanistan: Foreign troops targeted in bomb attacks	0 [11133]
Pakistan: Military intensifies fighting in Swat as hundreds flee	0 [11127]
Foreign forces being invited in search of militants	1 00:00 Old Patriot [11125]
Philippines hostage calls family	0 [11126]
12 miscreants perish amid clashes in Lower Dir	0 [11127]
Qamber, Raheemabad residents asked to leave area	0 [11124]
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette	1 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Taliban to Žtarget top Pakistani leadersŽ	2 00:00 trailing wife [11134]
Security forces kill 10 in Waziristan clash	0 [11131]
55 Taliban killed in various areas of Swat	0 [11125]
Scores dead as drone hits Mehsud stronghold	3 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11133]
Navy sinks Tiger boats as 35 rebels killed in Sri Lanka	3 00:00 CrazyFool [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Qazi sees international conspiracy against nuclear Pakistan	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Supporters cheer accused al-Qaida agent in Ottawa	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
Former Algerian terror chiefs call for an end to jihad	1 00:00 Chunky Sloluper1724also known as Redneck Jim [11127]
Eritrea denies hosting Iranian forces	0 [11127]
Pakistan lifts curfew for residents to flee	1 00:00 trailing wife [11129]
Sunni Tehreek lauds army operation against Taliban, terms it jihad	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11131]
Law, order situation to be controlled soon: PM	0 [11128]
Hamas denies seeking a ceasefire deal	0 [11127]
Brotherhood: ObamaŽs Egypt speech a ruse	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
IsraelŽs Lieberman sees Europeans as ŽcowardsŽ	10 00:00 Clumble Stalin3092 [11132]
MŽsia frees 13 detainees	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11137]
Sudan, Chad trade accusations of aiding rebels	0 [11127]
UN should have also heard JuD: LHC	0 [11126]
Mashaal warns Abbas not to form new government	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Hizbullah: UN provides cover for Israeli crimes	2 00:00 Clumble Stalin3092 [11133]
Al Qaeda's world base in Pakistan, says Petraeus	6 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
'Demand to end operation equal to supporting terrorists'	0 [11124]
Canada concealed key Kanishka report	1 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Saudi judge says OK to slap spendthrift wife: report	2 00:00 Cornsilk Blondie [11130]
The US Congress has abdicated	4 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11138]
Chhota Shakeel gang member Mhatre gunned down by Mumbai police	0 [11130]
From Pakistan? Check for explosives	2 00:00 Ming the Merciless [11131]
Iran appeal due for US reporter	1 00:00 Zorba Craising6734 [11129]
Canada confirms 281 swine flu cases	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [11136]
Japan, Norway & Australia confirm first Swine Flu cases	0 [11131]
Third US swine flu death confirmed	3 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11126]
Turkey wedding carnage finds new suspect	0 [11126]
Zuma takes the reins	1 00:00 Besoeker [11126]
Zim okay ... for now	2 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
With elections behind, Turkey pledges renewed EU drive	0 [11126]
Congo soldiers raping pygmies for supernatural powers	4 00:00 Spens Barnsmell9666 [11124]
Croatia: Ex-commander sentenced to 10 yearsŽ jail for war crimes	2 00:00 Kofi Claitle6576 [11126]
Nuke answer to power	0 [11126]
New lewd photos of Elizabeth Wong surface	10 00:00 Hellfish [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Eliminating militants from Swat	2 00:00 abu do you love [11132]
Sri Lanka: The Decline Of The West	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Do we know the enemy?	0 [11129]
Pakistani Public Opinion Swings Against The Taliban	0 [11125]
A test Pakistan has failed before	0 [11127]

Home Front: Politix

Clinton fundraiser pleads guilty to fraud

[Iran Press TV Latest] A former fundraiser for the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent multimillion-dollar investment scheme.

Norman Hsu pleaded guilty to five counts of mail fraud and five counts of wire fraud at a hearing before a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday. Hsu admitted to taking money from investors, promising them high returns and then using later investment money to make payments, The New York Times reported on Friday.

"I knew what I was doing was illegal," Hsu acknowledged. Hsu would face up to 20 years in prison on mail and wire fraud charges.

He has not pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud and his trial on those charges is scheduled to begin Monday.

Investigators say Hsu took in as much as $60 million and defrauded investors of about one-third of this amount. Prosecutors say Hsu used straw donors to make campaign contributions and then repaid them.

In 2007, Hillary Clinton's campaign agreed to return $850,000 in funds raised through Hsu. Clinton, now the secretary of state, was running for president at the time.

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#1 He has not pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud and his trial on those charges is scheduled to begin Monday.

Guess that's when the other Hsu will drop...

                Posted by: Raj    ||
                05/10/2009 9:32                Comments ||
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#2 Damn you, Raj - you beat me to it! ;-p

                Posted by: Barbara Skolaut    ||
                05/10/2009 15:13                Comments ||
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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2009-05-10
Scores dead as drone hits S. Wazoo Mehsud stronghold

Sat 2009-05-09
1.2 million people leave Buner, Swat other areas

Fri 2009-05-08
Gilani orders all-out war on Pak Taliban

Thu 2009-05-07
Sufi Mohammad's son killed in Lower Dir shelling

Wed 2009-05-06
Mashaal: Hamas wants 10 year cease-fire

Tue 2009-05-05
Pirates captured after attacking the wrong ship

Mon 2009-05-04
Khaled Mashaal re-elected Hamas political leader

Sun 2009-05-03
64 civilians killed in Lanka hospital attack

Sat 2009-05-02
60 Taliban killed in Buner offensive

Fri 2009-05-01
Taliban hold Buner town people hostage

Thu 2009-04-30
U.S. missile strikes kill 10 in South Waziristan

Wed 2009-04-29
70 militants killed in Pak operation

Tue 2009-04-28
TNSM suspends talks with govt

Mon 2009-04-27
Suspect in Bat Ayin attack in custody

Sun 2009-04-26
North Korea reactivates its nuclear program

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