Well now. The US Senate is about to disclose e-mail evidence showing that “executives from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service acknowledge compromising the integrity of ratings to win business from big Wall Street firms.” And: Another e-mail to be unveiled at Friday’s hearing features a Standard & Poor’s employee angrily complaining to a …

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Gosh, I’m shocked. In recent years, at least twenty Fox News personalities have endorsed, raised money, or campaigned for Republican candidates or causes, or against Democratic candidates or causes, in more than 300 instances and in at least 49 states. Republican parties and officials have routinely touted these personalities’ affiliations with Fox News to sell …

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