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Secret Romney Video Ties Him to Sex Party-Loving Hedge Fund Manager

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 18, 2012 The footage was shot during a fundraiser at the home of Marc Leder, a hedge fund manager known for throwing pretty lascivious affairs in the Hamptons, N.Y. We're talking about parties that involve sex, but not the kind intended for the purpose of planting a zygote in the womb, thereby going against a core conservative value and basically everything Republicans stand for. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

N.Y. Probes Bain Capital’s Tax Strategy

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 3, 2012 Questions about Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital are not likely to go away any time soon, especially now that it's been revealed that Bain is among a number of major private equity firms under investigation by the New York state attorney general's office for tax-related reasons. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Cory Booker Got Bain Capital So Wrong

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 31, 2012 Cory Booker's emotional televised plea to "stop attacking private equity" may have been the single greatest service he could perform for the Romney campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ivy League Endowments Smacked Down

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2009 These tough economic times have ganged up on the poor, homeowners, investors, students and immigrants. And now comes word that even Harvard and Yale, among the wealthiest schools in the world, have suffered dramatic losses in their endowments over the past year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )