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Audit Notes: low-info billionaires, Trump the taker, Elizabeth Warren

Money apparently can’t buy a firm grip on reality

By Ryan Chittum Nov 9, 2012 at 06:50 AM

One of the things this election proved conclusively is that even billionaires can be low-information voters. Here's Bloomberg BusinessWeek on... More

Audit Notes: Mortgage Servicers, Ghost Mall—China Style; The Joneses

By Ryan Chittum Jan 13, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Andy Kroll of Mother Jones takes a look (UPDATE: took a look, I should say. This story is from a... More

Audit Notes: N.J., Paragon of Clean Government; Algae Fuel, Fees, The Rich (UPDATED)

By Ryan Chittum Mar 23, 2012 at 07:35 PM

Bloomberg's Jonathan Weil just guts a Center for Public Integrity report card on state corruption. It found that New Jersey... More

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