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  • Fess Up. Mr. Armitage

    08/29/2006 10:14:57 PM PDT · by the Real fifi · 38 replies · 1,335+ views
    Opinion Journal ^ | 8/30/06 | editors
    From its very start, the ballyhooed case of who leaked the name of CIA analyst Valerie Plame to columnist Robert Novak has been drenched in partisan politics and media hypocrisy. The more we learn, however, the more it also reveals about the internal dysfunction of the Bush Administration and the lack of loyalty among some of its most senior officials.
  • Artist Thomas Kinkade under FBI investigation, ex-dealers say

    08/29/2006 8:46:51 PM PDT · by jdm · 11 replies · 2,105+ views
    Fresno Bee ^ | August 29, 2006 | RACHEL KONRAD
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The FBI is investigating "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade and company executives over allegations that they fraudulently induced investors to open galleries, then ruined them financially. Relying on information from former Kinkade dealers contacted by federal agents, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that the FBI is focusing on issues raised in civil litigation by at least six former Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery owners. At least 10 former dealers in Michigan, Virginia and other states have alleged in arbitration claims that Kinkade - a California native beloved by some but reviled by the art establishment -...