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Schumer Wants To Ban U.S. Citizenship-Renouncing Facebook Co-Founder

Schumer Wants To Ban U.S. Citizenship-Renouncing Facebook Co-Founder

Listen, Eduardo Saverin, you may have co-founded Facebook and you may have renounced your U.S. citizenship in anticipation of tomorrow's big IPO day, but there's something you're not familiar with: The wrath of Senator Chuck Schumer. Chuck and Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania are looking into ways to bar tax dodgers like Saverin. Schumer said today, "Saverin has turned his back on the country that welcomed him and kept him safe, educated him and helped him become a billionaire. This is a great American success story gone horribly wrong... Sen. Casey and I have a status update for him: Pay your taxes in full, or don't ever try to visit the U.S. again." more ›

Election 2006:  Clinton, Spitzer, Cuomo, Hevesi (!) Win in NY; Menendez Wins in NJ; Democrats Take House

Election 2006: Clinton, Spitzer, Cuomo, Hevesi (!) Win in NY; Menendez Wins in NJ; Democrats Take House

The polls in New York close in a half hour, so the media won't be reporting returns until then. But it's still exciting and heartbreaking to watch the other states' elections returns. For starters, Bob Casey ousting Rick Santorum for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania? That's exciting. Heartbreaking would be reports of bugs and intimidation at the polls. more ›

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