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The Art of the Deal: How the CEO of the National Enquirer Suppressed Allegations of Donald Trump’s Misogyny

Posted on October 17, 2016 by murrayw

Only two weeks after Donald Trump began his presidential campaign, a former hedge fund manager informed the Trump Organization that he might publish sexually suggestive photographs of Trump online—which would have early on raised the issue of Trump’s misogyny and treatment of women that has only belatedly come into focus. To suppress the photographs, Trump and his attorney turned to a close friend and political supporter, David Pecker, the CEO of the National Enquirer. Over a period of weeks, the hedge fund manager, Jeremy Frommer, sought out contracts with the National Enquirer worth hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars, and lesser favors from Trump personally, according to contemporaneous records, including emails, text messages, and internal company documents. Some National Enquirer executives privately worried that had they followed through, they would be using corporate funds to pay hush money to assist Trump’s presidential campaign, a potential violation of federal campaign finance laws. Continue reading →

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My new Boston Globe story: Romney Denied Birth Certificates to Children of Same Sex Parents

Posted on March 28, 2015 by murrayw

From my new story in the Boston Globe: By Murray WaasGlobe Correspondent  October 25, 2012 It seemed like a minor adjustment. To comply with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that legalized gay marriage in 2003, the state Registry of … Continue reading →

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Will Wendy Davis run for governor of Texas?

Posted on June 30, 2013 by murrayw

Wendy Davis’ conundrum:  Her heightened profile because of her pro-choice filibuster makes her a credible possibility as the Democratic party’s next gubernatorial appointee to run against Rick Perry.  But if she runs, she is likely to lose the race and … Continue reading →

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Ecuador: Edward Snowden’s new home censors, jails reporters; closes newspapers

Posted on June 23, 2013 by murrayw

From an old story on Global Post on Ecuador granting Julian Assange assylum: [A]ccording to numerous international and Ecuadorean human rights and press freedom groups, that is exactly the scenario now unfolding in the tiny South American nation whose support … Continue reading →

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The Big Stone Wall: Nine Bush Era Senior Officials Refused to Cooperate with DOJ probes

Posted on February 18, 2009 by murrayw

New piece out on Talking Points Memo: At least nine Bush administration officials refused to cooperate with various Justice Department investigations during the final days of the Bush presidency, according to public records and interviews with federal law enforcement officials … Continue reading →

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Karl Rove to Cooperate with federal grand jury probing firings of U.S. attorneys; As for Congress, that’s another story

Posted on February 3, 2009 by murrayw

I have a story posted tonight on Talking Points Memo quoting Karl Rove’s attorney saying that Rove will cooperate with the federal grand jury probe of the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. The lede to the story: Karl Rove will … Continue reading →

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Our Democracy in Action… (or perhaps better alternatively entitled) Memories of Miami-Dade

Posted on December 30, 2008 by murrayw

This is obviously worth watching for its entertainment value alone. I was trying to figure out who was who and follow the arguments. What I would like to know is whether the Franken and Coleman camps ever argued (even a … Continue reading →

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Christmas Morning, 2008– “The Birds of St. Marks”

Posted on December 25, 2008 by murrayw
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Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI

Posted on December 23, 2008 by murrayw

Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a still-highly confidential FBI report, admitted to federal investigators that he rewrote talking points for the press in July 2003 that made it much more likely that the role of then-covert CIA-officer Valerie Plame … Continue reading →

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Dustin Pedroia AL MVP

Posted on November 19, 2008 by murrayw

Everyone is making a big deal out of the fact that Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is only the second second baseman in nearly half a century to be an MVP. But how many players win an MVP … Continue reading →

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