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Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie omitted some notable perks and sources of income on the first go-around of a required financial disclosure report, according to a Raw Story analysis of new federal documents.

Christie, the former New Jersey governor who is polling fifth nationally for the Republican nomination, quietly amended his public financial disclosure report on Dec. 1 to reveal he had received "free attendance" to New York Mets baseball games and that he earned nearly $750,000 in previously undisclosed speaking fees during 2022 and 2023 from a variety of special interest groups and corporate entities.

The U.S. Office of Government of Ethics (OGE) certified Christie's amended disclosure on Wednesday....

NEW YORK — Companies accused of aiding Bernard Madoff's vast pyramid scheme have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle a fraud lawsuit, the trustee charged with recovering Madoff's funds said Thursday.

Michael Wolff appears to be more than a little bit obsessed with the sexuality of President Obama's new Supreme Court selection. The best-selling author and Vanity Fair contributor published "Part 3" of his "Is Elena Kagan Gay?" series Wednesday morning at his Newser website.