http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/6672/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-leave-liberal-soross-politics-aside-news-manchester-united-buy <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Left-wing billionaire George Soros acquires minority share of popular English soccer team, but his politics goes unmentioned. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>George Soros’s $25 billion Fund Management Group bought <a target="_blank" title="Soros" href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-20/soros-fund-reports-7-dot-9-percent-stake-in-manchester-united-club">7.9 percent of Manchester United’s</a> Class A shares. The English soccer club went public in August, according to many news reports Aug. 21.<br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-leave-liberal-soross-politics-aside-news-manchester-united-buy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Life Media Politics AP Banking billionaire bloomberg businessweek Dealbook England finance football forbes George Soros Godfather of the Left investor Manchester United Racism Reuters Rush Limbaugh Soccer Wall Street Journal Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:56:46 +0000 julia.seymour 40967 at http://archive2.mrc.org http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/amazing-omissions-times-interview-barney-frank <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> A Times writer manages to talk to Barney Frank about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and an SNL skit without bringing up a single challenging question. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Times' special Deal Book section on Thursday featured a Q&A with Rep. Barney Frank by Times contributing writer Cyrus Sanati, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/business/26frank.html " target="_self">Rep. Barney Frank's To-Do List for Changing </a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/business/26frank.html ">Wall Street</a>."</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/amazing-omissions-times-interview-barney-frank" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Banking BarneyFrank BiasByOmission congress CyrusSanati Dealbook FannieMae FreddieMac MortageCrisis NewYorkTimes NYTimes Recession Reguations TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:03:00 +0000 admin 6741 at http://archive2.mrc.org