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...like in 2009, i.e., aspiring to be the next Miley Cyrus, or playing the kind of miniature version of despicable grown-ups you see on Gossip Girl or, worst of all, starring in a reality show. The kids in this Fame are sexy, cool, smart and wholesome; they may mislead their parents into thinking they are dutifully honing their classical music skills rather than singing hip hop, but they're good kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fame: More Kids Who Want to Live Forever | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...executives is allowed - just think of all the corporate bluster you get on business TV channels. Executives can state that they believe their company has the best employees or the best strategy, even if that turns out to be wrong. But when CEOs make statements that are deemed to mislead shareholders about the state of their business, that's a securities-law violation and can be considered a criminal offense. If it is determined that Lewis made statements himself or was responsible for directing the bank to make statements that misled shareholders, he could be facing fines or worse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise and Sudden Fall of Bank of America's Ken Lewis | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

Quotes About: "[The bank accounts] either never existed or had been closed years before Nemazee submitted the documents referencing those accounts." -U.S. attorney Preet Bharara on Aug. 26, describing how authorities believe Nemazee mislead Citibank with false financial documents in order to obtain a multi-million dollar loan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democratic Fundraiser Hassan Nemazee | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

...been pushing back hard against opponents of health reform with a series of ads that depict foes as malicious, shadowy "special interests" maneuvering black SUVs to block the path of an ambulance. "We won't stand idle when opponents of health care reform attempt to scare or mislead the American people," says AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond in the voiceover. (Watch the AARP commercial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top 10 Health-Care Reform Fight Ads | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...making the case for a truth commission, it is perhaps counterproductive to label as fungible evidence you don't like and then accuse the bureaucrats of conspiracies to mislead. In doing so Pelosi has unleashed a storm that threatens to undermine not only the intelligence community but her own office and the Democratic agenda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Waterboarding Is Drowning Pelosi | 5/14/2009 | See Source »

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