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    Foster Kamer: Has anybody floated the theory yet that if Madoff did indeed take a beating, that he did so with intent on being moved into cushier circumstances? Let... more »
    miss_msry: I suspect Bernie is serving time with some of his investors. more »
    jasonelias: Hopefully the next 150 years in prison will be a little more peaceful. more »
    Novaload: How nice. His Secret Santa gave him a big can of WhupAss ! more »
    Airvault: And it was worth every box of Marlboros. more »
    Tremonius: Does anybody else see something extremely twisted in this whole sad saga? The Wiesenthal Center deplores Bernie in terms not even used about the nazis... more »
    psybab: Wow, the amount of schadenfreude in this article makes me think that I'm on HuffPo. more »
    Solomon Grundy: Am I the only one who finds it disturbing that people derive so much pleasure from the torture of folks in prison? Even granted that Madoff's a horrib... more »
    A Message To Rudy: Now when you say "holiday beating", do you mean this beating was done specifically to coincide with the holidays? Is this a special kind of beating, s... more »
    SarahHeartburn: Come on. He's 70-what? A sick, disgraced old man. In desperate circumstances. So how come he survived it? Shit. more »
    Edward Lionheart: I don't know why I get the feeling based on everything I've read and just looking at his picture above that if he had it to do all over he wouldn't ch... more »
    queenmargereen: Happy Hanukkah motherfucker more »
    Arken: Damn. I was hoping they would have to remove large splinters from his rectum... but this is almost as good. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. more »
    Shadowlayer: I dont see why google has to buy this half-assed company thats only relevant to a few parts of the US and not that popular at all. A google version, ... more »
    youngmarblegiant: I'm a Yelp elite, and let me tell you it is really all about the free booze at the parties. You review a certain number of establishments and you get... more »
    contradicto: What's with the tiny Business Insider link at the bottom of this post? more »
    sfBirdie: Yelp is useful, but you have to read reviews with an open mind - especially in the Bay Area. Many of the 'Yelp Elite' reviewers take the title way to... more »
    DennyCrane: Boutros, Boutros, golly! more »
    raincoaster: The older Yelp gets, the more closely it resembles a cheesy freebie newspaper, the kind with 50-year-old jokes to keep the ad columns apart. The longe... more »
    resipsaloquacious: Henry Blodget? Really? more »
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    How Bailout Fatigue Could Doom Us All

    A Wall Street bailout. An auto bailout. A housing bailout. And now, the last straw: a Bernie Madoff bailout. Pass the bucket: my stomach needs a bailout.
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    The House Built on a Ponzi Scheme

    Alleged $50 billion swindler Bernie Madoff has been confined to his house between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Ah, but which house?
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    Hedge-fund fraudster's niece disappears from Facebook

    In trouble with the law? First, get a lawyer. Second, delete your Facebook page. Shana Madoff Swanson, couture-loving niece of accused Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, has followed that script.
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    A Bloodthirsty Public Finds the Villains We Want

    The national mood demands businessmen in handcuffs. And here's one already: Federal agents have arrested Bernie Madoff, the 70-year-old founder of a Wall Street brokerage, accusing him of bilking $50 billion from investors.
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