The [Friday] Papers

The Guardian has had 20m page views to #panamapapers articles this week. Thank you @b_obermayer @f_obermaier and @RyleGerard

— Juliette Garside (@JulietteGarside) April 8, 2016

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"When I wrote about the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca in 2014, the company was virtually unknown beyond the world of money-laundering practitioners and specialists, which is just the way the company liked it," Ken Silverstein writes for Foreign Policy.

"My story, which ran in Vice, revealed that Mossack Fonseca had helped an astonishing range of oligarchs, dictators, and corrupt white-collar businessmen hide their loot offshore. Earlier this year, the story was cited in an indictment in Brazil that charged three members of the state oil company, Petrobras, with laundering proceeds abroad.

"Now, thanks to a flood of news stories based on the leak of 11.5 million internal company records - the so-called 'Panama Papers' - Mossack Fonseca has become globally infamous. The records show that the firm helped clients launder cash, evade international sanctions, and avoid taxes. More than 100 politicians - including roughly a dozen current or former heads of state - from more than 50 countries have been implicated in the scandal."

And more is coming.

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About Denny Hastert
Who knew what when?

FROM 2006: "I was reading the other day that ol' Denny Hastert had himself a teenage boy problem back when he was a high school coach."

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

RLT: https://t.co/3mq9cDeDKv

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

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"THE RUMORS PEOPLE WERE SPREADING ABOUT DENNIS HASTERT IN 2006" https://t.co/FNNVv9tYp8

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

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Also, regarding the congressional page scandal . . .

"In the early days of the scandal, Hastert denied knowing about Foley's page problems. This, however, was contradicted by a few Republican

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

members of Congress that said they told him directly. Hastert later hedged his story by saying he may have been told but did not remember...

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

... the conversations." https://t.co/mUILXpMNC6

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

Check out that link for a good review of Hastert's horrible career.

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But good ol' Denny! Just a small town wrestling coach! Like good ol' George Ryan, just a pharmacist from Kankakee!

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Also from back then:

Schlafly: "Denny Hastert has a longtime record as a pro-family conservative."

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 8, 2016

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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #97
Is in post-production.

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Beachwood Photo Booth: Logan Bags
Fake plastic trees.

Confirmed: American Bombs Killing Civilians In Yemen
"The 2,000-pound general-purpose bomb, of the American standard Mark 80 series, is the largest of its class. American warplanes typically carry smaller bombs, often in the 500-pound class, in part to reduce property damage and dangers to noncombatants."

#Legacy #NobelPeacePrize

The Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: The Joy Formidable, Quilt, David Gilmour, Iron Maiden, Iggy Pop, Tornadoes, Mangchi, The Count Basie Orchestra, Loco, Lil Herb, Pusha T, '68, Metal Church, Koji, Majid Jordan, A Great Big World, and Parachute.

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BeachBook

Illinois Man Pissed About Text Messages.

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TweetWood
A sampling.

Investigative Reporters and Editors | 2015 IRE Award winners: https://t.co/eyJ2asQTcp

— Omar Sofradzija @MSU (@omars81) April 7, 2016

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