Reed Albergotti

Catsimatidis Hopes to Make Voters Happier Than Shoppers

nytimes.com — Katie Couric was discussing the New York City mayor's race with Donald Trump in the Pool Room of the Four Seasons the other day when the topic of John A. Catsimatidis, the billionaire Republican candidate, came up. For a moment, she drew a blank. "Who is that again?"

utcomm on Livestream.

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The Real Price of Winning at All Costs: A Discussion about Elite Cycling

utexas.edu — April 18, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas - As the professional cycling community continues to come to grips with doping confessions that have rocked the sport, The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication's Texas Program in Sports and Media (TPSM) will host its 2013 McGarr Symposium on Sports and Society, titled "The Real Price of Winning at All Costs: A Discussion about Elite Cycling."

A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip

nytimes.com — WASHINGTON SENATORS say they fear the N.R.A. and the gun lobby. But I think that fear must be nothing compared to the fear the first graders in Sandy Hook Elementary School felt as their lives ended in a hail of bullets.

U.S. Uses Wartime Law to Push Cases Into Overtime

online.wsj.com — The Justice Department is testing a novel argument to extend the clock in bringing cases of financial wrongdoing: We're at war.

Former KPMG Partner Charged

online.wsj.com — Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Scott London, a former KPMG partner who oversaw the audits for Herbalife and Skechers.

Pipeline Spills Stir New Criticism of Keystone Proposal

nytimes.com — Two recent oil pipeline spills have prompted new criticism from opponents of the proposed Keystone XL project, while raising more questions about whether the federal government is adequately monitoring the nation's vast labyrinth of pipelines.

Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Accused of Making Wrong Prediction

blogs.wsj.com — Cold weather may have landed Pennsylvania's most famous rodent in legal hot water. Punxsutawney Phil, immortalized in the movie "Groundhog Day," is known worldwide for his ability to predict an early arrival of Spring. This year, Phil was dead wrong, and an Ohio prosecutor who's tired of cold weather thinks Phil should die for his mistakes.