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Humiliating events have a way of capturing the public's imagination. So it has been since antiquity, when gladiators were pitted against each other and the legions of Spartacus were crucified in endless rows on the way to Rome.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Against Antiquity Been Capturing Crucified Each Endless Events Humiliating Imagination Other Public Rome Rows Since Way Were

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Legitimate institutions historically have been defenseless in the face of outright fraud.

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Topics: Been Face Fraud Historically Institutions Legitimate Outright

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When Corporate America finds a Jayson Blair in its midst, the standard operating procedure is to circle the wagons and deny that any form of liability extends up the chain of command.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: America Any Blair Chain Circle Command Corporate Corporate America Deny Finds Form Liability Midst Operating Procedure Standard Up

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George Soros is one of the few characters from the world of finance who deserves to be called larger-than-life.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Characters Deserves Few Finance George Who World

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When the Securities & Exchange Commission settled securities-fraud charges against Richard Harriton, former chairman of the clearing subsidiary of Bear, Stearns & Co., there were smiles all around. The SEC was happy. Harriton was happy. Bear Stearns was happy.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Against Around Bear Chairman Charges Clearing Commission Exchange Former Happy Richard Sec Securities Settled Smiles Were

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In the struggle against sexual discrimination on Wall Street, Pamela K. Martens is a latter-day Rosa Parks - a woman who, metaphorically speaking, refused to sit in the back of the bus.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Against Back Bus Discrimination Parks Refused Rosa Rosa Parks Sexual Sit Speaking Street Struggle Wall Wall Street Who Woman

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For the Amex, which has been casting around for a role for itself, microcaps fill a crucial void - a 'niche' that Amex officials feel has been neglected.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Around Been Casting Crucial Feel Fill Itself Neglected Niche Officials Role Void Which

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Even a casual reader of the financial pages knows that microcaps are a perennial headache for regulators and, above all, for investors because they have been prone to abuse by stock manipulators.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Above Abuse Because Been Casual Even Financial Headache Investors Knows Pages Perennial Prone Reader Stock

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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.

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Topics: Glorious History Long Often Sometimes Troubled

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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Above Any Bad Dead Folks Funds Hedge Invest Memory Regulate Short Short Memory Street Think Wall Wall Street Who Work Wrong You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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