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Alleged Scammer, Stripper Wife: Who Is Kenneth Starr?

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 30 May 2010 11:39:14 CDT

His client list included the likes of Uma Thurman and Sylvester Stallone; he's been charged with running a $30 million Ponzi scheme. But who is Kenneth Starr? The Daily Beast talked to former clients of the alleged scammer, compiling a portrait of a man with an ex-stripper wife and a...

Ponzi Schemer Allegedly Bilked Celebs of $30M

John Johnson — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:38:47 CDT

A money manager who catered to high-profile celebrities and wealthy New Yorkers has been charged with running a $30 million Ponzi scheme. The client list of Kenneth Starr (no, not that Kenneth Starr) includes Uma Thurman and Martin Scorsese, reports Reuters . No details on exactly who lost what, but Starr...

Ken Starr Slams Liz Cheney Hit Job on Lawyers

Kevin Spak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:30:47 CST

In a move that looked a lot like pigs flying, Ken Starr went on MSNBC's Countdown last night to decry Liz Cheney’s attack on Justice Department lawyers who had defended Guantanamo Bay detainees. Starr spoke to fill-in host Lawrence O’Donnell rather than frequent detractor Keith Olbermann, but Olbermann gave O’Donnell...

Liz Cheney's 'Al-Qaeda 7' Attack 'Shameful': GOP

Jane Yager — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:07:00 CST

Attacks by Liz Cheney and GOP senators on lawyers appointed to the Obama Justice Department after defending suspected terrorists are "shameful," "unjust to the individuals in question," and "destructive of any attempt to build lasting mechanisms for counterterrorism adjudications," a group of top conservative lawyers and policy experts wrote in...

Clinton Foe Ken Starr to Lead Baylor U.

Will McCahill — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:53:00 CST

Ken Starr, whose investigation as a special prosecutor helped propel the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, is to be the next president of Baylor University, the Baptist Texas school announced today. Starr, 63, has been dean of the law school of conservative Pepperdine University since 2004.

Politico's Lewinsky 'Scoop' Just a Big Rehash

John Johnson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:30:00 CST

Despite its big-headline treatment, Politico's story yesterday about a book revisiting the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal is just a mishmash of old news, writes Jamison Foser. Start with the "Monica's Back" headline: "You might assume Politico means Lewinsky has written a book, or launched a speaking tour or something." Nope, it means...

Monica Lewinsky: Bill Lied

Nick McMaster — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:22:31 CST

The first history of Clinton scandal has been written, and Bill is unlikely to be happy about it. In a new book, Monica Lewinsky is quoted as saying she thinks he lied to a grand jury about their relationship, reports Politico . "There was no leeway (there) on the veracity of...

Brown Asks Court to Overturn Prop. 8

Rob Quinn — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:15:01 CST

California’s attorney general has reversed position and asked the state’s supreme court to void the ban on gay marriage enacted by voters in November, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Jerry Brown said in a filing yesterday that Proposition 8 is "inconsistent with the guarantees of individual liberty" in the state's...

Malibu Calls On Ken Starr to Fight Paparazzi

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:25:03 CDT

Officials in Malibu are taking a new approach to taming paparazzi: enlisting the help of Kenneth Starr. The city’s mayor has asked the man who investigated Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky case to bring together an anti-paparazzi think tank to draft laws seeking photographer-free “buffer zones” and perhaps a...