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In This Issue of Condé Nast Portfolio

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August 2008
Cover Story

Angelo's Many "Friends"

Countrywide Financial didn't just make bad loans to bad customers, it peddled influence to Congress. Inside the scandal that rocked the Hill. Read More
Features
The Last Media Tycoon

The Last Media Tycoon

Katharine Weymouth, the Washington Post's new publisher, has a mission beyond saving the family empire: to prove that papers have a future. Read More

In for a Landing

In for a Landing

While rivals merge, fold, and scramble, Herb Kelleher's Southwest Airlines is still making money. In our interview, he explains how he beats the big guys—and why cigarettes, in a pinch, are better than bourbon. Read More

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

When the Kremlin went after Russia's richest oil baron, New York-born lawyer Bob Amsterdam came to his defense. A glimpse into one of the biggest corporate-fraud trials in history. Read More

Related: SLIDESHOW The In Crowd
God Wants Me to Be Rich

God Wants Me to Be Rich

The economy keeps drooping, but televangelist superstar Joel Osteen is filling arenas and selling millions of books with his message of prosperity. Read More

Cold Case

Cold Case

Was the creator of Cookie Puss murdered? An 18-year legal battle over the estate of ice cream magnate Tom Carvel has his family tangled up in a whodunit. Read More

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

Warren Cowan was Hollywood's ultimate P.R. man, working the press for Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Paul Newman. When he died this year, he took his cell phone with him. Read More

 
COLUMNS
Crude Reporting

Crude Reporting

If journalists aren't asking the right questions about prices at the pump, then who is?
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Wall Street's Sneak Attack

Wall Street's Sneak Attack

The secret tool that puts activist investors in control of public companies. Read More

 
Cybervisions

Cybervisions

Looking for a new phone, camera, or laptop? We present the hottest gear of 2014. Read More

What's Project Runway Worth?

What's Project Runway Worth?

Maybe it's time for Harvey Weinstein to think about selling his hit show. Read More

 
Gold-Medal Schmoozer

Gold-Medal Schmoozer

Meet the man who's putting the big shots in the plushest suites and seats in Beijing. Read More

Medal Exchange

Interactive Features Medal Exchange

When does Ethiopia ever get the chance to humiliate the U.S.? Hint: It may happen again this month. Read More

 
PLUS ...
CULTURE INC.
Mass Media

Mass Media

The Washington insiders featured in Kevin Costner's new political flick discuss their turns on the big screen. Read More

Courting Disaster

Courting Disaster

After leaving HBO under a cloud, Chris Albrecht and his new company are pushing the hybrid sport of slamball. Read More

 
Tortured Soul

Tortured Soul

The war over James Brown's fortune isn't making anyone feel good. Read More

Berry Cool

Berry Cool

How açaí became the trendiest fruit north of the Amazon. Read More

Related: Interactive Features The Amazon Way
 
Bubbles, Bubbles, Toils, and Troubles

Bubbles, Bubbles, Toils, and Troubles

Book Review: The first books on the housing crunch hit the shelves. Read More

The Culturati

The Culturati

What some leading business executives are doing this month. Read More

 
BRIEF
Facebook Creeps Me Out

Facebook Creeps Me Out

Why executives are nervous about using the social network. Read More

Related: SLIDESHOWSA Fan's Notes
The Mansion Family

The Mansion Family

Homebuilder Bob Toll on when to buy a house and why the market will recover. Read more

 
$2.9 Billion

GRAPHICS $2.9 Billion

What the money spent on New York's G.M. Building might have bought. View Graphic

End of an Industry

End of an Industry

How will the anti-Hillary entrepreneurs sell their DVDs and nutcrackers? Read More

 
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