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Obama's Chilling Crew   By Andrew WaldenFrontPageMagazine.com | Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Why is there so little media investigation of the financing behind Barack Obama’s early political sponsor—and now convicted felon—Tony Rezko?      The dual US-Syrian citizen Rezko--who assisted Obama in the purchase of his Chicago mansion--was heavily funded by loans from Iraqi-British ex-Baathist billionaire Nadhmi Auchi.  According to testimony at Rezko’s trial, Obama met Auchi at an April 3, 2004 event at Rezko’s home during Obama’s 2004 US Senate campaign.  The Times of London reports discovering, “state documents in Illinois recording that Fintrade Services, a Panamanian company, lent...

WTHR, Indiana FBI agents raid the Carmel home of a Pakistani family, seizing property which included multiple computers and files, as part of an IRS investigation. (Story lead in) Feds raid a Carmel home Carmel, May 15 - Officers say it was 7:15 Thursday morning when the Carmel Police escorted several FBI and IRS vehicles to 13246 Blacktern Way in Carmel. Those officials didn't leave until just past 11:30 a.m. The address is listed as the home of Azam Meo. Reportedly a search warrant was obtained as part of an IRS criminal investigation. Neighbors say several officers entered the...