10/17/11, "Occupy Wall Street protesters have amassed $230,000 and supplies," NY Post, Klein, Bain, Feis
"But hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons’ cash was oddly declined by the Occupy Wall Street group at a recent general assembly." (paragr. 18)
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Rich people like Russell Simmons have friends in government.
6/24/10, "How Russell Simmons Out-Lobbied Big Banks," Business Week
"It was surely the only time that lawmakers hammering out the financial regulation bill were lobbied by a man wearing a hoodie and New York Yankees baseball hat. That's how Russell Simmons showed up on Capitol Hill earlier this month
- to fight a proposal
- to cap the fees retailers pay banks to process debit-card payments."...
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8/26/10, "Russell Simmons speaks out in favor of the 'Ground Zero mosque,'" Entertainment Weekly
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3/6/11, "Crowd in NYC rallies against hearing on US Muslims," ABC Local
"Russell Simmons addresses the "Today, I Am A Muslim, Too" rally"...
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