Mark Finkelstein
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Mark's undergrad degree is from Cornell. He has law degrees from SUNY Buffalo and Harvard. He practiced law in NYC, Mexico City, and Paris, before doing a stint as a pro tennis manager and tournament organizer. He returned to his college town of Ithaca, NY and got involved in real estate development and politics.

In 2011, Mark moved to Pecan Plantation, TX, and in 2018, to Oak Island, NC.

Mark's a dog lover who has used his small plane to do many dog-rescue flights. He speaks Spanish and French.
 

MarkF | February 2, 2010
Pete Williams reports on Hardball that the Obama admin has made it known that it is obtaining actionable intel from Christmas Day bomber Mutallab.
MarkF | February 2, 2010
Princeton Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell, on Morning Joe, suggests Barack Obama had the bad fortune, in becoming president, of inheriting the "hollow prize" of the United States.
MarkF | January 30, 2010
Interviewing Pres. Obama during a college basketball game, sports announcer Verne Lundquist asks the left-handed president whether he has any problems going to his right.
MarkF | January 27, 2010
Reacting to released excerpts from the SOTU, Mark Halperin says it sounds like Mike Dukakis.
MarkF | January 26, 2010
Keith Olbermann goes crazy over arrest of James O'Keefe.
MarkF | January 26, 2010
David Shuster shouts at Charmaine Yoest, President of Americans United for Life, during a segment discussing the controversy over the planned airing of a pro-life ad during the Super Bowl based on Tim Tebow's family story.
MarkF | January 23, 2010
On The Factor, liberal congressman Dennis Kucinich tells Bill O'Reilly that his celebration of Fox News' success over its liberal rivals will lead to renewed calls for reinstating the Fairness Doctrine.
MarkF | January 20, 2010
Howard Dean claims the Mass. vote proves voters want an even more liberal Obamacare bill, and he and Chris Matthews trade charges of craziness.
MarkF | January 19, 2010
Keith Olbermann tries to chalk up Mass. Senate election result to racism.
MarkF | January 19, 2010
In a Special Comment of January 18th, Keith Olbermann unleashed on Scott Brown, calling him "an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against woman and against politicians with whom he disagrees." On Morning Joe of January 19, Joe Scarborough fires back, calling Olbermann's tirade "sad and pathetic."