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 | September 25, 2008
On CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," Paul Begala called President Bush "a high-functioning moron."
MarkF | September 25, 2008
Bob Schieffer reports that John McCain decided to get personally involved in the bailout negotiations after Henry Paulson said it was necessary to bring Republicans aboard and save the plan from failure.
MarkF | September 24, 2008
[Extended version] Luke Russert told Matt Lauer that the student body at the University of Virginia leans toward Barack Obama because the smartest kids in the state go there.
MarkF | September 24, 2008
Luke Russert told Matt Lauer that the student body at the University of Virginia leans toward Barack Obama because the smartest kids in the state go there.
MarkF | September 18, 2008
Morning Joe takes the occasion of Rachel Maddow's ratings success, besting Countdown, to take a subliminal shot at Keith Olbermann.
MarkF | September 16, 2008
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden told a crowd that Republicans aren't used to dealing with someone as smart as Barack Obama. The woman introducing Biden called GOP rival Sarah Palin a "bucket of fluff."
MarkF | September 15, 2008
John McCain says the economy is fundamentally strong. Barack Obama denies it. Is a president's job to provide leadership -- or simply channel America's anxiety? Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post likes Obama's approach.
MarkF | September 14, 2008
Tom Brokaw uses Donna Brazile's odious line about Jesus being a community organizer and Pontius Pilate a governor to confront Rudy Giuliani.
MarkF | September 13, 2008
ABC's David Wright says that Sarah Palin is for the first time going out on the campaign trail without John McCain as a "chaperone."
MarkF | September 11, 2008
Andrea Mitchell vouches for Obama. He "clearly" wasn't talking about Sarah Palin with lipstick line.