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Monday December 31, 2007
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Mike Huckabee is being backed by a bizarre group that has been denounced as a cult, The Post has learned.
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Sunday October 21, 2007
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Criminal charges have been dropped against a former top adviser to the Colonie-based Nxivm company who was accused of bilking a foundation affiliated with the “human potential” group for thousands of dollars, a spokesman for the District Attorney confirmed Saturday.
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Monday October 8, 2007
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A motivational group that critics have branded a cult has attracted a galaxy of star students, including a former U.S. surgeon general, the daughter of a Mexican president and a Hollywood actress.
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Monday October 1, 2007
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In published accounts, ex-members and mental-health professionals call NXIVM a “cult-like” group that uses sensory deprivation, “brainwashing” and other mind-bending tactics – sometimes to the point of psychological breakdowns.
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A purported pyramid-scheme operator who was run out of Arkansas when Bill Clinton was governor has reinvented himself as the head of an upstate group accused of being a “cult” – and his devotees have pumped thousands into Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential run.
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Saturday September 15, 2007
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Some Senate Republicans have been getting rides on an aircraft tied to NXIVM, the controversial executive training organization in Halfmoon whose inner circle appears to be getting increasingly involved in politics.
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Saturday March 31, 2007
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A former adviser for the Colonie-based company was indicted Friday on charges he bilked thousands of dollars from a foundation affiliated with the human development group.
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Sunday August 6, 2006
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Monday July 24, 2006
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We
took a skeptical look at an executive training firm called
NXIVM (pronounced nexium), run by a charismatic leader named Keith Raniere. Among Raniere's acolytes were Sara and Clare Bronfman, daughters of Seagram billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr. and half-sisters of Edgar Bronfman Jr., chief of Warner Music. Himself a former Raniere client, Bronfman Sr. had turned on Raniere, labeling the coaching program a "
cult."
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Thursday November 3, 2005
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Monday February 2, 2004
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Once a dynamic overachiever, a woman's world deteriorated after she took classes offered by a Halfmoon-based group
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Monday October 20, 2003
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People in today's technologically advanced society have settled into comfortable jobs and lifestyles with little or no challenge, resulting in a generation that's still unhappy despite having more wealth and leisure time than any civilization in history, she said.
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Last year, it made $4 million, a far cry from the Fortune 500 list. But Executive Success, also called
Nxivm, has drawn national attention with allegations that its self-improvement and business strategies have the earmarks of a
cult.
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Monday October 13, 2003
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Keith Raniere's devoted followers say he is one of the smartest and most ethical people alive. They describe him as a soft-spoken, humble genius who can diagnose societal ills with remarkable clarity. They say his teachings as an inspirational executive coach can empower some of the most successful people in the world to attain ever higher levels of status and money. Why, his program can even cure ailments like diabetes and scoliosis.
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Sunday September 28, 2003
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Friday September 26, 2003
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Keith Raniere's devoted followers say he is one of the smartest and most ethical people alive. They describe him as a soft-spoken, humble genius who can diagnose societal ills with remarkable clarity. They say his teachings as an inspirational executive coach can empower some of the most successful people in the world to attain ever higher levels of status and money. Why, his program can even cure ailments like diabetes and scoliosis.
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Thursday September 18, 2003
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Human potential school or controversial enterprise? That's what some people in Halfmoon are trying to find out.
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Wednesday September 10, 2003
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Tuesday September 2, 2003
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Albany -- In new court action, NXIVM seeks millions in damages over alleged infringement of its copyright
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