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Vallares, the company he founded with Rothschild, 40, is a so-called blank-check company: It had no assets when it went public.

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Aug. 29 Bloomberg -- It's easy to see why corporate bosses who get squeezed out of power are tempted to set up so- called blank-check companies as part of a comeback strategy.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

This is expected behavior from the spoiled brat sore losers, but where were these ‘little-noticed rules’ during Congressional authorization of blank-check war, anti-constitutional retro-active immunity, and freedom restrictive Patriot Act?

Think Progress » Republicans Block Senate Committee Hearings, Including On National Security Matters, For Second Day In A Row 2010

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was literally a $787 billion no-questions-asked blank-check written in support of the most extreme elements of the progressive movement since the Great Depression.

Chriss Street: Support for Big Government Jobs Program Has Evaporated Chriss Street 2011

Chesapeake, another blank-check REIT formed in January 2010, has contracted to purchase seven hotels for $530 million.

Hotel REITs Go Upscale Kris Hudson 2011

After eight years of blank-check spending under Bush, the Rethuglicans are now worried about the deficit.

Congress needs to rein in spending, Thune says 2009

Dealogic's data exclude real-estate investment trusts and offerings without an operating business, such as blank-check companies and special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.

Spate of IPOs Imminent After Sleepy Stretch Lynn Cowan 2011

The open-ended, blank-check nature of the Medicare subsidy threatens the solvency of this critical program and creates inexcusable levels of waste.

The GOP Path to Prosperity Paul D. Ryan 2011

A blank-check REIT goes public without assets and raises money to purchase properties.

Hotel REITs Go Upscale Kris Hudson 2011

(It would be important for Israel to note that every overture in politics falls into that category, including the Arab Peace Initiative and US blank-check support.)

Amjad Atallah: Taking Yes for an Answer 2010