Herman Cain's 3-3-3 Plan For Healthcare Revealed

Saturday Night Live can't get enough of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, slamming the chaotic state of the field in the third sketch in as many weeks.

Herman Cain, played by Kenan Thompson, takes the starring role, explaining why his 9-9-9 plan is getting savaged from all sides, before offering a few more quick and easy 'solutions' to the nation's problems.

"I never thought that anyone would look at it... If America is looking for catchy, unworkable solutions to complicated problems, Herman Cain has the answer.

How we fight terrorism – my 5-5-5 plan. For every terrorist, America will send five planes, five soldiers, and five of those dogs that caught Osama bin Laden. 

How do we fix healthcare — my 3-3-3 plan. Every time you get sick you get three pills, three days off, and three chicken-noodle soups."

Jason Sudeikis once again played an uncomfortable Mitt Romney, struggling with why the Republican party just doesn't like him. He compares himself to Forest Gump — waiting for Jenny to come home and die.

'Newt Gingrich' and 'Michele Bachmann' were shown locked in a closet, told that the last person standing would participate in the next debate. Bachmann begins to pummel Gingrich, as the camera cuts to 'Rick Santorum' at a gay bar.

The moderator summed it up best: "Join us for the next debate, when we basically turn into a season of Survivor where no one is ever voted off the island."

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REVEALED: How Much Money Warren Buffett Made Last Year

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More Names Revealed: The People Who Did The Coolest Stuff In New York Tech This Year, Ranked!

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Last week, we released our annual SA 100 feature, a list of 100 people who have done the coolest things in New York tech this year.

This week, we're ranking it.

We released the bottom 25 people on the list Monday. Yesterday we revealed the next 25 people on the list.

Today, we're getting towards the top of the list and releasing #26-100.

Tomorrow we'll release even more, #11-25. Friday, the complete ranked list will be unveiled.

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A number of Business Insider's investors appear on this list: Kevin Ryan (also our Chairman), RRE, Ken Lerer, Scott Kurnit and Roger Ehrenberg. Many companies on the list share investors with Business Insider.

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The 2010 List

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We would like to thank the many readers who took the time to send us nominations. We would also like to thank intern Zachary Lichaa for his extensive work on this list. Also involved in the selection or creation of the Silicon Alley 100: Jay Yarow, Nicholas Carlson, Alyson Shontell, Noah Davis, and Henry Blodget.

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REVEALED: Jamie Dimon Made Threatening Phone Call To UK After Bonus Tax Announced

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Hidden amongst the angry Labour Party barbs of former UK Chancellor Alistair Darling's book is this fascinating nugget about Jamie Dimon.

After Darling introduced 2009's surprise bonus tax, the Chancellor apparently got a call from an irate Dimon (Via Deal Journal):

“[Dimon] pointed out that his bank had not been the cause of this crisis…and said his bank bought a lot of U.K. debt and he wondered if that was now such a good idea….He went on to say they were thinking of building a new office in London but thEY[?]] had to reconsider that now. I knew full well that they were considering consolidating their offices in London and I guessed correctly that to teach us a lesson they would postpone their decision until after the general election. That they did.”

Yes, that sounds very much like a threat from Dimon -- a threat that they actually went through with.

Deal Journal has a response worth reading from sources that deny threats were made.

Over at Faisal Islam's Channel 4 blog, Islam rounds up the other big financial news from the book, including the fact that he ignored official advice when he bailed out British savers who lost £7 billion ($11 billion) worth of savings in Icelandic internet accounts.

The book also blasts "stupid and arrogant" bankers, reports the Daily Mail.

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