Word: audition
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...Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oklahoma, Choate was once Tennessee's economic-development commissioner: after he left in 1974, a state audit found his office had spent extravagantly (on staff trips and entertainment) and had "completely violated" laws regarding competitive bidding, but he was never formally charged. He later held sub-Cabinet jobs in the Ford and Carter administrations and counseled such national politicians as Gary Hart and Richard Gephardt. He was credited with alerting many politicians to the problems of preserving U.S. competitiveness and maintaining the nation's infrastructure. True, he has a penchant for apocalyptic statements...
NEWT GINGRICH First a House ethics probe, now an IRS audit of his tax-favored college lecture class...
...said she has not noticed any changes in Harvard's supervision of the finances of student organizations, although she advocates an annual audit of every student group...
Simpson said he and his wife plan to eat meals with undergraduate students daily. They also hope to audit several Harvard courses and make frequent trips to the Fogg Art Museum, he said...
Seeger Murray, a Nieman Foundation official, said that each Nieman Fellow designs his or her own program. The fellows will each audit three classes and complete the course work for a fourth. The fellows will also participate in seminars at the Nieman Foundation...