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...other than who got to second base with who last weekend and whether that disrespects some other person she’s “quasi-dating.” Just don’t make it a place to show off your in-depth knowledge of some obscure branch of sociology. In any case, leave the endless banal blathering about relationships to those select professionals appearing...
...wake of the controversy, Harvard Business Publishing has decided to form a task force to review ethics policies and conflicts of interest within the publishing branch, according to the Journal. The commitee will determine what kind of relationships between reporters and sources should be considered appropriate...
...executive branch has dispatched a rotating group of approximately 150 senior civil managers from major federal departments to ensure the continuity of government services in the case of a nuclear attack on Washington D.C. Although the move was prompted by Sept. 11, the shadow government will remain in place indefinitely. It is both essential and proper that the federal government plan for its survival in the case of a terrorist attack, but it must do so more transparently and thoroughly...
...immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 it was right of President George W. Bush to temporarily evacuate senior civil servants from Washington to be in position to oversee their regional department offices. But it was overly hasty of the executive branch to indefinitely implement a shadow government without consulting all of the leaders of Congress. The failure of the Bush administration to inform all top congressional leaders of the plan is indicative of the administration’s broader problem with transparency...
...executive branch need not publicize plans for continuing basic government services beyond a small number of key officials who would actually implement them. But it is vital that the executive branch work with Congress to develop a plan to reconstitute all branches of government in the wake of a catastrophic attack. This includes how a new Congress would be elected if the capitol were destroyed and how the Supreme Court would be selected if a number of the justices were killed. In the case of a nuclear attack on Washington, Americans would be quite reasonably nervous about their safety...