Word: bribed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This administrative bribe, or tax abatement, has become the weapon of choice in a destructive economic turf war raging among Balkanized areas across the country...
...That we have to bribe Harvard $5 a month to use other services is absurd," says Pidot...
...avert a crisis, the U.S. can do nothing but give ground; the best bribe it can offer, of course, is that of diplomatic recognition and free trade. But here, just as with China, the opposition holds all the cards. If North Korea fails to give in to economic pressure, the U.S. has proven that it will do little but threaten and dawdle--as in Bosnia, where sanctions have done little to stop the slaughter...
...largest problem, which she must face without the help of Rollins or most of her campaign staff, is dealing with the scores of Black ministers who were outraged and demeaned by Rollins' statements. Not only did Rollins implicate himself in criminal wrongdoing, but he called a lot of pastors bribe-takers. The Whitman people have pointed to the ministers as evidence that the pay-offs never happened, but they neglect one crucial point of law--it's just as much a crime to offer a bribe if it isn't taken...
Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown has been under investigation by the fbi for allegedly accepting a bribe from a Vietnamese businessman, and a federal grand jury in Florida has been considering the matter. Officials at the White House, however, are optimistic that Brown will not face any charges. The investigation is virtually complete, the officials say, and they are confident that Brown will be pleased with the results...