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...spectacle of a Supreme Court Justice taking a bribe in public is shocking. But that is what happened at Georgetown's Trinity Theater when Justice William Rehnquist joined the Washington Savoyards Ltd. for a surprise walk-on during their production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience. + Appropriately cast as the Solicitor, Rehnquist made his one-night-only appearance during the finale of the first act. Having been persuaded by the heroine to rig a raffle so that she can win the man she loves, Rehnquist stepped forward and, with much judicial flourish, presented a large bowl filled with extra tickets...
Under cross-examination, Williams admitted that he had tried to bribe former Nevada Senator Howard Cannon in 1979 to block deregulation of the trucking industry. Williams was convicted of attempted bribery in 1982, and is scheduled to start serving a ten-year prison term next month. He acknowledged that he was testifying in hopes of getting the sentence modified. Asked to explain the contradiction be- tween his admission now and his profession of innocence under oath at his trial, Williams had a simple explanation: "I lied...
...American way of life has been corrupted by bad guys, who bribe politicians and don't get convicted of crimes. Cure, which is responsible only to the President, has been created to get rid of this filth. Let them meet their maker, as they say in the gun-slingin' trade...
...Francisco-based emigre who lived in the party secretary's household near Tbilisi between 1973 and 1977. Borodin recalls that in the '60s and early '70s, Georgia was so rife with corruption that the only way to gain entrance to the republic's prestigious Medical Institute was to bribe the rector. "Before Shevardnadze," Borodin says, "everything could be bought or sold." She adds, "He was very oppressive, but he oppressed people fairly." Shevardnadze's toughness earned him some enemies. Borodin recalls an assassination attempt in the early '70s that prompted the party secretary to employ bodyguards. Shevardnadze has been implicated...
Sochi has 200 sanatoriums and dozens of hotels. As in other resort cities, the demand for rooms far outstrips the supply. Those unable to bribe or bluster their way to a place in the sun are forced to find their own lodgings. The Soviets refer to these masses of unfortunates as dikari, literally "savages," but in this sense meaning unofficial holidaymakers. They arrive with nowhere to stay and must try to strike a bargain with locals who have a room to rent. Such private deals are strictly illegal, but they are widely tolerated. Some seaside landladies offer a fair deal...