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During that same period, Trie had generated similarly large sums for another worthy cause: defraying the Clintons' Whitewater-related legal bills. Michael Cardozo, executive director of the President's Legal Defense Trust, disclosed last week that Trie walked unannounced into Cardozo's office on March 21, introduced himself as a friend of the President's, and handed over two big manila envelopes. Inside, says Cardozo, were checks and money orders totaling $460,000. It was an astonishing donation. At that time, the trust had raised only $1.1 million...
While Trie went to lunch downstairs at the tony Palm restaurant, Cardozo sifted through the checks. Some were plainly unacceptable. The Clinton defense fund accepts checks of $1,000 or less from individuals who are U.S. citizens only--not from corporations, lobbyists or federal employees. When Trie came back from lunch, Cardozo returned checks worth $70,000, while keeping the rest in escrow pending an investigation. The contributions were literally too good to be true: though some appeared to come from different people in different cities, the handwriting was often the same and some of the money orders were...
Maria Diedrich from the University of Munster, Richard Dozier of Florida A&M, Brent Edwards of Rutgers, David Eltis of Queens University, E. Nathaniel Gates from the Cardozo School of Law, John Gennari of the University of Colorado and Cheryl Greenberg of Trinity College will also join the Institute of fellows...
...turns out, Souter, like everyone, has a personality, if not strong personal opinions, and a rich inner life, which he was able to keep to himself until last Monday. Friends describe him as a combination of the intellectual, scholarly, never married Justice Benjamin Cardozo and a tightfisted solitary cleric. In looks and wit, he resembles comedian Pat Paulsen; in his 5 o'clock shadow, Richard Nixon. He favors well-worn suits (black robes are said to add color to his wardrobe), cheap cars (a 1987 Volkswagen), non-power lunches (cottage cheese and an apple) and classical music. His main indulgence...
...Cardozo said the law tends to stifle competition and subsidize a certain class of workers--those who belong to unions. In addition, she said, the law makes it difficult for "entry-level workers" to get jobs...