Word: corrupter
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...lawsuit that should fail on the merits. The suit, which was filed by Metallica, E/M Ventures and Creeping Death Music, claims that by failing to block student access to the Napster servers, Yale University, Indiana University and the University of Southern California violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. Such a claim should not be allowed to stand. Although the majority of MP3 files are illegal copies of protected music, online distribution of free music is growing, and there are few channels for dissemination of this music as effective as Napster. Universities should not be forced...
...more corrupt than anyone else, including the Federal Government," whispered one of the regular courtroom spectators--an attorney, no less--last week in Baton Rouge during the long-awaited marquee act in the 12-week trial. Edwards, 72, a four-term Governor who once said the only way he'd lose an election was if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy, was called to the stand in his own defense. He had listened to a parade of witnesses, including three men who pleaded guilty to their role in the alleged scam...
...visible role in the Asian financial crisis. In order to receive loans to repay foreign creditors, the affected nations were forced to implement various austerity programs, decreasing government spending and opening some sectors of the economy to foreign competition. One of the first casualties of these programs were corrupt and insolvent banking systems, from which the politically connected had been able to receive economically unjustified loans; the cleansing of the banking system has been given partial credit for the recent resurgence of growth in countries like South Korea. Additional casualties of such restrictions, however, were the social spending that fell...
During the panel discussion following Cochran's speech, participants said they believe the drug epidemic, low voter turnout and a corrupt judicial system are all major problems affecting the black community...
...there's a catch. Fears that loans forgiven without strings attached will only enrich corrupt governments without helping the poor have led rich countries to impose strict conditions. As a result, the benefits of debt relief have so far been limited to a few desperate countries like Mali, Guyana and Burkina Faso. Many others, including Nigeria and Haiti, may be years away from similar programs...