Word: corrupts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...part, it is the old story of the fighting prosecutor who takes on corrupt big-city dragons. James ("Big Jim") Thompson managed to slap numerous unsavory politicians of both major parties, cops, sheriffs deputies and state legislators behind bars. Thus the U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois acquired a reputation as imposing as his 6 ft. 6 in., 200-lb. physique. Now the Republican candidate for Governor, Thompson, 40, leads Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's hand-picked candidate, Michael Hewlett, by such a margin that some Democrats fear their entire ticket may be doomed. Thompson's lead could deny...
...average age: 30) are able to do much of their own investigating, which lets "us go looking for trouble," says Skinner. They use such standard devices as offers of immunity or plea bargaining to get their information, and they have found a new tool: the 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statutes (RICO). Originally aimed at the Mafia, the laws provide for the seizure of certain of a convicted offender's assets in addition to fines and prison terms. The aim: to put the defrauders out of business as well as punish them...
Even with its numerous advantages, Nancy concedes that the night is not for everyone. Like her roommate, for instance, whom she describes as "the 7 to 11 type." Nancy said her roommate thinks she is evil and morally corrupt on account of her irregular sleep patterns. Nancy fights back. "I keep people up, I think it's good for them," she said...
...Justice's criminal division, set up a new Public Integrity Section. Drawing on the expertise of Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers, antitrust experts and Internal Revenue Service investigators, the Public Integrity Section is ready to help federal prosecutors anywhere in the country with the complexities of nailing corrupt public officials...
...government cadres are sent to the country to perform manual labor and learn from the rural workers. While fighting the Kuomintang in the late 1930s Mao said that the communist party's leaders must be the pupils of the masses as often as their teachers. Power did not corrupt the chairman's visions...