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...citizen, was arrested on American soil, but when the Federal Government was unable to build a case against him that would have a chance of standing up in court, he was not released but instead was moved to a military base, where he is being denied access to counsel and held without ever having been charged with a crime. It seems very probable that both Padilla and Abu Zubaydah are terrorists, but that does not excuse the government from its obligation to protect the civil liberties of all people within its jurisdiction. NICHOLAS CUMMINS Doylestown...
With corporate giants toppling and unemployment high, more job hunters are turning to an old-fashioned source of counsel--the church. For years, places of worship have offered organized networking and workshops on such topics as resume writing and interview strategies. But now pastors promising job assistance are being swamped with seekers...
...ImClone general counsel John Landes initiated the sales binge on Dec. 6, when he instructed his broker to unload $2.5 million worth of company stock, according to sell orders drafted by Merrill Lynch. Five days later, Ronald Martell, vice president for marketing, had Merrill Lynch sell $2.1 million worth of his company stock. Four other executives--including two vice presidents--cashed in an undetermined number of their shares between Dec. 12 and Dec. 21, when the company imposed a blackout on employee stock trading...
...tell TIME that top political adviser Karl Rove and deputy chief of staff Josh Bolten are pushing hard for proposals that go well beyond the President's earlier calls to hold executives more accountable for the accuracy of their balance sheets. One option under consideration: appointment of a special counsel within the Justice Department, in part because Pitt has failed to restore investor confidence...
...Johnson, spokesman for the House committee looking into the ImClone stock sales, confirmed that investigators have interviewed Dr. Pasternak, and said they are trying to set up a meeting with Mariana Pasternak. They were scheduled to question Bacanovic this week, but he is seeking new counsel. "As the coincidences pile up," says Johnson, "the possibility that no one knew anything goes way down...