Word: counseled
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...time being, both Cuomo and federal authorities should pass the ball to the Bank of America (BAC) board. It has a duty to look into the Merrill merger and decide what should be done about any misconduct. It is not unusual for boards to hire outside counsel to look through complex matters involving potential executive malfeasance. During the options grant scandal two years ago, boards often took the lead getting to the bottom of these sorts of issues...
...Word broke the next evening that the President and Chief Justice had executed, for all intents and purposes, a private do-over at the White House. It took twenty-five seconds and was performed, according to White House counsel Greg Craig, “out of an abundance of caution.” Strict fidelity was delayed but not denied...
...White House." On his first full day in office, that pledge turned into the new President's first official policy, when he signed an Executive Order banning lobbyists from serving in his Administration. The order did come with some fine print, however - a waiver process that the White House counsel could invoke at will in the name of the "public interest," allowing an undetermined number of former lobbyists to effectively violate the new policy. (See members of Obama's White House...
...will continue to counsel patients that one embryo is the way to go," says Copland. "What does Mother Nature usually give us? One baby at a time...
Former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin faces federal charges including defrauding a bank, helping illegal immigrants obtain false papers and money-laundering. (He has made no comment on the charges on advice of counsel, but his lawyer Guy Cook says, "Whether it's 99 counts or 9,000 counts, he's pled not guilty.") Other managers face criminal charges, and the plant faces millions in state fines for alleged workplace violations...