Word: extortionate
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& Many politicians have come to expect business contributions as their due. Thomas Mann, director of governmental studies at Washington's Brookings Institution, describes PAC contributions and soft-money donations as a "mild form of extortion." Businesses, he argues, are only responding to pressure from politicians. "Congressmen let them know that...
Deciding that enough was enough, Coors balked, and the state of Florida has filed extortion and consumer-product-tampering charges against Harvey. Exhibit A: tests showing that while the sealed beer can left Coors months earlier, the mouse itself had been dead for only a week or less. After surrendering...
Earlier prosecutors were forced to fight the union's corruption by charging individual leaders with specific crimes: Teamsters President Jackie Presser, for example, is under indictment for racketeering and embezzlement, and past Presidents Dave Beck, Jimmy Hoffa and Roy Williams all went to jail. RICO frees the Justice Department to...
Bennett lashed out at those who he believes are to blame: the "educational establishment," and, particularly, teachers' unions. "You're standing in the doorways, you're blocking up the halls of education reform," he charged. Bennett assailed those who engage in what he calls "opposition by extortion, the false claim...
But extra help for students, particularly in crumbling urban schools, requires extra money. While most states have raised their education budgets since 1983, the Federal Government's contribution has been largely rhetoric. "I just wish that the policies of the President and Secretary matched . their verbal commitment," says Brademas. Bennett...