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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been turned up by TIME. In 1983, Madison Guaranty sought state approval, over the objections of a rival S&L, to open a branch in Salina County. A six-member board established to decide such cases had a temporary vacancy. Governor Clinton sent a letter to one Dick Fisch (nobody today recalls anything about him) appointing Fisch a "special member . . . to specifically hear" the Madison case. The board, including Fisch, voted to approve Madison's application. As it turned out, the branch never opened. No matter; in the view of some lawyers, it was unethical for Clinton to decide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tangled Web | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

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