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What about the morning coffees and the Lincoln Bedroom sleepovers at the White House? The Hatch Act does forbid executive branch employees from fundraising, and it prohibits all fundraising on government property. But on this score, you can pick your loophole from a number of options: (1)The Hatch Act exempts the President and Vice President from its provisions; (2) specific areas of the White House are exempt from the governmental property provision; (3) the entire act applies only to contributions to campaigns, not parties. The conclusion: No illegal activity here either...
Colorado Governor Roy Romer, the new D.N.C. chairman, announced new check-screening procedures and reiterated the fund-raising guidelines that forbid soliciting contributions in return for White House invitations and bar most party-related activities from government buildings. But with the flood of new evidence being released, there are more calls for a special prosecutor. Attorney General Janet Reno continues to resist, claiming she still hasn't seen sufficient evidence of lawbreaking by high government officials, the threshold requirement. Reno promises to reconsider after a Justice Department task force concludes its ongoing investigation, which could take several months...
...looking children in undercover sting operations in stores across the country. Starting August 28, the agency will also introduce a ban on vending machines in spots where underage teens are allowed, will block outdoor cigarette ads within 1,000 feet of a school or public playground and forbid the sale of "loosies" or single cigarettes. Charging that the FDA does not have the authority to regulate the industry, tobacco companies are challenging the rules in a North Carolina court
...later acknowledged to IRC Treasurer Gopal Garuda '98 that the IRC had an excellent record on gender issues, but then noted that because these facts weren't "interesting," they wouldn't make it to the Crimson. So, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised--heaven forbid the Crimson should run a balanced, fair piece of reporting highlighting student groups with positive accomplishments as well as exposing problems in other organizations. That would ruin its track record...
...latter option seems to be the optimal choice as it allows even those who were (God-forbid) wait listed to the College (and those whose post offices are slower) to participate...