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...municipal employees relating to the performance of their official duties." Edgartown v. State Ethics Comm'n, 391 Mass. 83, 84 (1984). It was "enacted as part of 'comprehensive legislation ... [to] strike at corruption in public office, inequality of treatment of citizens and the use of public office for private gain.' Report of the Special Commission on Code of Ethics, 1962 House Doc. No. 3650, [at] 18." Everett Town Taxi, Inc. v. Aldermen of Everett, 366 Mass. 534, 536 (1974). The conduct of public officials and employees under G.L. c. 268A simply has no bearing on whether the HUPD is required...
...study participants had suffered a recurrence of their cancer and died. But the median survival rate was better than five years for the group that received intravenous and intra-abdominal chemotherapy, compared with a little more than four years for the intravenous-only group. That's a big gain when you realize success in cancer studies is usually measured in months, not years...
...found out that, in arranging a questionable junket to London, DeLay staff members were demanding that Abramoff produce Lion King tickets, rooms at the Four Seasons and other lavish accommodations. And?with e-mails obtained by my colleague Adam Zagorin?we showed that Ralph Reed was helping Abramoff gain access at the White House...
...manufacturer that gets to market first carries China's automotive reputation on its shoulders. If the first Chinese car in the U.S. flops, later entries will struggle to gain a foothold. John Harmer, vice president of marketing at Geely-USA, vows that Geely isn't rushing into production at the expense of solid engineering. "We'll make sure Geely doesn't become a member of the group of manufacturers that came to the U.S. prematurely and failed," he says...
...Americans without warrants, Democrats have shifted their concern to Alito's robust defense of Executive power. In a 2000 speech, for instance, Alito argued that the framers viewed the Executive Branch of government "as necessary to balance the huge power of the legislature and the factions that may gain control over it." Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy has said he would question Alito about a 1984 memo in which he argued the Attorney General should be immune from lawsuits even if he authorized illegal domestic wiretapping...