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...press. Outraged blacks, many of whom had swallowed Stuart's story as readily as had their white counterparts, let loose a torrent of protest at police mishandling of the case. They were also outraged by the saturation coverage the crime had received, which to them seemed to indict the whole black community...
...honesty, years of service and adherence to the rules. Last Thursday it was Jim Wright's turn before the TV cameras. The House Speaker's passionate statement was reminiscent of other notable political apologias: Richard Nixon's I-am-not-a-crook, Ed Meese's They-did-not-indict-me and, most recently, John Tower's I-am-a-man-of-some- discipline. Like the others, Wright's performance only emphasized how much trouble...
...facts were not new, but the judgment stung all the same. Six months after Edwin Meese declared himself "completely vindicated" by a special prosecutor's decision not to indict him on charges of misconduct, the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility last week issued a scathing report on the former Attorney General's ethics. Its key conclusion: if Meese were still in office, "disciplinary action" should be taken against him for "conduct which should not be tolerated of any government employee, especially not the Attorney General." Among Meese's misdeeds cited in the report: doing favors for chum...
...traders who were defrauding customers of millions of dollars, broke into the open when the Justice Department reportedly began issuing subpoenas to at least 40 people connected with the Chicago markets. By the time they finish gathering evidence in the next few weeks, federal prosecutors may be able to indict 100 or more commodities brokers and traders on felony charges of fraud and racketeering...
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. A double whammy is in store for the new occupant of this post, created two years ago to coordinate and streamline the world's biggest purchasing program ($160 billion a year). A federal grand jury is expected soon to indict up to a dozen defense contractors, consultants and former Pentagon officials for fraud. Moreover, budgetary pressures will force the nation's No. 1 shopper to prune as much as $400 billion from purchases over the next five years. One indication of how difficult the job can be: Richard Godwin, the first man to hold...