Word: interests
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Although the disclosure raises new questions about Haynsworth's moral sensitivity, it has not shaken his supporters' confidence in his ultimate confirmation. But those less committed to his appointment are beginning to waver. Whether or not Haynsworth is actually in conflict of interest, his actions have at least raised the appearance of conflict. As the Canons of Judicial Ethics point out, a judge should avoid even actions that arouse suspicion...
...Brewster sees it, the key threat on campus today is cynicism-and understandably so. "It is hard not to be cynical when so much of politics seems dominated by string-pulling interest groups. The rare alignment of the lobbyist with the public interest seems more the exceptional coincidence than the rule. It is not easy to keep faith in Adam Smith's 'unseen hand' in an economy so largely dominated by conglomerate giants. With mass communications concentrated in a few hands, the ancient faith in the competition of ideas in the free marketplace seems like a hollow...
Actually, the accent was on criticism -most of it from members of Parliament, who have a proprietary interest in government-supported BOAC. "A bunny club airline," groused Peter Bessell, a Liberal from Cornwall. "BOAC says such a project will earn dollars for Britain, but some might argue that prostitution does the same thing." Kenneth Lewis, a Conservative from Rutland and Stamford, threatened to take the matter before the House of Commons and treat it as an affront to British maidenhood. "A British girl," he thundered, "is perfectly capable of making her own dates-and so are American men." The Sunday...
...spring after an investigation was held to determine if she had been smoking pot. University of Indiana Sociologist Alfred R. Lindesmith, who has spent nearly 35 years studying drug use, contends with a measure of grim humor: "If a kid goes to college these days and never develops an interest in marijuana, he's got a problem and you should worry. He may be a loner or not accepted by his peers...
WHILE every special interest has a lobby in Washington, the U.S. consumer does not. Yet he is supposed to have one: the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC was created in 1914, partly to enforce antitrust laws and partly to stop misleading advertising, false labeling and deceptive sales practices-precisely the abuses that are most infuriating consumers now. By all expert accounts, the FTC has failed in its task. Last week a special commission of 16 lawyers, professors and economists appointed by the American Bar Association explained the reasons for that failure. The agency, charged the commission, is a model...