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...says the report exonerates him. Not exactly. The panel clears Annan of any role in securing contracts for Cotecna. But it also spotlights his lax oversight of the corrupt program and makes a strong "adverse finding" that faults him for failing to investigate his son's dealings thoroughly. Annan asked for an in-house probe, which dismissed the issues within a day. An independent inquiry, the report said, would have made it unlikely that Cotecna's contract would have been renewed through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Volcker Report: Fooled for Oil | 4/3/2005 | See Source »

...published a physician survey showing that when patients asked for lethal prescriptions, 16% of doctors complied, albeit quietly. "Aid in dying happens in every state," says assemblywoman Patty Berg, co-sponsor of the California bill. "We need to bring it out of the closet, impose legal safeguards and careful oversight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Choosing Their Time | 3/28/2005 | See Source »

...expensive, unsuitable financial products—insurance, mutual funds, loans—to young, unsophisticated members of in the armed services,” Henriques wrote in an e-mail last night. “[It’s] a problem that has persisted for decades because of weak oversight by Congress and the Pentagon...

Author: By Neesha M. Rao, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Journalist Wins For Investigative Reporting | 3/24/2005 | See Source »

...woes mounted. WorldCom's collapse hit directors where it counted: their wallets. Last week 11 former directors agreed to pay $20 million of their own money to settle a class action by investors. "Any time you put a gun to directors' heads, you'll get them to exercise more oversight," says Columbia Law School professor John Coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Bernie, Who's Next? | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

DIPIAZZA: Boards' awareness of their obligations and management's understanding of what they are held in obligation for, the crispness with which we know who we work for and the independent oversight--that's all been good. And money is still flowing into America. Capital finds the place with the highest efficiency and security...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surviving The System | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

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