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...society relies on its newspapers to check powerful individuals and institutions. An administration-controlled student paper poses the same threat to an academic community that a state-controlled press would to a nation; oversight limits the press’ ability to act as a watchdog and prevent misuse of authority. The USC administration’s interference with the student press creates a chilling effect, forcing student journalists to weigh the risk of losing their jobs against the duty of writing a story about or questioning the administration. Such considerations hamper a paper’s ability...
...counsel Vince Foster by shooting at what he called a "head-like thing" (later widely reported to be a melon) in his backyard--issued 1,089 such unilateral subpoenas in six years. Since a Republican entered the White House, the G.O.P. Congress has been far less enthusiastic in its oversight. Waxman likes to point out that the House took 140 hours of sworn testimony to get to the bottom of whether Clinton had misused the White House Christmas-card list for political purposes, but only 12 hours on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib...
...spent the Clinton years trying to fend off congressional investigations, including the ones into the White House's questionable campaign fund-raising practices, and once led a Democratic walkout when Republicans released a report on the firing of White House travel-office workers. While Waxman promises what he calls oversight, the Republicans say it'll be more like a witch hunt, and the Administration is promising to fight him all the way to the Supreme Court to protect itself against what it expects to be a frontal assault on Executive power. Waxman says the G.O.P. should take comfort...
...were closed and were "good stories with the potential to resonate with audiences here and abroad," according to Michael Lynton, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "We were confident they would work," But to raise the odds of success, Sony's domestic and international marketing operations were overhauled and management oversight of projects intensified. In the case of February's remake of The Pink Panther, studio chief Amy Pascal ordered reshoots and re-edits to the director's cut that made Steve Martin's Inspector Clouseau less lascivious and more laughable. The comedy earned a PG rating, a wider audience...
...Harvard Undergraduate Council passed legislation yesterday to tighten oversight of its party fund. Effective immediately, all grants distributed by the UC will be audited by its Finance Committee. Currently, only 20 percent of the 13 grants handed out every weekend are checked against receipts. The UC allocates nine $100 regular party grants and four $200 “super-party” grants each week. The legislation comes in response to increased criticism of the UC’s party fund and worry within the UC that grants are being misused. Earlier this month, students who showed...