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...until last week, after months of turndowns, did the producers find a company willing to distribute the film. The stumbling block, say Wired's backers, was a Hollywood community that closed ranks against a picture it wanted to squelch. Says Woodward, an adviser on the film: "A large portion of Hollywood didn't want this movie made because there's too much truth...
What's wrong in all this? In Japan distributing stock before a firm goes public is not illegal; in fact, many newly formed companies routinely ask banks and other firms to purchase a portion of their unlisted stock before the public sale to prevent market volatility once it is trading. But prosecutors in the Recruit case intend to prove that the offers in many cases constituted bribes in exchange for anticipated political and business favors. If the prosecutors find evidence of a political quid pro quo, recipients could be charged with accepting bribes...
...January, when heirs sold their stock to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the investment firm that bought RJR Nabisco for $25 billion. In his own small way, Patrick Reynolds has remained an annoyance to relatives and cigarette makers alike. If his book is successful, he says, he will donate a substantial portion of the profits to a lobbying group he is forming, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free America...
Another objection to setting aside a specific portion of the state budget for education is that such a step might set off a general melee among government social programs to stake out their own funding claims...
This play based on the story of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial treats the subject of teaching evolution and creationism in schools. If you took Justice last semester, you saw a portion of the Scopes trial in class--if you were there. If not, you can see the whole thing this weekend at Lowell House in a modern rendition of a philosophical dispute thatt continues to this...