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...downgrade companies that didn't play ball. Insiders knew the scam; folks in the heartland had no idea. Spitzer's aggressive pursuit of Merrill Lynch and, subsequently, a dozen other Wall Street firms turned the tables. The new ethics he championed are touching in their simplicity: analysts' ratings should reflect what they actually believe. There has not been such an affirmation of what's right since Moses and the Ten Commandments. "The system was rotten, and no one seemed interested in fixing it," says Spitzer. "So we moved...
...told aides on Air Force One. "But we have to do it. It's like lancing a boil." Lott, sources say, was stunned by the force of the President's rebuke. Appearing before a largely African-American audience in Philadelphia, Bush declared, "Recent comments by Senator Lott do not reflect the spirit of our country." He added, in a stern and emphatic tone, that the Senate leader's words on the segregated past were "offensive" and "wrong." Bush said he accepted Lott's apology and had his spokesman tell reporters that he was not calling for Lott to give...
...worlds. Old pleasures like watching TV, going to the movies or hanging out in the Starbucks parking lot lose their novelty after only a few days. High school gossip, while always good for a few laughs, is still high school gossip. And anything is safer than a moment to reflect on the horror we left behind...
...Give us a process that has a timeline,” said councillor Anthony D. Galluccio. “Let’s reflect back on what has taken place. Step back and make a good decision...
Conversely, most black leaders, outside of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton—and in fact, most black people—do not receive any meaningful media attention. America does not currently respect the struggle of the dispossessed and the need to reflect on one’s connections outside the United States, especially pertaining to the black connection to Africa. Ironically, when black people do receive mention, their humanity is diminished, especially in American politics. Southern Democrats, who in many cases have forgotten the black masses, expected to rely heavily on the black voter turnout in this election...