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...time when the excesses of the Jack Abramoff scandal have prodded Congress to at least go through the motions on lobbying reform, the dizzying merry-go-round of staffers like Shockey show just how hard it is to really change the way things are done on Capitol Hill. Granted, many lobbyists chase pork and members of Congress regularly exchange favors with webs of family and ex-aides. But Shockey's straddling of K Street and Capitol Hill is particuarly poignant and visible-even if, as in most cases, his lawyer and spokesman say it is all perfectly legal...
Call it the new fratiquette, but these weekly civility sessions are just a small part of a growing reform movement led by SigEp, the country's largest fraternity. As colleges continue to crack down on binge drinking, hazing and general hooliganism, some fraternities are redefining the Greek experience in order to save...
...University’s handling of the government lawsuit implicating his close friend, Jones Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer ’82. A federal court found Shleifer liable in 2004 for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government while leading a State Department-funded Harvard project to reform Russia’s economy. The University paid $26.5 million to settle the suit in August 2005, and neither the University nor Shleifer admitted any wrongdoing...
...Treasurer Matthew R. Greenfield ’08 resigned from their posts. The meeting also included a question and answer session with UC Vice-President Annie R. Riley ’07 and Campus Life Fellow Justin H. Haan ’05 about their plans to reform social programming at the College. Riley and UC President John S. Haddock ‘07 plan to begin drafting such legislation in March, according to Haddock. The Council took care of housekeeping first, accepting nominations for the open offices at the beginning of the meeting. Greenfield took a light-hearted tone...
...been in the Senate for close to 20 years, he's a war hero, if he wants to vent once in a while, that's not a problem. I think he has good intentions, and both of us want to see a good bill (on lobbying and ethics reform) ... (After his Grammy win), I did tell someone I'm going for an Emmy next. It's going to be for "Best Actor in a Drama Involving John McCain...