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...forgotten war in Afghanistan, the staggering costs of the war on terrorists and the ever increasing litany of human-rights abuses make me deeply uncomfortable with the U.S.'s role as self-declared protector of our society. Barry Meggs Dublin Tokyo Stock Shock "Living on the edge" described the scandal about charges that the Japanese Internet company Livedoor was involved in illegal securities manipulation [Jan. 30]. Livedoor's founder and CEO, Takafumie Horie, kept on holding press conferences because the company caters to naive individual shareholders who put their trust in what they see on TV. The comment by Horie...
...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...
...matter involving any of Copeland, Lowery?s 100 or so clients, though they haven?t put it in writing. "We probably, if we'd fast-forwarded to the current time, would have done that" a year ago, Oldaker said, referring to the ethics climate fostered by the Abramoff scandal. What remains to be seen is whether the new attention on the world of lobbying and earmarks leads to lasting reform or just a new p.r. strategy...
...wasn't fooling anyone. Gretzky is still the biggest name in hockey, and the controversy surrounding him threatens to engulf the Games in a manner similar to that of the Sal?-Pelletier figure-skating-judging scandal in Salt Lake City four years ago. According to press reports, Gretzky's wife Janet Jones bet more than $100,000 on football games through a New Jersey-based bookie ring allegedly financed by Rick Tocchet, Gretzky's assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes and good friend. Another report alleged that police wiretaps had caught Gretzky discussing the scandal with Tocchet. Gretzky has denied...
...Republican Reform "Can This Elephant Be Cleaned Up?" reported on the influence-peddling scandal in Washington involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff and members of Congress [Jan. 23]. It's a sad point in U.S. history when a lobbyist's extensive ties become equivalent to political clout. Even with the exposure of the Abramoff scandal, Republicans "debate how they can project change while keeping things much the same." What an insult! Instead of endeavoring to serve the people, those "public servants" want to use lip service and cosmetic changes to pull the wool back over our eyes. There can be no excuses...