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...article, in the January issue of Institutional Investor magazine, suggests that Shleifer’s relationship with Summers shielded the professor from the consequences of the scandal while at Harvard...
...that smart. In skiing, it takes a split second to fall and break your neck, and it's much easier for it to happen if you aren't completely sober. Enzo Concina Piacenza, Italy 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...
...behold, the reform talk has died down. While House Republicans did push through a ban on former members lobbying in the House gym last week, GOP members also suggested Hastert had overreacted to the Abramoff scandal. "Some of the proposals out there were just not necessary," said one House leadership aide. The new management in the House agrees. Two days before his surprising election as House Majority Leader, Ohio Republican John Boehner had suggested one of Hastert's ideas, banning all privately funded travel, was "childish". Since then Boehner has further distanced himself from the reform ideas, suggesting that current...
...though his son could face a fine). Politically, maybe. Thaksin and his party were re-elected a year ago in a landslide victory. But his administration has since been on the defensive. Ethnic violence in the country's south continues unabated, opposition rallies are getting bigger, and a corruption scandal involving Bangkok's new airport refuses to go away. The Shin controversy adds to the growing perception that Thaksin's aura of invincibility has dissipated...
...Reilly is a veteran of local and state politics. He served as district attorney of Middlesex County, of which Cambridge is the seat. And in nearly two terms as state attorney general, he has gained a reputation for aggressively investigating the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston in the priest abuse scandal...