Word: scandalizes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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EVEN IF we say, which I am fearful of doing, that the Iran-contra scandal diminishes the likelihood of immediate American military involvement in Central America, the visible fact remains that the Reagan Administration's policy toward Nicaragua is a war policy. It is not easy to look at this policy and conclude that the Unites States is in anything less than a prolonged pre-war period at present. Whether Congress gives the contras $100 million, $500 million, or nothing at all, the current realities indicate that the proxy war will continue and that the contras...
Gary's problem, however, is that he is married, and furthermore, that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. He fears that a public sex scandal might ruin his chances for the nomination. Nevertheless, it is spring. What should...
...downtown Manhattan courthouse and sped away in a black luxury limousine. Former Arbitrager Ivan Boesky, looking gaunt and subdued, pleaded guilty before a federal judge to one count of violating federal securities laws. Boesky, 50, who is the leading man in Wall Street's biggest stock-market scandal, remains free until his sentencing in August. The Detroit-born son of a delicatessen owner, who amassed an estimated fortune of $200 million through his dealings, and who still lives on a 200-acre New Castle, N.Y., estate, faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine...
...gift from Shad, who is stepping down to become Ambassador to the Netherlands, comes at a time of unprecedented interest in classroom ethics stimulated by the recent Wall Street insider trading scandal. The SEC Chairman's donation coincides with President Bok's efforts announced last year to create the university-wide ethics program now run by Kennedy School Professor Dennis Thompson...
...timing of Shad's gift follows the expulsion of first-year B-School student Randall D. Cecola last fall, when Cecola faced SEC charges of insider trading. Cecola played a small role in the same Wall Street scandal that incriminated Ira B. Sokolow and Martin A. Siegel, who obtained their Harvard MBAs in 1981 and 1971, respectively...