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Current and former CITES staff members and consultants have actively led the fight against the proposed ivory ban. In July, Yoshio Kaneko, a staffer originally on loan from the Japanese government, wrote an editorial in a Tokyo daily on behalf of CITES, exhorting Japan and the trade to assert their economic interests and oppose the ban. And Zimbabwe's position paper against the ban, to be offered at this week's meeting, was written by former CITES staffer Huxley, who received $5,000 in funding for the study from the Japanese ivory association...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elephants: Trail of Shame | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...policy and has a lot of problems," said the staffer. "We would like to narrow the language to address the real problem--abusive, underage, irresponsible drinking. The Bingaman amendment is too broad...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: U.S. Senate to Restrict Alcohol on Campuses | 10/5/1989 | See Source »

Before Congressman Gus Savage embarked on an official trip to China in 1986, a House staffer asked his top aide what the Illinois Democrat wanted to explore during the ten-day stay. "Tailored clothing," she replied. What she meant was custom-made suits. Savage not only gave short shrift to the official meetings that were the ostensible purpose of his tour, but also cut short his visit so he could devote three days to sightseeing and fittings in Hong Kong and Seoul. Total cost of the 16-day junket, which also included Japan: $6,731, presumably not including his haberdashery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress: Savage's Suit Pursuit | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...best-known case of alleged IRS duplicity, details of which were reported exclusively in TIME last May, the subcommittee found that the agency was "inept" in probing the activities of staffer Ronald Saranow of Los Angeles. Saranow is suspected of using his influence as one of the most powerful officers of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division to encourage two tax probes against foes of Los Angeles-based jeansmaker Guess, Inc., for whom Saranow planned to work after his retirement in 1987. Saranow has denied any wrongdoing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fear And Cover-Ups in the IRS | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

...just entered into a historic coalition with the Communist-led Alliance of the Left and was ready to start work. But when Cabinet members arrived at their offices last week, some found them stripped of files and equipment. Tzannis Tzannetakis, the new Prime Minister, was greeted by a single staffer, who told him, "Everything has been looked after, so there is no need for files...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greece: Snubs and Empty Files | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

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