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...example, when Summers was chief economist at the World Bank, he signed off on a controversial memo--authored by a staffer--that discussed the economic utility of dumping toxic waste in poor countries. Although Summers apologized for the memo and has said it was written ironically, it has continued to dog him. Such pure economic calculations may provide cost-effective solutions, but they are distasteful to those whose primary concern is not utility but health. Bloom says that such pure economics should not dominate decisions that could affect public health...
...supposed to do," says a top aide. And you leave on time. Aboard Air Force One last month, Bush appeared in the press section and bragged, "This is the On-Time Administration." He marks time so closely that a cult of punctuality has developed around him. "Pity the staffer who causes this President to be late," jokes a member of the Punctuariat. Running behind two weeks ago in Little Rock, Ark., Bush spent a paltry 23 minutes participating in a "leadership forum" in a packed school auditorium--cutting the event short in order to get back on schedule...
This time, the student room where Fajardo stayed was missing sheets, pilows, and pillowcases. Anna Braga, the other HUDS staffer who stayed in the Quincy suite, had to go get sheets from a room of supplies for Quincy staff...
...deputy attorney general Eric Holder. The heavyweights were joined by legions of legal experts, who mulled over potential procedural misconduct inherent in Clinton's last-minute pardons. No further hearings are scheduled at this time. Does that mean it's all over? Friday afternoon, TIME.com asked one Patrick Leahy staffer that very same question. "Oh, no," he said. "Definitely...
...dispute allegations that Denise Rich (ex-wife of Marc Rich) and DNC fund-raiser Beth Dozoretz visited the White House on the eve of Clinton's last day in office. Sources insist that while both women were cleared by the Secret Service to attend a party held for a staffer that night, neither actually came to the event. The alleged January 19 visit was under intense scrutiny; President Clinton granted Marc Rich's controversial pardon on January...