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Some officials agree that records should be labeled to warn parents if a song is blatantly offensive, as many are these days. On the flip side, others complain that rating systems are too subjective. Warner Bros.' Bob Merlis says Elvis Presley could have been stamped with an X for promoting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Notes: Aug. 12, 1985 | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

First, Democrats should be happy about the way the race for DNC Chair was conducted. In the past, the 447 members of the Democratic National Committee—a fairly representative group of party activists from every state—have rubber stamped candidates picked by big donors and Washington...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Deaniacs Rejoice | 2/15/2005 | See Source »

The same could be said for other checks and balances. For decades, government officials have presented "work reports" to the provincial legislature, or People's Congress, of each province. And for decades, the legislatures rubber-stamped their approval. Following a series of high-profile corruption scandals in 2001, however, some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Requiem for Reform? | 1/23/2005 | See Source »

Directors are almost never forced to ante up personally to compensate for the losses when a company implodes. But investors suing WorldCom, where the board routinely rubber-stamped decisions by CEO Bernie Ebbers and extended him undisclosed loans worth $400 million, were adamant that the directors feel the pain. To...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Wake-Up Call For Directors | 1/10/2005 | See Source »

Yang Hua's passport is stamped with visas that would alarm immigration clerks around the world. He showed up in Indonesia two days after the Bali disco bombing in 2002. He has logged trips on a moment's notice to Iran, Yemen and Qatar as well as the U.S., Australia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Quest for Crude | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

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