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Your interview with controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who gave his views on the ethics scandals roiling Washington [May 9], proved that more stringent campaign-finance reform can no longer be postponed. It is appalling that Abramoff hides behind the defense that he is not the worst-behaved lobbyist in Washington. Abramoff and his friend House majority leader Tom DeLay need to be reminded that representing the people is a privilege, one not to be exploited for personal gain. I feel no sympathy for Abramoff, who now must spend a lot of money on lawyers instead of making money from...
...Saints, says that while it is "certainly possible" that Benedict could slow the flow of saints, "those already under consideration will be difficult to stop." Gumpel notes, however, that Benedict still has a major way to control the pipeline: "He could make the requirements to begin the process more stringent." That said, one cause sure to be pressed quickly is the canonization of John Paul II. --By Jeff Israely
...When Kumin reached the end of high school, the admissions committee at her first-choice college, Wellesley, cared little about her personal relationship with Christ. At the time, Wellesley “had a very stringent Jewish quota,” Kumin recalled—and in Wellesley’s eyes, however fond she may have been of Jesus, Maxine Winokur was still a Jew. She was rejected...
...reports and accounts provided differing versions of how the incident started. Reporters pointedly reminded readers and viewers that the new restrictions made it difficult to confirm their stories. In Johannesburg, the Foreign Correspondents Association strongly denounced the restrictions. The F.C.A. warned that forcing the media to operate within such stringent guidelines could create "a news vacuum in which rumors and distortions, from whatever quarter, will prevail...
Even with it, Arizona is hardly awash in excess water. Indeed, Babbitt sought to ensure that Arizona's liquid riches would not be squandered, by winning passage in 1980 of the nation's most stringent water-management program. The law discourages the state's farmers from using CAP water to expand production of heavily irrigated cotton and citrus crops by requiring the growers to forgo an amount of groundwater equal to their use of the new supply. The measure also provides for the sale of water rights by farmers to developers and local water systems, thus promoting growth without creating...