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...nearly $500,000 in severance pay and deferred compensation legally owed him by the Morehouse School of Medicine. Even Senate Democrats wondered aloud if Sullivan's excessive concern with appearances did not overstep the bounds of financial prudence. Meanwhile, George Bush's ethics commission solemnly debated whether a top Government official should be entitled to royalties if he composed a hit song in his spare time...
...easy to parody the overzealous quest for purity in Government and depict an Administration where top officials file disclosure forms each time they purchase an imported VCR at K mart. But it is also sobering to recall the taint that the "sleaze factor" left on the Reagan Administration and the nation's faith in Government integrity...
...Nation Can Demand Sacrifices for Public Service. Few deny that top Executive Branch officials are underpaid. Money, however, is but one measure of compensation for serving at the highest levels of Government; there is also a huge premium to be derived from fascinating work, public recognition and perhaps even the chance to shape history. This is why it is disturbing that the President's ethics commission last week kicked the issue of limits on outside earned income for top officials to Congress, an institution not known for its ethical sensitivity...
Eastern started talks with the I.A.M. in October 1987, demanding $150 million a year in concessions. The airline wanted 15% wage cutbacks for machinists, which would reduce their top rate from $18.83 an hour to an average of $16. For baggage handlers, Eastern wanted to lower the top rate from $15.60 to $10. In exchange, the airline offered enhanced job security, along with training programs that would enable workers to move up to higher- paying positions. The I.A.M. rejected the wage rollbacks, insisting on an 8% raise that would cost $50 million a year...
...John Sununu and you're more conservative than your President," said a Democratic veteran, "this is a way to get ((him)) to take on Congress early on." Given the large Democratic majorities on Capitol Hill, Republicans scoff at the idea. "We're not that dumb," said a top White House aide...