Editorial: Congress, police thyself in ethics reform
An editorial urges Congress to discipline its own members as rigorously as it prosecutes corporate crime. It cites Rep. James Traficant’s 10 felony convictions, ongoing House proceedings, and past cases like Bud Shuster to argue for stricter standards and timely action to prevent future corporate disasters and ethical breaches.
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U.S
James Traficant
Youngstown
House Committee On
House
Traficant
Jack
Bud Shuster
R-Pa
Congressional
Shuster
Enron
Global Crossing
WorldCom
Closing Garfield School a 100 year Lorain landmark
Marge Walker a Lorain LOOP board member laments the closing and planned demolition of Garfield School on West 30th Street. She recalls youth dances, prior concerns, and the building’s 100 year history while praising LOOP leadership and its service to the community.
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Lorain
West 30Th Street
Garfield Steps
Evelyn Caffarel
LOOP
Broadway
Steven Trueman
Marge Walker
Letters to the editor policy for The Chronicle Telegram
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Security lapse at Dulles signals broader TSA gaps
A knife passed a Dulles checkpoint unseen to a supervisor and created a big security scare with 5,000 evacuations and 30 flight delays. TSA figures show 32 major airports failed to detect guns and bombs in about a quarter of undercover tests last month.
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Washington-area
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USA Today
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Poverty not sole driver of terrorism says analysts
The piece argues poverty alone fuels terrorism and cites Krueger and Maleckova who find Hezbollah and Israeli attackers were often educated and not the poorest. It notes Western faith in economic uplift as a cure while warning terrorists draw support from educated, well off groups, stressing democracy and policy shift.
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Princeton
Alan B. Krueger
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Jitka Maleckova
Mideast
Charles University
Prague
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Israel
Isea
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Sub- Saharan Africa
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