Ethics

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Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About Sen. Clinton as Secretary of State

Al Giordano | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Judge Abner Mikva, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Conflict of Interest, Ethics, Secretary of State, President Obama, Obama Cabinet, Obama Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Obama Administration, Politics News

There are many annoying aspects of the noise machine that is blaring that arrogant and cacophonous yet familiar mantra: "Clinton is inevitable." We heard it for all of 2007, and we're hearing it all over again.

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The Christian Right Killed the Republican Party

Jane Devin | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: George Bush, Religion, Michele Bachmann, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Christian Right, Ethics, Barry Goldwater, Jerry Fallwell, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Home News

Under the thumb of right-wing religion, the Republican party became a bloated fool, stuffed with hypocrisy, greed, and anti-intellectualism. The price is now being paid through lost elections and a loss of public trust.

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Daschle for Chief of Staff?

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Obama's got to ask himself as he considers Daschle for Chief of Staff -- does he want change and success or hypocrisy, capitulation and defeat?

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Ethics Trickle Down, McCain

Hal Donahue | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Charity Organizations, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Military, Sarah Palin, Ethics, William Russell, Fisher House, Politics News

The candidate calls himself Lieutenant Colonel Russell. Like him, I'm a retired LtCol, but I seldom go by that title and if I do use it, I always identify myself retired as required by regulations.

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Palin Non Grata: Even Drudge Avoids Wading into the Palin Ethics Swamp

Dan Treul | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, Palin Ethics Investigation, Barack Obama, Palin Scandal, Presidential Politics, Alaska Ethics Probe, Ethics, Sarah Palin, Matt Drudge, Drudge Report, Vote 08, 2008 Election, Ethics Investigations, John McCain, Walt Monegan, Drudge, Drudgereport, Home News

One would think that the Republican juggernaut of the blogosphere would at least want to spin the Alaska Committee's report. Is Palin such an embarrassment to mainstream conservative America that not even Drudge will rise to her defense?

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Sackcloth and Ashes on Wall Street

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Greed, Henry Paulson, Wall Street, Cokie Roberts, Bible, Ceos, Housing, Bailout Package, Ethics, Investment Banker, Wall Street Banks, Economy, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Politics News

The proposed bailout of Wall Street gives unprecedented power to one man -- Henry Paulson -- including any action deemed necessary, with no review, and a report to Congress only every six months.

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Walmart's Poor Sportsmanship

David Nassar | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Sports, Ethics, School Fundraising, Walmart, Football, High School Football, Business Ethics, Business News

It may be questionable whether Walmart has the legal right to undercut youth sports and profit off a school's logo without permission. But there's no question about whether it's ethical.

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This Bi-Partisan Inquiry Is Cleary Partisan

Rick Siegel | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, Palin Troopergate, Inquiry, Sarah Palin, Ethics, Troopergate, Mccain, Lawsuit, 2008 Presidential Election, Home News

If Sen. McCain chose a running mate discolored by potential scandal when there was electoral scrutiny, how can we trust him to make a good choice after the voters' voices have been muted?

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Greed in the Economy: It's the Morality, Sinner

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Bear Stearns, Greed, Materialism, Investment Banks, Mortgage Backed Securities, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Business, Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Merrill Lynch, Aig, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Subprime Lenders, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Bible, Consumer Ethics, Sin, Housing, Ethics, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, James Carville, Capitalism, Economy, Religion, Lea, Business News

Our financial collapse is the fiscal consequence of the economic philosophy that markets are always good and government is always bad. But it is also the moral consequence of greed.

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Obama or 527s Must Tell Keating Five Story

Joseph Romm | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Keating Five, Economy, Barack Obama, Ethics, Mccain Keating Five, John McCain Keating 5 Scandal, Politics News

The Keating Five scandal is a crucial back story that undercuts McCain's entire image as an ethical reformer who can clean up Washington. It foreshadows everything McCain has become.

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So Many Questions, So Few Answers

Carl Pope | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Interior Department Scandal, Oil and Gas Leasing, Ethics, Politics News

It's not surprising that Congressman Ed Markey has launched an investigation of oil company involvement in the Bush administration federal oil-and-gas...

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House Restores Budget Cuts, Affirms Strong Ethics Law

Greg Harris | Posted 09.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Senior Citizens, Illinois Politics, Healthcare, Ethics, Springfield, Springfield Gridlock, Illinois Ethics Legislation, Illinois Pay to Play, Chicago News

The actions of the House, although by overwhelming bipartisan majorities, are only the first step in undoing this damage to the state.

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"Ethical" is About More than Politicians' Choices

Collin Dunn | Posted 08.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Living, Ethics, Green News

"Green" is a term that gets bandied about far too often these days; it's become very popular to brand yourself as such, and that's a double-edged swor...

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Former MN Senator Becky Lourey: Why Not Let Moral Principles Guide Governance?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Senator Becky Lourey, Ethics, Coleen Rowley, War, Oil, Morals, Iraq, Congressman John Murtha, Fox, News, Minnesota, Independent Media, Politics News

Image: Coleen Rowley, Congressman John Murtha, Becky Lourey (2006 G. Nienaber) It was late September 2006 and Minnesota was in the throws of mid-ter...

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Raise the Bar for Lawyers

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Legal Ethics, Problems With the Legal System, Law, Lawyers, Ethics, Rule of Law, Politics News

Can we find ways to maintain our adversarial system, but also expect lawyers to live up to their responsibilities as officers of the court?

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The Passengers Gossip as the Ship Sinks: An Open Letter

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, High Crimes, GOP Talking Points, Karl Rove, Anthrax, Family Values, John Edwards, Iraq War, Iran War Propaganda, Ethics, Corruption, Gutter Journalism, Dick Cheney, Politics News

A nation sinking cannot afford to play gotcha with something as unimportant as a vanilla sexual affair of a man not in any office of power and whose reputation is otherwise entirely solid.

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A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, Corruption, Wounded Soldiers, False, Indict, Ted Stevens, Speech, Begich, Straight Talk Express, Indicted, Bribery, Campaign, Republican, Bribe, Mark Begich, Stevens, 2008, Liar, Ethics, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Karl Rove, Gas, Alaska, Attack Ad, Bush, Campaign Ad, Democrat, Ad, 2008 Elections, 08, Lie, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Oil Companies, Big Oil, 08 Election, Elections, Patriotism, 08 Campaign, Earmarks, Anchorage, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Oil Company, Senate, Alaskan, Politics News

Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?

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Bipartisan Scandal: Congress' Edifice Complex

John Fund | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Government Waste, Congress, Apple, Bipartisan, Federal Budget, Congressional Oversight, Ethics, Monument to Me, Earmarks, Monuments, Politics News

Why does Congress hand out money to name buildings, bridges -- everything under the sun -- after its own living members? Until the 1960s, people had to die before they were memorialized in granite.

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CREW Files Bar Complaints Against Former DOJ Officials Over Hiring Practices

Melanie Sloan | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Politics, Crew, Ethics, Politics News

Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility released a report entitled "An...

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Obama Should Go North To Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Ted Stevens, Ethan Berkowitz, Bribery, 50 State Strategy, Don Young, Campaign, FBI Raid, Republican, Bribe, Mark Begich, 2008, Ethics, 2008 Campaign, Graft, John McCain, Alaska, House, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, Bridge to Nowhere, 2008 Election, Democrats, Scandal, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Earmarks, 2008 Presidential Race, Senate, Earmark, Anchorage, Politics News

Alaska is going to be very close this year. This stems from Republican office-holders apparently trying to take the "first in political corruption" award away from Louisiana.

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The Fakebook

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Publishing, Business, Facebook, Books, Ethics, Oprah Winfrey, The Economics of Book Publishing, James Frey, Media News

It seems like Ben Mezrich has perfect idea for a book. There's only one problem: so far, the book is being billed as a memoir, and I don't recall seeing him at Harvard in 2003, because he wasn't there.

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Becoming Ethical...Once the Money Is Made

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, Corporations, Money, Scott Mcclellan, Ethics, Katie Couric, Media, President Bush, Jessica Yellin, Politics News

On the one hand, I considered Scott McClellan's revelations better late than never, but then upon further consideration, I began to become angry. Yes,...

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SNL's Brilliant "Sore Loser" Sketch Illuminates Senator Clinton's Shadows

David Quigg | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Elecion 2008, Primaries, Politics News, Race, Satire, Identity Politics, Hard-Working Voters, Photography, Hillary Clinton, White Voters, Ethics, Saturday Night Live, Media News, Amy Poehler, Wedge Issues, Sore Loser, Media News

Senator Clinton will get the last word on this. Once she officially loses the nomination, she can make the Poehler sketch look ridiculous. Or she can make it look like prophecy.

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Lawmakers Exploiting Loopholes In New Ethics Law

New York Times | Robert PEar | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress Lobbyists, Lobbysits, Congress, Ethics, Politics News

The optimistically named Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 was supposed to prevent lobbyists from securing undue influence by taking m...

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Global Warming Legislation: What Matters?

A. Siegel | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Principles, Lieberman-Warner, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ethics, Joe Lockhart, Global Warming Legislation, Coal Industry, Big Coal, Coal Subsidy Act, Coal Mining, Joe Lockhart Climate Change, Joe Lockhart Global Warming, Climate Change Legislation, Politics News

Despite Joe Lockhart's and Barbara Boxer's enthusiasm, Lieberman-Warner is not the bill the nation (or the globe) requires.

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