...On June 17, 1972, four burglars--one had served as head of security for president Nixon--broke into the Watergate office complex, which served as a headquarters for the Democratic Party (Perlstein 50). Upon interrogation, many officials testified that the Watergate burglars had received aid from inside the White House. The first to accuse Nixon of involvement in the scandal was John W. Dean. A White House counsel, Dean betrayed the president’s trust by sharing information regarding his involvement in Watergate, as well as in the disruption of Democratic campaigns from the 1972 election. (Jeffrey et al. 12) On October 23, 1973, Nixon turned over tapes of his conversations in the Oval Office, and would later disclose more in April of 1974. The second set of tapes proved not only to further incriminate President Nixon, but to have undergone heavy editing before their release. (13) Finally, the original, unedited tapes released on August 5, 1974, provided audio evidence of Nixon ordering the Central Intelligence Agency to keep the Federal Bureau of Investigation from analyzing Watergate further. On August 9, 1974, Nixon decided to resign instead of facing his inevitable impeachment. (14) In the words of Harry P. Jeffrey, a professor of history at California State University, Fullerton, “The June 23 tape was the smoking gun, and the president’s...
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...Chapter 5 Corruption and the watchdog role of the news media Sheila Coronel The notion of the press as watchdog is more than 200 years old. Yet the idea of vigilant media monitoring government and exposing its excesses has gained new traction in many parts of the world. Globalization, the fall of authoritarian and socialist regimes, and the deregulation of the media worldwide have fuelled a renewed interest in ––as well as a surge in efforts by various groups to support–– “watchdogging” by the media. Since the late 17th Century, classical liberal theorists had argued that publicity and openness provide the best protection from the excesses of power. The idea of the press as Fourth Estate, as an institution that exists primarily as a check on those in public office, was based on the premise that powerful states had to be prevented from overstepping their bounds. The press working independently of government, even as its freedoms were guaranteed by the state, was supposed to help ensure that this was so. The 1980s and 1990s saw the revival of this centuries‐old notion and its application especially to “transition societies” then emerging from the ruins of socialist and authoritarian regimes. It had resonance among citizens facing pervasive corruption, weak rule of law, and predatory or incompetent governments unable to deliver basic services. Today even in countries ...
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...Chapter 5 Corruption and the watchdog role of the news media Sheila Coronel The notion of the press as watchdog is more than 200 years old. Yet the idea of vigilant media monitoring government and exposing its excesses has gained new traction in many parts of the world. Globalization, the fall of authoritarian and socialist regimes, and the deregulation of the media worldwide have fuelled a renewed interest in ––as well as a surge in efforts by various groups to support–– “watchdogging” by the media. Since the late 17th Century, classical liberal theorists had argued that publicity and openness provide the best protection from the excesses of power. The idea of the press as Fourth Estate, as an institution that exists primarily as a check on those in public office, was based on the premise that powerful states had to be prevented from overstepping their bounds. The press working independently of government, even as its freedoms were guaranteed by the state, was supposed to help ensure that this was so. The 1980s and 1990s saw the revival of this centuries‐old notion and its application especially to “transition societies” then emerging from the ruins of socialist and authoritarian regimes. It had resonance among citizens facing pervasive corruption, weak rule of law, and predatory or incompetent governments unable to deliver basic services. Today even in countries ...
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...Does the United States present a Public Administrational model for the rest of the world for avoiding corruption? “Corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies. It undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights, distorts markets, erodes the quality of human life, and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish. This evil phenomenon is found in all countries… but it is in the developing world that its effects are most destructive. Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately by diverting funds intended for development, undermining a Government’s ability to provide basic services, feeding inequality and injustice and discouraging foreign aid and investment. Corruption is a key element in economic under-performance and a major obstacle to poverty alleviation and development.” Koffi Anan, foreword, United Nations Convention against Corruption, 2003. When Democracy and central governance was formed in ancient Greece, it was for the very purpose of preventing the powerful few putting their needs above those of the masses they ruled – after all ‘Democracy’, stems from the Greek demos and kratia literally meaning the power of the people. For peoples familiar only with autocracies and hereditary monarchies, this was a radical notion. Why then, in some modern democracies, has the word government come to be almost synonymous with corruption? Corruption in government is...
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...of them as these greedy, devious, snake-like con artists that serve the rich and take advantage of the poor. Rarely will mainstream media or books try and make a case on behalf of the lawyers and argue that this stereotype is not true. Does this mean the negative image of the legal profession should be universally accepted as being accurate? Similar to the way our judicial system runs, it is necessary to properly examine both sides of this image to accurately determine if the stereotype of lawyers is true. After conducting some research and investigating both sides, it appears the bad public image lawyers are burdened with is not an accurate image at all. This claim can be proven by looking at how the stereotype actually came to be, and by looking at some of the popular claims people make against lawyers and explaining how they are wrong. Many people can agree that it only takes one bad experience to forever scar the way they feel or view that thing from then on. For instance, a child might see a clown performing at a birthday party or some other event and come to the conclusion that clowns are the scariest things that have ever existed. After this realization, that child will be more than likely scared of clowns for a very long time, perhaps even through adulthood. This situation is essentially the same in the case of lawyers. Whenever someone has had a bad experience with a lawyer, his or her viewpoint of the...
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...system in place. She KEEPS MODIFYING and MONITORING continuously. * *The case also stresses the importance of good team design similar to the C&S Wholesale Grocers* Lisa Benton Case Summary In my opinion, the Lisa Benton case study is really not that important (sorry). The major point is boss-subordinate relationships and, by extensions, interpersonal relationships period. Regardless, the story is kind of interesting (and not because it was the only case study in which major characters were more than likely getting it on). The summary is as follows: while Lisa Benton she attended Harvard Business School, worked as the first female manager for Right-Away stores, a company where she won accolades for her “roll-up-your sleeves” approach and charmed the president, Scott Kingston, so much that he offered her a full-time job at Right-Away stores after she graduated. However, she was also offered a job at Houseworld’s Care Division, appealing because of its classical and famous excellent marketing training. She chose to turn down the higher salary and a bigger position partly because of her worries of taking on too much responsibility and partly because of Right-Away’s rundown warehouse and lack of other female manager and, instead, joined Houseworld. At Houseworld, she was charmed by the friendly and professional people she met initially but ended up under Deborah Linton, who immediately made it clear she was biased against Harvard MBAs. The friendly people she had met...
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...1. Does the public have the right to know? How does this right figure into a discussion of media ethics? Please use at least one example to illustrate the importance of the public’s right to know and one to illustrate the conflict this can sometimes set up for a journalist seeking to report the facts accurately. If we are to live in a society shaped and molded by virtue ethics, then the public has the right to know about what happens within our society, in order to make an informed consent. On the other hand, there are times that reporting information can cause more harm than good. The key concept to virtue ethics is balance; within ourselves personally and the society we live in. This balance cannot be achieved if we are prisoners in Plato’s cave of shadows. We would therefore be blind, basing our reasoning on false reality of the shadows we take as truths, which ultimately lead to flawed character development. We must maintain the ability to reason upon facts, being that what could potentially be kept from us might be detrimental in the development of our character and what we value as acceptable and not acceptable on a personal and social level. Sometimes there is a greater responsibility held by journalists than just informing the public, such as wartime situations where societies best interests and safety are involved. As it relates to media ethics, journalists hold the responsibility to uphold a virtuously high ethic of conduct when reporting information...
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...testimony in hopes that the case would be dismissed on the grounds that grand jury information had been leaked. Fainaru-Wada and Williams continued to keep their promise of confidentiality when a judge ordered they spend time in jail. They refused to talk about the case even after Ellerman admitted to leaking...
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...JFK Essay “History is concerned with neither the past by itself nor with the historian’s thoughts about it by itself, but the two in mutual relations. All history is the history of thought.” Discuss the validity of Collingwood’s view on history, in reference to your case study. The past and the way the historian is able to interpret the past is the true nature of history. Collingwood’s view on history has merit, as it is the combination of the two that constitutes history. This is extremely evident in the variety of interpretations that have emerged through the study of President John F. Kennedy. Three particular historians, Theodore Sorenson, Seymour Hersh and Michael O’Brien, all construct ‘unique’ accounts of JFK’s Presidency particularly in his relations with Khrushchev (1961-1963) and his management of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 to become solid examples of the importance of the historian in creating the history. All search for ‘the truth’ about Kennedy, using a variety of methodologies to come to different conclusions about his presidency. Context is also key in evaluating the both the historian and his work as it is reflected through his aims and purposes. Without a thorough examination of the historian, the history cannot be understood. The historian thus becomes the third element of the construction of history. Theodore Sorenson’s 1965 work, Kennedy argues a consensus view of history, attempting to “glorify” his place within America History. As a close...
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...Rogowski 2013, 151). The study attempts to fill gaps in the literature concerning presidential power and Congressional ideological stability, and finds evidence supporting the theory that war has measurable impact on MC voting behavior related to presidential ideology. The research undertakes...
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...MG551.XB7.12SPR: Politics of Leadership in a Global Economy Legendary Leader Biography: Hillary Rodham Clinton Jacquelyn Layman Globe University - Minneapolis Online June 19, 2012 Abstract Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton has donned many hats in her four decades of public service. Whether she was acting in the role of advocate, attorney, senator or Secretary of State, she did so with the utmost in professionalism and class. Amidst great debate and scandal, she managed to rise not only to the occasion but above the negativity to catapult her career to highs others could only dream of. Hillary started earning awards early in life as a Brownie and a Girl Scout and she has gained the attention, respect and support of the American people since she first attracted publicity as the Student Commencement Speaker at Wellesley College in 1969. She has been a tremendous role model for women, and leaders everywhere since. From her simple beginnings as a college speaker to being the leading candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton has been an outspoken advocate of women’s rights since the beginning, she states "I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century" (Lemmon, 2011). Background, Training and Education On October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, proud parents Dorothy Rodham and Hugh Rodham gave birth to baby girl Hillary Rodham. She attended local public...
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...The necessity of driving to abilene James A Wilson; Michelle Harrison Organization Development Journal; Summer 2001; 19, 2; ABI/INFORM Global pg. 99 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL THE NECESSITY OF DRIVING TO ABILENE James A. Wilson, PhD, RODe, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia The Katz Graduate School of Business 412 South 5th Avenue Highland Park, New Jersey 08904 jawilson@katz.pitt.edu Michelle Harrison, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey On a dry, hot, 104-degree July use well before 1988 when day in Coleman, Texas, Jerry B. Harvey's book was published, Harvey, author of having been used in business The A bilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Mana gement (1988), found himself, his in-laws, and his wife driving 106 miles to Abilene to eat school classes and executive workshops. It was published earlier in Organizational Dynamics (1977) and had attracted at a cafeteria with unpalatable considerable a ttention if not food, and then back to Coleman. respect among some professors Before driving off, all had been and industrial consultants. Abilene fairly comfortable in spite of the reinforced system four, open heat, playing dominoes on a systems kinds of theory and was screened porch, fan blowing, and sometimes coupled with the Johari drinking iced lemonade. window. All of these speak to the No one...
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...MONEY LAUNDERING Presented by TUAGIRA MIKE Email: tuagira09@live.com Phone: +250788588648 From RWANDA KIGALI Table of Contents Introduction1 Background 2 Money laundering methods 3 The elements of Money laundering 4 Patterns and Trends of Money Laundering 5 Characteristics ………………………... …………………………………………………………6 Cultural influence6 Foreground factors……………………………………………… ……………………………….6 Legal issues……………………………….………………………………………………………7 Investigation issues……………………………..………………………………………………...8 Methods of obtaining evidence ………………………..………………………………………...8 Investigation techniques …............................................................................................................9 Challenges…………………………………………………………………………………………9 Policing Strategies……………………………………………………………………………......10 Conclusion…………………………………………….…………………………………………..10 References…………………………………………………………….…………………………..11 I. Introduction There are various definitions available which describe the phrase ‘Money Laundering’. Article 1 of the draft European Communities (EC) Directive of March 1990 defines it as the process by which large amounts of illegally obtained money (from drug trafficking, terrorist activity or other serious crimes) is given the appearance of having originated from a legitimate source. In Rwanda context, the crime Money Laundering is defined under article 2, paragraph 1 of law no 47/2008 of 09 September 2008 on prevention and penalizing the crime of money laundering...
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...behaviour to the satisfaction of the “constituents” of business, i.e. the major stakeholders. Without denying the usefulness of any of the three movements, the paper suggests that there are weaknesses in all three, especially concerning the way they conceive modern business operation. To this end business pluralism, responsive codes of practice and re-examination of the assumptions (conditions) of business operation could be helpful. In the business literature there is a major strand that celebrates business strength and seeks formulae for success. This strand was manifested in the Scientific Management tradition dating from Frederic Taylor’s work in the early twentieth century (Taylor, 1911) and continued through the Human Relations studies of Elton Mayo that sought to find growth through taking care of the “people dimension” (Roethlisberger and Dickson, 1939). The tradition was further developed following the publication by Peters and Waterman (1982) of their book In Search of Excellence, and by Goldsmith and Clutterbuck (1985) in The Winning Streak and by the movement for business process re-engineering (Hammer & Champny, 2001) In contrast, a parallel discussion has always existed concerning the growth in (compulsory or voluntary) systems and organisations established for regulating international and national business, and indeed,...
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...it gave women a voice that was previously unheard. While this was a monumental leap in creating gender equality, it did very little to eliminate sexism in America. Great stride shave been made in the last century to give woman the same opportunity’s as men, I will argue that we still live in a country that discriminates on the basis of ones gender. One of the most common offenders of sexism is the American workplace. The Mad Men era of ass grabbing and over the top sexual harassment may be over, but sexism in the workplace is still very much alive. There is an enormous lack of females in high-level management positions, a wage gap that shows women make less then men in comparable jobs, and women are more often then not subjected to more cases of sexual harassment. In a country that prides itself for its belief that everyone is equal, the facts about sexism tell a completely different story. The Facts One of the most unknown problems in regards to sexism in the workplace has to do with the gap between how much women earn compared to men. Women make up just fewer than 50 percent of the labor force in the United States, yet there is still a large gap in the wages between men and women. Women’s median earnings are lower than men’s in nearly all occupations, whether they work in occupations predominantly done by women, occupations predominantly done by men, or occupations with a more even mix of men and women. Not surprisingly, the top 20 occupations that are mostly done by men...
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