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Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty

Congressman answers federal corruption charges with pledge to 'fight my heart out'

Jun 8, 07 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - In his first public appearance since being indicted Monday, Rep. William Jefferson pleaded not guilty in federal court in this morning. The Louisiana Democrat, facing a laundry list of charges including bribery, racketeering, and obstruction of justice, then held a press conference in which he reeled off his family's achievements... More »

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ethics • investigation • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • corruption • racketeering • obstruction of justice • corruption charges • William Jefferson sentenced

House Moves to Expel Accused Congressman

Louisiana Democrat charged with bribery, extortion

Jun 6, 07 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pressure mounted on William Jefferson to resign from the House yesterday as leaders of both parties piled on in the wake of his indictment on corruption, racketeering and bribery charges. Republicans moved to initiate proceedings to have the Louisiana Democrat, expelled—which, Dems noted, they did not do when GOP... More »

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ethics • investigation • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • corruption • House of Representatives • resignation • racketeering • expel • corruption charges • William Jefferson sentenced

Ex-Producer Sues NBC Over 'Predator'

Ethical concerns about popular crime show led to firing, lawsuit says

May 30, 07 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former producer of "To Catch a Predator" is suing NBC, claiming she was fired for criticizing the popular show. Marsha Bartel says she expressed ethical worries about the way the program snares would-be child molesters in a cybersting, the Smoking Gun reports, and was fired shortly thereafter. She... More »

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ethics • television • NBC • To Catch a Predator • Perverted Justice • Marsha Bartel • lawsuit

Medical Reality Show Raises Controversy

Kidney donor, on deathbed, to select recipient on Dutch TV

May 29, 07 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brains behind "Big Brother" are branching out into medicine and stirring up serious controversy in the process. "The Big Donor Show," set to air on Dutch TV Friday, follows a terminally ill woman as she chooses among three contestants vying for one of her kidneys. One... More »

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ethics • reality TV • organ transplants • The Big Donor Show • Endemol • organ donor • Dutch TV

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

Union leader remains part of Corzine's life, whether he wants her there or not

May 23, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes,... More »

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ethics • divorce • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Carla Katz

Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

White House yields; speculation on successor already lively

May 17, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz will leave the World Bank on June 30, capping a tumultuous two years for the development institution and its beleaguered president. Wolfowitz's tenure was marked by controversy from day one, when he assumed the office under the cloud of the Iraq war, until today, when a drawn-out ethics... More »

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ethics • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza • resignation • scandal • Iraq war

White House Support for Wolfowitz Crumbles

Bank will discuss his fate today

May 16, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House is looking for an exit srategy for besieged World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. After months of unwavering support that failed to soften the bank's European partners, the Bush administration has indicated a willingness to replace him if it can be done without firing, the Washington Post reports.... More »

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Bush administration • ethics • investigation • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • White House • Henry Paulson • resignation • scandal

Wolfowitz Blames Ethics Panel and Riza for His Woes

Calls her 'intractable' and 'extremely angry'

May 15, 07 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz fought back aggressively in a written response to the charges that he mishandled a raise and promotion for his girlfriend, the Washington Post reports. The embattled World Bank president claims the ethics committee forced him to handle the transfer himself because Shaha Riza was "extremely angry and... More »

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ethics • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza • scandal

Bank Probe Slams Wolfowitz

May 15, 07 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz broke the bank's code of ethics, three bank rules and the terms of his own contract when he ordered pay raises and promotions for his girlfriend, a panel investigating his role concluded. The Financial Times details the withering report, which says Wolfowitz displayed "questionable... More »

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ethics • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza • scandal

Murdoch May Have Killed Story on Wife

Shafer ponders journalistic ethics
of Journal suitor

May 11, 07 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch may have muscled an Aussie mag into dropping a profile of his third wife, Slate's Jack Shafer speculates. Good Weekend suddenly jettisoned a 10,000-word piece on 38-year-old Wendi Deng last month, after paying writer Eric Ellis $25 grand for the heavily-researched story. More »

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ethics • Rupert Murdoch • Dow Jones • Wendi Deng • journalism • journalistic ethics

Europeans Offer Deal to Make Wolfowitz Quit

U.S. could choose
the next World Bank president

May 8, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - European partners in the World Bank have signaled to the White House that they want Paul Wolfowitz to resign, the New York Times reports, and they're willing to let the U.S. appoint his successor to make that happen. After an investigating committee found Wolfowitz guilty of ethical breaches,... More »

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ethics • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • resignation • scandal

Troops Bomb Ethics Test

Pentagon: troops are out of line with "soldier's rules"

May 5, 07 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - U.S. troops in Iraq flunked a survey on battlefield ethics, according to a Pentagon report published yesterday. Of the 1,767 soldiers interviewed, more than one-third endorse torture, two-thirds would not turn in a team member for abusing civilians, and 10% admit to harassing civilians and vandalizing property—all... More »

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Iraq • ethics • military • mental health • US troops • US Army • soldier • Iraq war

Final Frontier Tests Terra Firma Ethics

NASA ponders death, sex during long
space voyages

May 1, 07 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As NASA plans a three-year manned mission to Mars during the next three decades, Oregon Trail ethics are being updated. What do you do with bodies of pioneers who don't make it? A new document on crew health from the space agency deals with death and interment where no man... More »

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ethics • NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • astronauts • safety • cosmonaut

ADD Meds Prescribed
For Weight Loss

Doctors are using Adderall for pediatric obesity, pleasing
parents but raising ethical alarms

Mar 23, 07 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pediatricians are giving Adderall, the pill that got America's kids to pay attention in class, to patients without ADHD but looking to shed extra pounds. One of the drug's side effects is appetite suppression, and "off-label" prescriptions are working for some chunky but otherwise normal teenagers. Parents worried about... More »

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obesity • medicine • ethics • ADHD • Adderall • health • children • weight loss • safety • doctor

Dems Score
With Subpoenas

They can't pass bills, but they can sure
hold hearings

Mar 20, 07 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats haven't managed to score with a single one of the bills drafted in their giddy first 100 hours, but playing hardball with hearings has proved more fruitful. In cranking up the congressional oversight machinery, write Richard Simon and Noam Levey, they've dominated headlines and applied pressure to the administration. More »

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Bush administration • ethics • Congress • Valerie Plame • investigation • Democrats • Congressional oversight • Democratic Congress • Congressional hearings • subpoena • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • George W. Bush

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