1. Statline:

The Future of a Woman's Right to Choose

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2. Commentary by Rushworth M. Kidder:

Ethics and the New European Union

On May 1, the 15-nation European Union, which includes Spain, adds ten new members from Central and Eastern Europe. Will the new countries impact not only the economic but the ethical standards of the EU? The annual Corruption Perceptions Index, through which Transparency International ranks 133 nations, suggests reasons for concern....

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3. What They're Saying:

Views of Vanunu

"Vanunu M. was hijacked in Rome Itl. 30.9.86 2100 Came to Rome by BA Fly 504."

-- Text written on the palm of Mordechai Vanunu and photographed by journalists when Vanunu flattened his palm against the window of a police van 18 years ago. The text, detailing his kidnapping by Israeli security forces, was Vanunu's last substantial communication with the outside world before being imprisoned on charges of leaking secrets about Israel's deliberately ambiguous nuclear program. ("Washington Post," Apr. 21)

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4. Inquiry Set to Begin, Probing Alleged Kickbacks in U.N. Oil-for-Food Program

UNITED NATIONS

At the request of the United Nations, an independent panel was launched last week to investigate allegations that senior U.N. officials accepted kickbacks from Saddam Hussein while administering the U.N. Oil-for-Food program....

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5. Judge Rejects High-Profile Plea Deal in Rite Aid Fraud Case

NEW YORK

For the second time in less than a month, a federal judge has rejected a guilty plea in one of the country's high-profile crackdowns on corporate fraud -- this time nixing the deal between prosecutors and Martin Grass, the former chief executive of Rite Aid....

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6. Kelley Scandal Fells Top Editors at "USA Today"

WASHINGTON

Under the weight of a new report indicting the newsroom culture at "USA Today" for enabling widespread wrongdoing by a former star reporter, two of the national newspaper's top editors resigned last week....

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7. In Shadow of Various Scandals, Top Executives from Several Firms Step Down

LONDON

As top editors at "USA Today" were resigning over charges of weak leadership, their counterparts in industry were taking similar falls, with executives at several prominent firms stepping down under pressure....

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8. Merrill Lynch to Pay $2.2 Billion to Plaintiff who Claimed Systematic Gender Discrimination

CHICAGO

Merrill Lynch & Co. was ordered last week to pay $2.2 million to a former female employee who accused the nation's largest brokerage of discriminating against her and other women....

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9. CBS Blasted for Airing Photos of Princess Diana Death Scene

NEW YORK

CBS News encountered blistering criticism last week after airing photographs of a dying Princess Diana, ignoring her family's pleas and a media industry taboo on displaying the death scene photos....

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10. Teens Confronted with Growing Number of Alcohol Ads on TV

WASHINGTON

Young TV viewers are being bombarded with ads pitching alcohol, suggesting a need for heightened regulation, the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University warned last week....

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11. Immigrant High-Schoolers Ask for Help with Attending College

WASHINGTON

About 70 high-school students staged a mock graduation ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol last week, hoping to highlight their educational plight as the children of illegal immigrants....

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12. Official Claims that China is Blackmailing Canada over Dalai Lama Visit

OTTAWA

A Liberal senator of the Canadian Parliament last week accused China of blackmailing Canada by hinting at economic retaliation for a too-warm welcome that the Dalai Lama received on his visit to Canada....

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13. Research Report:

Gallup Surveys U.S. Views on Abortion

From the Gallup News Service:

"An abortion rights march of 'historic size' is being planned for Washington, D.C., this weekend.... The march presents a good opportunity to review where the public stands on abortion, and how abortion is likely to factor as an election issue...."

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14. Quote from the Ethics File:

A Communal Thing

"Language is by its very nature a communal thing; that is, it expresses never the exact thing but a compromise -- that which is common to you, me, and everybody."

-- Thomas Earnest Hulme (English critic, poet, and philosopher, 1883-1917)Ethics

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