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In the February 7, 2005, edition of Ethics Newsline:

For the complete issue, click here: http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/members/currentissue2.tmpl

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1. Statline:

Students Lag Adults in Supporting Press Freedoms: Survey

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517233659

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2. Commentary by Rushworth M. Kidder:

Women's Rights on Regent Street

Over the past century, a defining feature of progress has been the extent to which women have taken their rightful places as full and unfettered citizens in Western societies. But the trendy apparel and accessory shops on London's Regent Street offer a more complex view. In their scant garments, revealing cuts, and provocative poses, the stores' mannequins tell another story, insisting that women are explicitly designed for sexual pleasure. The windows fairly throb with a mind-numbing demand: You must dress for sex, think of yourselves in sexual terms, and use every opportunity to promote sex....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517241016

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3. What They're Saying:

A Relief to be Free of That Load

"Being the chairman of this committee is an enormous responsibility, and truth be told, it will be somewhat of a relief to be free of that load."

-- Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.), discussing his departure as chairman the House ethics committee last week. Hefley became a lightning rod for fellow Republicans angry that the ethics committee recently censured powerful Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) three times for ethics violations.....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517243060

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4. NIH Adopts Strict Conflict-of-Interest Reforms

WASHINGTON

Stung by conflict-of-interest allegations and warning that the trust of the public is at stake, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last week announced a series of reforms designed to block agency researchers from engaging in potential conflicts of interest....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517250223

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5. EPA Inspector General Says Mercury Rule is Product of Politics, Not Science

WASHINGTON

Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) abandoned science in favor of politics when formulating new limits on mercury pollution, the EPA's inspector general concluded in a report released last week....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517253079

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6. U.N. Oil-for-Food Official Rapped over Ethics Violations

NEW YORK

Benon Sevan, the head of the United Nations' Oil-for-Food program, was singled out last week for violating ethics rules and engaging in suspect activity involving the $64 billion humanitarian program....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=0207051726010

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7. Halliburton Says New Contract with Iran Does Not Violate U.S. Law

WASHINGTON

Saying a federal law barring U.S. companies from doing business with terrorist nations does not apply, oil services giant Halliburton last week said it has won a new contract in Iran....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517262733

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8. U.K. Government to Help Businesses Work with Pregnant Employees

LONDON

U.K. businesses need better information and more help when it comes to handling pregnant workers, the government said last week, noting that soon-to-be moms continue to face discrimination in the workplace....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517265554

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9. WorldCom Settlement Voided, Grasso Scolded in Busy Ethics Week on Wall Street

NEW YORK

Wall Street weathered high drama last week, with legal reversals, financial disclosures, and a high-profile settlement putting the spotlight on alleged insider dealing and negligence. Among the developments...

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517272639

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10. Pfizer Denies Hiding 1999 Study of Celebrex Dangers

CHICAGO

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer last week denied accusations that it suppressed a 1999 study linking its lucrative drug Celebrex to serious heart problems, saying the research was flawed....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517275672

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11. Police Raid Headquarters of One of Canada's Largest Banks

TORONTO

The headquarters of one of Canada's largest banks, Bank of Nova Scotia, was raided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under a 60-day search warrant that gives the RCMP authority to search for thousands of records related to a company, Royal Group Technologies, whose controlling shareholder, Vic De Zen, is under investigation for criminal fraud....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517282276

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12. Boy Scouts Accused of Inflating Membership

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama

The FBI is investigating allegations that Boy Scout officials in Alabama have been distorting membership enrollment figures in order to improve their image and pull in increased donations, the Associated Press reported last week....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517285765

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13. Research Report:

First Amendment 'Being Left Behind in U.S. High Schools': Survey

From the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation:

"A new national study, the largest of its kind, says America's high schools are leaving the First Amendment behind. In particular, educators are failing to give high school students an appreciation of the First Amendment's guarantees of free speech and a free press, say researchers from the University of Connecticut, who questioned more than 100,000 high school students, nearly 8,000 teachers, and more than 500 administrators and principals...."

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/7/2005&;id=02070517292970

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14. Quote from the Ethics File:

A Man is Better Pleased

"A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek."

-- Samuel Johnson (English lexicographer, critic, and poet, 1709-1784)

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