Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517473150

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2. Commentary by Rushworth M. Kidder:

Spies versus Reporters: A Right-versus-Right Dilemma

Espionage and journalism are two sides of the same coin -- or, more aptly, bickering siblings in the same family. So perhaps it was inevitable that a case would arise pitting journalism against espionage in a high-stakes, right-versus-right dilemma. Such a case broke into the news again last week....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517481341

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3. What They're Saying:

High Stakes

"Given the high stakes involved -- the future of our children and our grandchildren, not to mention the future of the planet as we inherited it -- which approach are you willing to bet on?"

-- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), arguing last week that the United States needs to abandon its halting approach to fighting global warming for more definitive action....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517484221

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4. Reporters Ordered to Name Names or Face Jail in CIA Leak Case

WASHINGTON

A federal appeals court last week ordered two journalists -- "Time" magazine's Matthew Cooper and Judith Miller of the "New York Times" -- to expose their sources for a prominent story or face jail time....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517492912

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5. EU's Highest Court Says 'McLibel' Case was Biased against Activists

STRASBOURG, France

Europe's highest court last week ruled that the much-publicized conviction of two environmental activists for libeling fast-food giant McDonald's was unfair, saying the U.K. government violated their free speech rights and failed to provide them with the necessary help to even the legal odds....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=0222051750066

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6. Israeli PM Ariel Sharon Will Not Face Campaign Finance Charges

JERUSALEM

Citing "insufficient evidence," Israel's attorney general last week said he would not prosecute Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for illegal campaign financing. Charges, however, will be filed against Sharon's 40-year-old son Omri....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517503166

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7. Judge Hits Former Boeing CFO with Nine Months in Prison

WASHINGTON

Boeing's former chief financial officer was sentenced last week to four month in prison for conspiring to hire a U.S. Air Force procurement official while she was still on the government payroll....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517510722

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8. Steroid Allegations and Implications Continue to Plague Baseball

NEW YORK

Major League Baseball's steroid habit continued to make headlines last week with allegations flying as far as the homeruns slammed out of the park by allegedly doped-up heavy hitters. Among the developments...

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517513412

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9. Virginia School Board Okays Bible Classes for Young Students

STAUNTON, Virginia

A rural Virginia school board last week voted to continue a controversial program in which elementary school students leave class for religious Bible lessons, saying the program was a proud tradition of the community....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517521269

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10. Europe Bolsters Rights of Airline Passengers

BRUSSELS

Under new air passenger rights instituted last week by the European Union, European fliers left stranded by delayed flights or bounced from overbooked ones have the right to demand increased compensation from airlines....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517523915

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11. Major Security Lapses at Key Dams in Northern Quebec Revealed

QUEBEC CITY, Quebec

The Premier of Quebec has demanded explanations for major security lapses at some of the largest dams in North America operated by the crown corporation Hydro-Québec....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517531495

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12. Research Report:

'U.K. Workers Trust Bosses Less than U.S. Counterparts': Survey

From Watson Wyatt:

"U.K. workers' attitudes towards senior management are significantly worse than those of their U.S. counterparts, with less than a third expressing trust and confidence in their leaders...."

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=2/22/2005&;id=02220517534931

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13. Quote from the Ethics File:

Safety in Truth

"Let the people know the truth and the country is safe."

-- Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. president, 1809-1865)

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