Yale Ranks Nations by Environmental Practices

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2. Commentary by Rushworth M. Kidder:

Europe versus America: What Does 'War' Mean?

Like many Americans visiting Europe in the last several years, I've been trying to comprehend the moral roots of the current sharp political differences between Europe and the United States. Seeing a new movie about Hitler the other night with British friends, it finally hit me that however close the cultures of England and the United States may be, we were seeing the film through different eyes....

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3. What They're Saying:

The Honor Code Didn't Work

"A key lesson from the recent scandals is that the checks on the system simply have not worked. The honor code among CEOs didn't work. Board oversight didn't work. Self-regulation was a complete failure. But one thing has worked: law enforcement."

-- New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, championing the role of outside regulation in a "Wall Street Journal" column last week...

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4. Testimony at Judicial Inquiry Rocks Canadian Politics

MONTREAL

A former Quebec advertising company executive, Jean Brault, has testified that he gave kickbacks and other illicit payments to officials and associates of the governing federal Liberal Party and to both the provincial Quebec Liberals and separatist Parti Quebecois in hopes of securing generous advertising contracts worth millions of dollars....

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5. AIG Admits More Wrongdoing as Probes Escalate

NEW YORK

American International Group's (AIG) troubles worsened last week following admissions that the global insurance giant engaged in wide-ranging subterfuge to conceal business transactions and fraud....

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6. Congress Holds Hearing on Fraud in the Nonprofit Sector

WASHINGTON

The U.S. Senate last week held a hearing on the estimated $300 billion in financial fraud and tax scams among the nation's nonprofits, warning that scandals are taking a toll on both public trust and the U.S. tax base....

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7. Automakers Agree to Sharp Cuts in Canadian Emissions

WINDSOR, Ontario

In a move that could have repercussions in the United States, the Canadian government last week inked a voluntary deal with the world's largest automakers to sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years....

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8. Connecticut to Sue over Cost of 'No Child Left Behind'

HARTFORD, Connecticut

Connecticut last week announced that it will sue the U.S. government for allegedly under-funding the demands imposed by testing requirement in President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind education law....

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9. Amnesty International Releases Report on Executions in 2004

LONDON

Contending that the death penalty is an unfair and anachronistic form of punishment, Amnesty International last week released a report charting a nevertheless near-record level of nearly 3,800 executions last year....

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10. MLB Announces First Suspension for Steroids

TAMPA BAY, Florida

Tampa Bay Devil Rays center fielder Alex Sanchez last week became the first player in Major League Baseball (MLB) to be suspended for steroid use, though he denied knowingly using banned substances....

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11. Studies Chart the Perks of Being Pretty

ST. LOUIS

It apparently does pay to be pretty, according to two recent studies that found slim and attractive people tend to earn more money, hold higher workplace rank, and get treated better in the marketplace....

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12. Research Report:

Nations Get Graded on Environmental Practices

From the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy:

"Finland ranks first in the world in environmental sustainability out of 146 countries, according to the latest Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) produced by a team of environmental experts at Yale and Columbia Universities...."

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13. Quote from the Ethics File:

The War for Freedom

"The war for freedom will never really be won because the price of freedom is constant vigilance over ourselves and over our government."

-- Eleanor Roosevelt (U.S. humanitarian, writer, and wife of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, 1884-1962)