Conflicting Signals about Being Ethical vs. Getting Ahead

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2. Guest Commentary:

1920s Redux?

Proclaiming that "the business of America is business," U.S. president Calvin Coolidge famously defined one of the basic objectives of the dozen years of Republican governance that followed the end of World War I. Seventy years later, another Republican administration champions a similar goal. Have we entered a new "Jazz Era," with all of the opportunities -- but also all of the risks -- demonstrated by the history of the 1920s?...

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3. What They're Saying:

Must be a Man

"We have no problem with women voting, but we do have a problem with women standing for elections. Islam dictates that the head of the nation must be a man, and we are technically the head of the nation here."

-- Waleed al-Tabtabae, head of the Kuwaiti Parliament's human rights committee, explaining his opposition to a measure that would have allowed women to vote in city council elections for the first time...

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4. Merck Questioned about Aggressive Vioxx Sales Tactics

WASHINGTON

The U.S. House of Representatives last week continued to hold hearings on whether drug maker Merck hid dangers when marketing its popular painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled from store shelves last year after being linked to an increased risk for heart attacks....

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5. Failing to Meet Quotas, Some Army Recruiters Turn to Cheating

COLUMBUS, Ohio

Under pressure to fill military rolls, some recruiters for the U.S. Army are breaking rules, helping potential recruits cheat, and concealing applicants' police and medical records, according to a report last week from the "New York Times."...

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6. Army Withheld Knowledge of Friendly Fire Death from Soldier's Family

WASHINGTON

Despite learning almost immediately that "friendly fire" killed a celebrated U.S. Army Ranger, the military withheld the facts from the man's family for weeks, admitting that fellow soldiers killed him only when the news was likely to be made public by returning combatants, the "Washington Post" reported last week....

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7. Palestinian Bulldozer Demolishes Top Officers' Illegal Homes

GAZA CITY

Promising to make good on his anticorruption promises, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas last week sent a bulldozer to crush the homes of three senior officers who seized their seaside house lots illegally....

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8. California High Schools Tackle Steroid Use by Students

SACRAMENTO

Increasingly concerned about steroid use by students, California high schools soon will be required to implement new policies aimed at curbing the spread of the drugs under new rules approved last week....

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9. After Losing Family In Fire, Man Faces Huge Hospital Bill

OTTAWA

Bunny Svay, a Cambodian man residing in Ottawa, was astonished to learn that he will have to pay a huge hospital bill for his medical care after a fire destroyed his apartment, killing five members of his family....

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10. Oklahoma Coach Resigns after Using Racial Epithet in Interviews

NORMAN, Oklahoma

The head baseball coach at the University of Oklahoma resigned last week after using a racial epithet, for which he apologized and was forgiven by the African-American player he had referenced....

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11. German Referee Banned for Life after Fixing Matches

BERLIN

The German Football Association (DFB) last week imposed a lifetime ban on 25-year-old referee Robert Hoyzer, who helped rig a series of matches influencing the outcome of the German Cup....

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12. Research Report:

Young People Weigh In on Competing Ethical Values

From Zogby International:

"Young Americans entering the workforce overwhelmingly value honesty and integrity, with 92 percent saying they believe that doing the right thing is more important than getting ahead in their careers -- but there is also a strong undercurrent of competing values, placing loyalty to friends, love, and getting ahead personally above honesty in business dealings...."

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13. Quote from the Ethics File:

Clods of Clay

"If we choose to be no more than clods of clay, then we shall be used as clods of clay for braver feet to tread on."

-- Marie Corelli (English novelist, 1855-1924)

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