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...Reagan's failure to report the loans of dresses violates a 1982 agreement hammered out by then White House counsel Fred Fielding and former director of the Office of Government Ethics J. Jackson Walter in response to criticism of Mrs. Reagan's acceptance of designer clothing in 1981. The pact states that the Reagans "will include a listing of those items made available for Mrs. Reagan's use and of the owners/designers of those items" on the President's annual financial-disclosure reports. Fielding briefed the First Lady on her obligations under the agreement. The White House contended last week...
Corporate managers who help fill campaign kitties say they merely want to make sure that their views are given a fair hearing in the corridors of power. Public-interest groups see something more sinister at work. Fred Wertheimer, president of Washington-based Common Cause, contends that "Congress is being corrupted" by contributions that "buy influence and undermine meaningful elections...
...swing, mambo, tango or waltz. Business at private dance studios is booming, with an estimated 600,000 students signing up for lessons this year. "We have had to increase our staff this past year by almost 50% to accommodate the growing demand," says Richard Mundt, co-owner of Fred Astaire Dance World in Phoenix...
Welcome to Fantasy Play-by-Play. "Ever since the first baseball broadcast, fans have said, 'That bum doesn't know what he's talking about. I can do better than that,' " says Fantasy founder Fred Greene, 33, a rabid A's fan who last season brought his dream to life in a box overlooking first base at the Oakland Coliseum. For $50, any Tom, Dick or would-be Harry Caray can announce a full inning of baseball with all the electronic panoply of a network broadcast booth. And this year for the first time -- at a premium...
...rowing is fun and a great way to spend time,'" said Mark Coyne, Harvard's varsity lightweight coxswain last year. "This includes a series of challenges designed to get you deeper into the program and to eventually get you freshmen who haven't raced yet," Harvard freshman heavyweight Coach Fred Brochelt said. "But it is also the culmination of our fall season on the water...