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...reprimand-an official statement of disapproval-is the House's mildest form of punishment for serious misconduct by members. The committee found that in both cases the sex had not been coerced. Still, it made the obvious point that "any sexual relationship between a member of the House of Representatives and a congressional page, or any sexual advance by a member to a page, represents a serious breach of duty." Given the "special responsibility" of Congress toward the young, vulnerable pages, said Joseph Califano Jr., special counsel to the committee, which is also probing drug use on the Hill...
Many of the alterations in the disputed transcripts were made, legitimately, at the request of the members involved. But some Republicans charged that they had not been informed of revisions made in their remarks. G.O.P. Whip Trent Lott of Mississippi complained of "a pattern and a practice of malicious misconduct aimed at discrediting and defaming members of this House." Republicans tried to force the House into establishing a special committee to pursue the matter of the doctored transcripts in public hearings. But on a largely party-line vote last week, the Democrats succeeded in having the matter referred...
...issues. His skill is in capturing, in a few words, the chief concern of the day. When President Carter was deep in Mideast negotiations in Cairo, Donaldson called out: "Is it peace?" (Carter hesitated, then answered, "Yes.") When President Reagan was facing a mounting series of allegations of misconduct at the Environmental Protection Agency, Donaldson demanded: "Is there a scandal brewing at the EPA?" (Reagan replied that the scandal was not in the agency but among the press...
...York City Deputy Police Commissioner Kenneth Conboy claims that the rule does not deter much official misconduct. If evidence is discarded at trial, he says, "most officers don't care. You know why? Because the guy rarely goes to jail anyway." Besides, police have no certainty that their best efforts will stand up. "You're talking about sophisticated, subtle distinctions," notes Conboy. "It takes judges months to reach decisions. Police have to make them instantaneously, in alleys, with guns and knives around...
...sole offense. Unwilling to destroy the career of what he called "an apparently brilliant researcher," Braunwald did not inform NIH officials. Instead, he and Kloner conducted their own audit of Darsee's work and supervised him closely during the next few months. They uncovered no evidence of further misconduct...