Italy rocked by corruption‚ drug scandals By Claudio Lavanga‚ NBC News ROME – Franco Fiorito‚ a member of the regional council of Lazio‚ the Italian region that includes Rome‚ was known ironically among his friends as Batman. It was a nickname he earned when he managed to fall off a Harley Davidson still on a kickstand. But rather than a superhero‚ he looks like an actor out of “The Sopranos” with his slicked-back hairstyle‚ striped double-breasted suit‚ bulky figure and bigger than life personality
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regimes. In response‚ the incipient polycentric governance approach promotes cross-influence among public and private institutions at various governance levels from local to global. Notwithstanding‚ corporate frauds such as the Volkswagen emission scandal in 2015 reflect the risk inherent in greater reliance on polycentric governance and question
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villains. The creation of evil and is association with the city is also influenced by the early Victorian perception of the city and the crimes that occurred in the city. Irene Adler the primary antagonist and villain‚ in the Arthur Conon Doyle’s “Scandal in Bohemia” (1891)‚ outwits Sherlock Holmes – One of the greatest detectives and brilliant minds in literature to date. The nature in which if she operates‚ is helped by the nature of the city which encourages‚ promotes and even hide the criminality
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Ethical Scandal Analysis of: David Pajcin and Eugene Plotkin Insider Trading Case Presented In Partial Fulfillments of the Course Requirements for FIN 4615 International Banking Prepared for: Marcos A. Kerbel Adjunct Professor Department of Finance Florida International University Miami‚ Florida Prepared by: David Kevin Vargas 2899406 (954) 443-4973 November 24‚ 2009 |[pic]
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President Richard Nixon became the President of the United States of American in 1969‚ during one of the bleakest foreign policy crisis ever in History. President Nixon is remembered for The Watergate Scandal but he did succeed in doing many great things for the United States while he was in office. The Vietnam was going on and the American people were split as to for or against our troops being in Vietnam. The Cold War was at its highest point‚ President Nixon knew he need to help change America’s
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Mollie Pinker Introduction Lance Armstrong is a man with a lot to lose. Armstrong is a cancer survivor‚ as well as a world-renowned professional cyclist. He was also the founder and CEO of the LIVESTRONG organization up until a few months ago. Mr. Armstrong has been dealing with allegations of doping for over a decade now‚ and has had to deal with numerous lawsuits involving these allegations. However‚ on January 17‚ 2013‚ Armstrong admitted to doping and is facing multiple lawsuits
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The games weren’t suspended until 12 hours after the first murder‚ and then were only suspended for 34 hours ("Munich 1972"). During this time‚ a mass was held in the main stadium to honor the victims‚ but under the insistence of the former International Olympic Committee President‚ Avery Brundage‚ “the Games must go on” (“Munich 1972). Prior to the Games‚ Dr. Georg Sieber‚ a German forensic psychologist‚ was asked by Olympic security experts to develop 26 emergency scenarios to help plan event
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In Salt Lake City‚ Utah‚ Chief Chris Burbank was forced to resign.‚ in the wake of a pending sexual harassment lawsuit by three female police officers. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker accused Burbank of failing to take critical action in the aftermath of sexual harassment allegations within his department. Becker questions Burbank of failure to act when he didn’t demote Deputy Chief Rick Findlay in 2014 and failed to implement training and defensive measures for officers after the female officers
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I. INTRODUCTION The Olympic Games took place in the United States at Salt Lake City‚ Utah. The tournament opened on February 8‚ 2002 and closed on February 24‚ 2002. There were 77 NOCs‚ 2‚399 athletes‚ 78 events‚ 22‚000 volunteers and 8‚730 of the media. “The Games saw the expansion of the Olympic program to 78 events‚ including the return of skeleton and the introduction of women’s bobsleighs. Athletes from a record 18 National Olympic Committees earned gold medals‚ including first-ever gold for
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(Williams‚ 1964). When the Chicago White Sox deliberately lost the 1919 World Series as part of a betting scheme‚ they became known as the Chicago Black Sox‚ and to this day the “dark” chapter in American sports history is known as the Black Sox Scandal. In a similar vein‚ Muhammad Ali has observed that
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