http://ethics.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for ethics en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:44:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044684 unknown@Netscape.com What pleasantly surprised me, though, was how refreshingly different these young activists were from the stereotypes. While they have clearly chosen, for a variety of personal reasons, to make abortion their primary issue, they were hardly card-carrying members of the Religious Right. When I brought up the notion of a "seamless garment of life Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:44:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044684abortionchoicechristianityethicsprolifeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2022580 unknown@Netscape.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning an announcement soon on an independent ethics commission that will help police members' conduct. "How complaints can be brought to [the ethics committee] by having some outside group be part of that process is what we're working on now," Pelosi said Friday. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:33:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022580nancypelosiPoliticsethicscommitteecomplaintsreformNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018472 unknown@Netscape.com "A billion customers in the world," Dr. Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, "are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a $100 house." The world's cleverest designers cater to the globe's richest 10%, creating wine labels, couture and Maseratis. We need a revolution to reverse that silly ratio. Thu, 31 May 2007 01:39:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018472DesignInventionDevelopingworldethicsMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006527 unknown@Netscape.com After scrapping most key elements of an ethics package meant to deliver on Democratic promises to bring unprecedented accountability to Congress, party leaders were still working into the night yesterday to sell their stripped-down bill to the rank and file. Wed, 23 May 2007 19:35:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006527ethicsdemocratsstrippeddownNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005830 unknown@Netscape.com According to Rogers's account -- which Murtha has not disputed -- the Pennsylvanian approached his colleague on the House floor last Thursday and said, in a loud voice: "I hope you don't have any earmarks in the defense appropriation bill, because they are gone and you will not get any earmarks now and forever." Wed, 23 May 2007 19:34:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005830porkmurthacorruptionethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1969814 unknown@Netscape.com A series of questionable land deals involving U.S. lawmakers have raised alarms among government watchdogs. Experts say the deals follow the same pattern. A lawmaker buys up cheap property. Then they push for changes in law or a shot of federal spending which boosts the value of the property. When the price surges, the property is sold, sometimes n Sun, 20 May 2007 07:05:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1969814congresslanddealsethicsRealestategraftNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1965192 unknown@Netscape.com The Pet Safety and Protection Act will ensure that all dogs and cats used in research are obtained through legitimate channels and are obtained legally. It will stop unscrupulous dealers and bunchers who obtain animals from "free to a good home" ads or stealing and then sell them for a profit. Tell Congress to support this bill. Sat, 19 May 2007 23:40:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1965192researchlabsAnimalExperimentsstolenpetsbunchersethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837 unknown@Netscape.com fter six weeks of combating efforts to oust him as president of the World Bank, Paul D. Wolfowitz began Wednesday to negotiate the terms under which he would resign, in return for the dropping or softening of the charge that he had engaged in misconduct, bank officials said. Thu, 17 May 2007 06:40:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837wolfowitzworldbankresignationethicsRizaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1912204 unknown@Netscape.com House Democratic leaders have decided to use their Honest Leadership and Open Government legislation from the 109th Congress as the basis for the lobbying reform bill that the House Judiciary Committee is expected to mark up this week. Democrats clearly made the bill a part of the agenda during the 2006 election. Wed, 16 May 2007 10:48:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1912204democratsethicsbillcongressreformNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511 unknown@Netscape.com Recent White House backing for the beleaguered World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, despite the findings of an internal report that said he had violated the Bank's ethics rules, is bringing the role of the U.S. in running the Bank in "undemocratic" ways under scrutiny, with rising calls for Washington to loosen its grip on the institution Wed, 16 May 2007 07:22:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511paulwolfowitzworldbankwhitehouseinvestigationsethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1836750 unknown@Netscape.com The top U.S. commander in Iraq reminded troops Thursday they must fight by the rules after a Pentagon survey found many of them support torture in certain cases and would not report a comrade for killing or wounding civilians. Fri, 11 May 2007 00:05:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1836750PetrausmoralityethicsusTroopsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1657102 unknown@Netscape.com Sen. Barack Obama vows to bring a "new kind of politics" to Washington. But a copy of a 36-page fax from Obama's Senate office, obtained by NEWSWEEK, shows that the rookie presidential candidate, riding the biggest wave this side of his native Hawaii, needs to keep a sharp eye on the details of his own campaign. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:32:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/16571022008presidentialracebarackobamaethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz encountered stiffening opposition Saturday to staying on as World Bank president amid allegations he showed favoritism in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend. Critics, including World Bank staff, former bank officials, the European Parliament, aid groups and some Democrats say the controversy has damaged the Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648wolfowitzworldbankpressureToresigncorruptionethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593 unknown@Netscape.com A World Bank committee investigating president Paul D. Wolfowitz has nearly completed a report that it plans to give the institution's governing board, concluding that he breached ethics rules when he engineered a pay raise for his girlfriend, three senior bank officials said Friday. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:48:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpanelethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1625398 unknown@Netscape.com Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) failed to disclose a $200,000 payment he received from a business partner in 2005 in apparent violation of House ethics rules. Prosecutors could use the omission as evidence that Renzi intended to conceal a transaction he knew to be controversial or even improper. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:34:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1625398rickRenziFBIhouseethicsrulesPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1418257 unknown@Netscape.com if there was ever a reason for a congressional investigation and special prosecutor this is it--military contract rigging gone wild Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:34:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1418257FeinsteinethicsdemocratcorruptionresignationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1132377 unknown@Netscape.com Why do we behave ethically? Just think what life would be like if everyone did what they wanted, without regard for consequences. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:44:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1132377ethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1067612 unknown@Netscape.com A former White House official accused of improperly editing reports on global warming defended his editorial changes Monday as reflecting views expressed in a 2001 report by the National Academy of Sciences. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:01:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1067612globalwarmingwhitehousebushethicsnationalacademyofSciencesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/951904 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:34:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/951904ethicsTechnologyRobotsSciencerobotics http://web2announcer.com/go/912350 unknown@Netscape.com New House ethics rules that restrict lobbyist-funded travel exempt trips paid for by colleges and universities, a powerful lobbying force in Washington. Colleges, universities and other higher-education groups spent at least $75 million on federal lobbying efforts in 2005, and more than $900,000 on travel for lawmakers since 2000. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:44:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/912350LobbyinguniversitiescollegesPoliticsethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/862695 unknown@Netscape.com Once again, the hard-core Religious Right has gone on the attack, orchestrating a new campaign to advance their Far Right political views.And even more bizarre, there was another report this morning that in his sermon last Sunday, Jerry Falwell claimed the debate over global warming is a tool of Satan being used to distract churches from their prim Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:04:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/862695globalwarmingReligionevangelicalsethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/541470 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:13:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/541470environmentwatergreenwasteethics http://web2announcer.com/go/525554 unknown@Netscape.com The list of members of Congress from both parties who have either pleaded guilty to or are under F.B.I. investigation for crimes involving their offices is embarrassing. Unfortunately, the latest reforms tighten lobbying restrictions without actually addressing the real reasons that Congressional ethics rules have been ineffective in the past. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:39:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/525554ethicsreformLobbyingcongressionalrulesEnforcingrestrictionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/221849 unknown@Netscape.com The House wrapped up the Democrats' "100 Hours" legislative sprint Thursday with time to spare, voting to recoup billions of dollars in lost royalties from oil and gas companies and roll back industry tax breaks. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:41:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/221849PoliticsenergyethicslobbybillsadvanceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/210282 unknown@Netscape.com The legislation would have barred Congress from taking gifts and travel paid for by lobbyists, made it more difficult for former lawmakers to become lobbyists, denied pensions to lawmakers convicted of serious crimes, required more reporting by lobbyists on their activities and required disclosure of the projects lawmakers attach to bills. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:32:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/210282republicanscorruptionethicsreformcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/169144 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:00:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/169144ethicsProgrammingSoftwaredevelopmentacm http://web2announcer.com/go/166583 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:30:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/166583itSoftwareProgrammingethicsbusiness http://web2announcer.com/go/138752 unknown@Netscape.com Members of Congress convicted of serious crimes would lose their taxpayer-paid pensions, sometimes totaling more than $100,000 a year, under a measure unanimously approved by the Senate Friday. Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:58:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/138752PoliticsethicscorruptionpensionSenateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/79113 unknown@Netscape.com Presidential candidates from both parties are urging the Senate to set up an independent office to probe ethical questions involving fellow senators. That could be a tough sell. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:18:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/79113PoliticsSenateethicspanelsenatorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/40870 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:27:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/40870business strategymarketingethics http://web2announcer.com/go/27752 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:30:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/27752ReligionPoliticschristianityethicsimages http://web2announcer.com/go/4215 unknown@Netscape.com "One of the issues I agonise most around on this site are the ethics of weblogging - what I feel is acceptable behaviour and what I don't. I've written about it briefly before a few years ago, but I've never written anything down or abstracted it out" Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:14:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4215Technologybloggingblogethicsethical bloggingwebloggingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2962 unknown@Netscape.com Hmmmmm...... so, who still says that the media is biased towards Israel? Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:22:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2962Politicsjournalismethicsjournalistic ethicsIsraelLebanonNews