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Gerald Ford's passing revives the memory of one of the least remembered parts of the story of the Watergate affair: the pardon of Richard Nixon. Remembering the pardon is important because it shows two important things about government ethics enforcement. First, how ethics rules are enforced is mor…

Open Letter to Illinois Chief Justice Robert R. Thomas: The news media are probably the most important single element in providing oversight in government ethics matters. And the most effective way to keep the news media from doing their job is to file a libel suit. The New York Times ran an excell…

From: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=45455 July 4, 2006Miller's ethics advice travels well by Bradley Parsons, Staff Writer As an ethical adviser to politicians, Carla Miller never has to worry about staying busy. Miller, a partner at Miller, Skinner & Jolly, also serves as th…

From the NY Times See the original online publication here: (note: may require membership)https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB091FF734550C708EDDAF0894DE404482 NATIONAL DESK By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN (NYT) 859 words Published: June 23, 2006CORRECTION APPENDED SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 21…