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John Hopkins University to teach ethics to Secret Service agents

In the wake of the Colombian prostitution scandal and with growing evidence that it was not an isolated incident, experts from John Hopkins University in Baltimore will teach a two-day ethics course to Secret Service agents.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 6 comments

Op-Ed: To be or not to be is the question, but should it be a choice?

The debate over physician assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia is an often divisive and emotional one. The pros and cons of PAS run the gamut of legal, ethical and moral arguments yet to many who suffer from a terminal illness, there is no debate

In the Media by Carolyn E. Price - 12 comments

Op-Ed: From Madoff to Murdoch to Greece: Whatever Happened to Ethics?

People from all walks of life and at all levels of the corporate ladder skirt their responsibilities and neglect their duties.

In the Media by Sam Vaknin - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Remembering Clara Immerwahr in the Year of Chemistry

Clara Immerwahr was the courageous chemist who dared to take a lone stand against her husband and an entire empire in opposition to chemical warfare. How will she be remembered in the International Year of Chemistry?

In the Media by Pierre Waithe

Blackwater hires John Ashcroft as new ethics chief

Washington - Blackwater, the controversial private defense contractor that first drew major attention after killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in 2007, has hired former Attorney General John Ashcroft to help pursue lucrative government contracts.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 7 comments

House Ethics Committee: Breach of confidential information

A confidential House ethics committee report was made available to the Washington Post. The report discusses investigations of lawmakers and aides. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct released a statement regarding the breach of information.

In the Media by Kay Mathews

Senator Vitter's 'sin' with prostitutes leads to bar complaint

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a bar complaint against Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) for professional misconduct rooted in his admitted engagement of prostitutes. CREW seeks to hold him "accountable."

In the Media by Kay Mathews - 5 comments

Gov. Bill Richardson is cleared in yearlong federal investigation

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) will not face criminal charges following a federal investigation into a 'pay to play' allegation involving one of his top political donors.

In the Media by Patrick McMahon

Catholic bank in Germany has some unethical investments

A German bank owned by the Roman Catholic church has admitted to having stocks in defense, tobacco and birth control companies worth over a million dollars.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Child's on-air rape confession stuns a nation

A 14-year-old girl took a city by surprise when she confessed to being raped at 12 while taking part in a live radio station stunt, leaving the show’s edgy hosts gasping in the dead air.

In the Media by Roderick Eime - 16 comments

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Parents upset by Quebec ethics class ruling

A coalition of Christian groups and parents is disappointed by a Supreme Court of Canada decision preventing them from opting children out of ethics and religious instruction.

Ottawa hospital shines spotlight on ER ethics

Emergency room staff at The Ottawa Hospital are given assistance in coping with tough ethical dilemmas by a doctor with special expertise.

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This Trump credits education and a healthy work ethic.

Quebec students must take ethics-religion course

Canada's top court has rejected an appeal from parents in Quebec who sought the right to keep their children out of an ethics and religious culture program taught in the province's schools.

Ethics watchdog says Fantino offshore bank documents fake

The federal ethics commissioner will not be investigating associate defence minister Julian Fantino after determining that documents purporting to show undisclosed bank accounts in the Cayman Islands are fakes.