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National Defense December 2005 Reeder & Hickey	`Tis Once Again the Season To Be Jolly, but Wise It's that time when the Defense Department's Standards of Conduct Office issues guidance and emphasizes the rules governing partying and gift giving between contractors and their government customers.
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Senate: Write Away, Bloggers Republicans force changes in language calling for greater reporting requirements for grassroots groups and political bloggers.
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Reason November 2007 David Weigel	John Edwards vs. the Lobbyists A presidential candidate promises to clean up Washington by trashing the First Amendment
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Ann Therese Palmer	Know When to Hold 'Em, Know When to Fold 'Em Q: I've been a certified financial planner and investment advisor rep for six years. What are some do's and don'ts for a client-appreciation event that I might not know about?... A: here is nothing like a good poker game to raise all types of ethical quandaries for people in the securities business...
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National Defense July 2007 Manik K. Rath	Mergers, Acquisitions Call for Added Scrutiny When acquiring or merging with any government contractor, reviewing ethics policies, compliance programs, and all recent voluntary disclosures will provide a wealth of invaluable information.
Managed Care August 2002 Maureen Glabman	Lobbyists That the Founders Just Never Dreamed of The "right ... to petition the government" has come a long way in over 200 years, and health care organizations are not shy in exercising it.
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BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Eamon Javers	As The Revolving Door Turns How does Washington work these days? A telling tale of two Capitol Hill staffers.
National Defense August 2007 Brian Sears	Building an Ethical Culture From the Top The NDIA ethics code encourages companies always to aspire to and implement best practices in all dealings with the government and other businesses.
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National Defense March 2011	Statement of Defense Industry Ethics In November 2004, after several months of in-depth review the National Defense Industrial Association finalized and published its Code of Ethics. Five years later in 2009, NDIA undertook to review, and, in a small number of ways made minor but we believe worthy revisions.
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Investment Advisor November 2005 William R. Urban	Raising the Bar There are few easy answers when it comes to the ethical issues faced by financial advisors and their staffs. Here's how one financial advisory firm successfully keeps ethical issues at the top for all its employees.
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