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Dec. 31, 1990: Ethics:Most Of '90
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Dec. 31, 1990 The Best Of '90
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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ETHICS, Page 62
MOST OF '90
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<p> Most Principled Congressperson. Would nobody step forward
and accept responsibility for the $500 billion S&L debacle?
Wait! Who's that dowdy Representative resigning her seat to
atone for Congress's sins? Lacey Davenport, the heart-of-gold
legislator from the glorious state of Doonesbury. The grande
dame was swept back into office in a write-in campaign.
</p>
<p> Most Surprising Taint. Pristine Minnesota was sullied by a
thin layer of political grime. In July, Republican David
Durenberger was denounced by the Senate for unethical conduct.
Three months later, G.O.P. candidate Jon Grunseth abandoned the
gubernatorial race after charges arose that he had skinny-dipped
with teenage girls nine years ago.
</p>
<p> Least Eternal Punishment. "Lifetime" bans on Canadian
sprinter Ben Johnson and U.S. long jumper Larry Myricks for
using performance-enhancing drugs proved short-lived. The
sanctions were lifted by their respective nations' sports
officials--in plenty of time for the athletes to enter the
1992 Olympics.
</p>
<p> Bleeder of the Pack. American Psycho, the latest novel by
brat-pack golden boy Bret Easton Ellis, 26, contained detailed
descriptions of female mutilations that outraged women staff
members at Simon & Schuster, Ellis' publisher. Did that give S&S
second thoughts? Nope. But shortly before the book was to hit
the stores, bad press notices finally persuaded the firm to
scrap the project and forfeit the reported $300,000 advance.
</p>
<p> Most Divisive Murder. Investigation When Charles Stuart, 30,
the manager of a Boston fur shop, reported the slaying of his
pregnant wife by a black mugger in October 1989, police
unleashed a massive manhunt, and racial tensions in Boston
worsened. In January, Stuart's brother revealed that Stuart was
the murderer. The next day Stuart took his own life.
</p>
<p> Most Disconcerting Academic. Inquiry Stanford University
researchers discovered that Martin Luther King Jr. had borrowed
heavily from other works without giving credit while preparing
a doctoral dissertation in the mid-1950s. After much angst, they
called it plagiarism.
</p>
<p> Sleaziest Election Campaign. When Republican Senator Jesse
Helms of North Carolina faced a stiff challenge from black
Democrat Harvey Gantt, he bashed gays, then feminists, linking
Gantt to their causes. Finally, he turned to race baiting,
airing a TV spot that depicted white workers' frustration at
racial quotas. Helms won.
</p>
<p> Worst Screening Policy. Texas' McAllen Medical Center, which
sits in a crossing zone heavily trafficked by aliens, outfitted
security guards in olive-colored togs that bear a strong
resemblance to the uniforms of U.S. Border Patrol agents.
Legal-aid lawyers charge that the dress code scared off poor
Hispanics in need of health care.
</p>
<p> Smarmiest Denial. He didn't do it, he didn't do it--O.K.,
so maybe he did it. But Washington Mayor Marion Barry did not
fess up to a cocaine problem until he was convicted on a
misdemeanor charge of possession. Even then, Barry's contrition
was about as deep as a one-snort line of cocaine.
</p>
<p> Most Painful Dilemma. The right-to-die issue heated up when
the parents of Nancy Cruzan, a comatose Missouri woman,
petitioned the Supreme Court for permission to remove her
feeding tube. The high court upheld a state's right to demand
evidence of the patient's intent. A Missouri judge then ruled
that the tube could be removed.
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