Conflict charges dog Ron Brown

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Bill Clinton's Commerce Secretary-Designate and former Democratic National Committee chairman Ron Brown is under fire for alleged conflict of interest. Brown is a partner at Patton, Boggs and Blow in Washington, D.C. Critics are concerned about his lobbying on behalf of Japanese companies and on behalf of Haiti's former chief-of-state Duvalier. The issue which attracted the most publicity was New York City's award of a large contract to a waste management company in which Brown has stock shortly before New York was chosen as the 1992 site for the Democratic convention.

Political activity, Public opinion, Conflict of interests (Attorneys), Conflicts of interest (Lawyers), Brown, Ronald H.

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Microsoft stalled by Tunney Act; but experts say the law ties Judge Sporkin's hands

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Judge Stanley Sporkin is examining the government's settlement of antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp under the Tunney Act, which requires judicial review of antitrust settlements. The settlement disappointed much of Microsoft's competition, which was trying to rein in the company's sales practices. Sporkin may not be able to do much. The goal of the Tunney Act was never very clear, and most settlements reviewed under the act are not modified. Moreover, Sporkin wants to modify a consent decree, and the law makes no such provision.

Microsoft Corp., Unfair competition (Commerce), Unfair competition, MSFT

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Cable operators dismayed by 'must carry' ruling

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A three-judge panel of federal district judges on Dec. 12, 1995, upheld rules issued by Congress requiring cable operators to carry television broadcasters' signals. The panel had early sided with the broadcasters, and the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision remanded an appeal back to the panel. Cable operators drew encouragement from the weakness of the panel decision, in which one judge noted he would have preferred the matter to go to trial. The Supreme Court may be unwilling to hear the case again.

United States, Cable television, Must carry rules (Broadcasting)

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