1. But the expectation of full preservation and eventual release of presidential records act as a powerful curb on officials tempted to reward their friends and punish their enemies. 2. By showing that you are upset with their comments, you are actually rewarding your friends because that is the reaction they are seeking. 3. Companies that were going public could use share allocations to secure business relationships and reward friends. 4. Even the Giuliani administration, while attacking the HHC as antiquated and wasteful, has not resisted using it to reward political friends. 5. He does so to reward friends by allowing them to buy foreign currency cheaply, which they can then resell for huge profits. 6. He has, for example, managed to duck many accusations over the years that he rewards political friends with important contracts and development deals. 7. In his announcement last week, Adams said Pierce had acknowledged that by failing to monitor his subordinates he allowed them free rein to reward friends with federal money. 8. It would prevent them from using the tax code and government spending programs to reward their friends and punish their enemies. 9. Some of the complaining came from countries that have long used protected, state-run monopolies to fill patronage jobs or reward friends of the powerful. 10. The system is the result of elected representatives using government power willy-nilly to reward friends and punish enemies, which is done to enhance career longevity. |