Feb 1st, 2006 · The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows users to edit entries on a wide range of subjects, has banned Capitol Hill computers from the editing process. The reason? Hill staffers tend to write glowing entries about their bosses. Alex Chadwick talks with Andrea Seabrook about some of the worst offenders, and just how far-ranging the problem is getting.
Dec 28th, 2005 · Former Enron chief accounting officer Richard Causey has struck a plea bargain with federal prosecutors. Causey faced charges of insider trading, fraud and lying about the state of the company's finances. Under the plea deal, Causey is to testify against his former bosses, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.
Dec 28th, 2005 · The former chief accountant for Enron, a once high-flying energy trading company that collapsed amid allegations of massive stock fraud, will plead guilty to unspecified charges Monday. The plea bargain likely means Richard Causey will testify against his two former bosses, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. Farai Chideya discusses the reasons behind the deal with Fortune magazine writer Peter Elkind, co-author of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
Dec 9th, 2005 · London's famous "Routemaster" buses are off the streets. A recent poll showed that 81 percent of Londoners opposed scrapping the popular vehicles. But city transport bosses say they cannot accommodate some disabled people.
Nov 22nd, 2005 · The Bulgarian government announced plans Monday to charge dozens of suspected crime bosses in an attempt to stamp out organized crime. The poor Balkan state wants to join the European Union in January 2007, but the EU has urged it to crack down on its criminal underworld and clean up widespread corruption.
May 2nd, 2005 · Gary Schroen is one of the CIA's most respected and experienced spies. Two days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, his bosses handed him a new mission targeting Osama bin Laden: "bring his head back in a box." Days later, Schroen and his team were on a plane.
Jan 26th, 2005 · The traditional order of corporate America, with younger workers reporting to older bosses, is often turned on its head these days. The trend is the spark for the comedy In Good Company. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, the phenomenon isn't merely in the movies.