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Thursday, August 14, 2008

A Legacy of Ethics from the "Conscience of the Senate"

Founding fathers and authors, for example, of The Federalist Papers, spent little time on the issue of ethics. Integrity in a century of recognition of “natural law” was something seemingly inborn. Thus began the long and distinguished history of the United States’ upper and lower legislative chambers.

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May 1, 2008 Stennis, Sputnik & How the Space Race Changed America (200-1236-05)

April 1, 2008 John C. Stennis and the CIA (200-1236-04)

March 1, 2008  John C. Stennis and the Watergate Controversy (200-1236-03)

February 1, 2008 John C. Stennis and the Censure of Joseph McCarthy (200-1236-02)

January 1, 2008 John C. Stennis and the 1947 Senate Campaign (200-1236-01)

May 2, 2002 Fringe Benefits and the Variable Compensation Plan of the Mississippi State Personnel Board

July 1, 1999 Newspaper Readership: Examining Current Trends from National, State and District Perspectives

November 10, 1998 USDA Self Reliance Project: Resource Manual

November 9, 1998 Self-Reliant Water Management and Disposal for Local Communities

December 2, 1997 Impact, Economic, Financial, and Management Analysis: For the Mississippi Department of Corrections

May 1, 1997 The Mississippi Department of Corrections: Proposal for Management and Impact Analyses

May 1, 1997 The Mississippi Department of Corrections: Proposal for Management and Impact Analyses

September 3, 1993 Mississippi Title V Fee Demonstration for the Clean Air Advisory Council

July 2, 1990 The Changing Structure of Economic Development in Oktibbeha County

September 20, 1988 County Government Reorganization Act of 1988: An Information Report

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RESEARCH BRIEFS are written by staff as part of the Institute's civic education initiative. The briefs focus on primary sources found in the Congressional and Political Research Center at the Mississippi State University Library. The intended audience for the briefs include elected officials, classroom teachers, and anyone with an interest in congressional and political affairs.

 

 

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