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1. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009 T H E B O S T O N G L O B E The Nation A11
Jury convicts ex-congressman in bribery scheme
$90,000 found raid of his Washington, D.C., of- The verdict in US District bribe money wrapped in foil and trict Judge T.S. Ellis III allowed
fice that reached the highest lev- Court culminated an investiga- stashed in frozen-food boxes. him to remain free on bond until
in freezer drew els of the US government. tion that alternately fascinated Prosecutors told jurors during his sentencing in October.
Federal jurors in Alexandria, and horrified much of official the seven-week trial that the Beyond the money in the
wide attention Va., found the Louisiana Demo- Washington. Jefferson in 1990 money was to secure the vice freezer, the case was best known
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crat guilty of using his congres- became the first black congress- president of Nigeria’s help with a for the FBI’s May 2006 seizure of
By Jerry Markon sional office and staff to enrich man elected in Louisiana since telecommunications venture. De- Jefferson’s computer hard drive
and Allison Klein himself and his family, offering Reconstruction and served as co- fense lawyers said Jefferson had and office files in the Rayburn
WASHINGTON POST and accepting hundreds of thou- chairman of congressional cau- been ‘‘stupid’’ and shown ‘‘awful House Office Building. It was the
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WASHINGTON — Former US sands of dollars in bribes to cuses on Nigeria and African judgment’’ in agreeing to make first time federal agents raided a
Former US representative representative William Jefferson support business ventures in sev- trade during his nine terms. the payoff, but he had not com- congressional office.
William Jefferson left the was convicted of corruption en African nations. Jefferson was The low-key legislator burst mitted a crime. The money was House leaders asserted that
federal courthouse in charges yesterday in a case that convicted on 11 of 16 counts, in- into public view in 2005 when never delivered. the documents were privileged
Alexandria, Va., yesterday featured $90,000 stuffed into his cluding bribery, racketeering, the FBI raided his Capitol Hill Jefferson, 62, could spend the legislative material not subject to
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with his wife, Andrea. freezer and a legal battle over the and money laundering. home and found the $90,000 in rest of his life in prison. US Dis- search.
Therapies Postal
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NEW YORK — The American INSTRUCTIONS
. of $2.4b
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Psychological Association de-
clared yesterday that mental
Step 1: Cut out the word “THE.”
hurt mail volume
health professionals should not
tell gay clients they can become By Ed O’Keefe
straight through therapy or other Step 2: Place “THE” in your wallet, purse or protective tote. WASHINGTON POST
treatments. WASHINGTON — The Postal
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Instead, the APA urged thera- Step 3: Next time you go to RadioShack, take it out and hold Service lost $2.4 billion in the
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pists to consider multiple op- quarter ended June 30 and fore-
it up between yourself and the “Radio.”
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tions, which could range from casts a $7 billion loss for the fis-
celibacy to switching churches, cal year, according to figures re-
for helping clients whose sexual Step 4: Soak in the friendship. leased yesterday.
orientation and religious faith Mail volume dropped 12.6
conflict. percent over a nine-month peri-
In a resolution adopted on a od, continuing a sharp decline
125-to-4 vote by the APA’s gov- that began in 2007 and that was
erning council, and in a compre- fueled by the economic recession
hensive report based on two and by wider use of the Internet.
years of research, the 150,000- Though attention in recent
member association put itself months has focused on the po-
firmly on record in opposition of tential closure of hundreds of
so-called ‘‘reparative therapy,’’ post offices to narrow the budget
which seeks to change sexual ori- gap, or the elimination of Satur-
entation. day mail delivery, most of the
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No solid evidence exists that Postal Service’s financial woes are
such change is likely, says the re- tied to labor costs, especially bil-
port, and some research suggests lions of dollars in required pay-
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that efforts to produce change ments to prefund future retiree
could be harmful, inducing de- health benefits. The cost of fund-
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pression and suicidal tendencies. ing current and future retirees is
The APA had criticized repar- expected to top $7 billion.
ative therapy in the past, but a The payments will contribute
six-member task force added to an expected $700 million cash
weight to this position by exam- shortfall when the Postal Serv-
ining 83 studies on sexual orien- ice’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30,
tation change conducted since according to postmaster general
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1960. Its comprehensive report John Potter. The Postal Service
was endorsed by the APA’s gov- will not make prepayments to the
erning council in Toronto, where retiree fund if it faces a shortfall
the association’s annual meeting next month, he said, reiterating
is being held this weekend. his displeasure with the require-
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The report breaks new ment.
ground in its detailed assessment ‘‘If we were part of the federal
of how therapists should deal government and treated as an
with gay clients struggling to re- agency, we would not be paying
main loyal to a faith that disap- prefunding to a retirement bene-
proves of homosexuality. fit trust,’’ Potter said at a news
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Judith Glassgold, a Highland conference yesterday announc-
Park, N.J., psychologist who was ing the financial results. ‘‘On the
chairwoman of the task force, other hand, if we were in the pri-
said she hoped the document vate sector, we would not be pre-
could help calm the polarized de- funding these retirement pay-
bate between religious conserva- ments. So therein lies a bit of a
tives who believe in the possibil- dilemma.’’
ity of changing sexual orientation Congress mandated the pre-
and the many mental health pro- payments in 2006 when it passed
fessionals who reject that option. a postal reform bill. The Postal
‘‘The religious psychothera- Service’s balance sheets were in
pists have to open up their eyes better condition at the time, and
Publication Date: 08/06/2009
to the potential positive aspects lawmakers sought to have it pre-
of being gay or lesbian. Secular pay future retiree benefits be-
therapists have to recognize that cause they knew its financial con-
some people will choose their dition would likely worsen as
faith over their sexuality,’’ Glass- mail volume dropped with the
gold said in an interview. migration to the Internet.
In dealing with gay clients The House and Senate will
from conservative faiths, the re- consider competing measures to
port says, therapists should be relax that requirement after the
‘‘very cautious’’ about suggesting August congressional recess, but
treatments aimed at altering the bills would provide only tem-
their same-sex attractions. porary relief.
‘‘Practitioners can assist cli-
ents through therapies that do
RADIOSHACK.COM Potter called on lawmakers
and the Obama administration
not attempt to change sexual ori- to begin serious, long-term dis-
entation, but rather involve ac- cussions about the future of US
ceptance, support, and identity mail delivery.
exploration and development ‘‘The Postal Service does not
without imposing a specific iden- want to do anything that would
tity outcome,’’ the report says. disrupt this economy,’’ he said.
‘‘Over a trillion dollars moves
through the mail in any given
After long slide, fertility rates rising in richer nations, study hints year and we are a hub of an in-
dustry that employs some 8 mil-
lion Americans. We have no in-
By Elizabeth Lopatto feared, the research found. ies Center. deoffs, and children are given some countries reaching ad- tention of doing anything that
BLOOMBERG Countries such as Japan, ‘‘In advanced societies, chil- up,’’ he said. ‘‘As societies ad- vanced development were an ex- would disrupt the flow of mail.’’
NEW YORK — Childbearing South Korea, Germany, and Italy dren are very desired and couples vance, the tradeoffs become less ception to the fertility trend. That flow has slowed in recent
is making a comeback in the have such low levels of fertility are willing to sacrifice to have severe.’’ South Korea’s fertility rate was years, to an average 4.1 pieces of
world’s wealthy industrialized that not enough children are be- them.’’ Replacement-level fertility is the lowest at 1.08; Japan’s was mail a day delivered to each ad-
nations, including the United ing born to replace their parents The finding amounts to a par- the level at which a couple has slightly higher, at 1.26. dress, down from 5.9 pieces in
States, after fertility dropped in as they die. tial reversal of the fertility de- enough children to replace them- Most countries except Cana- 2000, according to Postal figures.
the late 20th century, a study Absent immigration, a small- clines seen in the late 20th centu- selves. da, Japan, and South Korea expe- The decline has contributed to
suggests. er workforce may leave countries ry fueled by a combination of A replacement rate in coun- rienced a rising fertility rate losses in 11 of the last 12 fiscal
From 1975 to 2005, fertility burdened with the costs of main- factors, including birth control, tries with a long life expectancy is when they achieved a measure of quarters.
dipped in countries as economic taining infrastructure, causing the increased costs of childrear- about 2.1, because some people higher education, income, and In response, the Postal Service
development rose, then began to national economic declines, said ing, the entry of women into the die before having children. longer lifespan. has implemented hiring and sal-
rise in places that reached the study author Hans-Peter Kohler. workforce, and more years spent The fertility rate in the United These countries may not be ary freezes and has dramatically
highest levels of development, ‘‘This challenges the notion becoming educated, Kohler said. States rose to 2.05 in 2005, a facilitating work-family balances cut its workforce, trimming it by
according to a study in the jour- that as we become more devel- The decrease began before the comeback from the low of 1.74 in and gender equality, the study 37,000 employees in the past
nal Nature. oped, fertility only falls down- advent of readily available con- 1976. authors suggested. year, to a total of 630,000, down
The bounce-back of fertility ward, which would produce rap- traception, although that proba- Of the countries measured, For countries that limit immi- from a peak of 802,000 in 1999.
suggests that advanced develop- id population aging,’’ said Kohler, bly helped the process, he said. only Israel has a higher fertility gration, today’s data predict a And it recently renegotiated
ment doesn’t have to mean a van- a sociologist at the University of ‘‘In the moderate stages of de- level in 2005, with a rate of 2.82. slower population decline than more than 300 service contracts,
ishing population as some had Pennsylvania’s Population Stud- velopment, there are strong tra- The researchers found that previously projected. saving $200 million.
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