Thus, a seemingly minor unethical act can encourage increasingly unethical behavior, as conversations ("everybody does this") easily rationalize subsequent action.
Robert Greenstein, who heads the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, says Congress can't even bring itself to act on more minor funding recommendations made by its own Medicare experts.
By contrast, any minor change to Medicare requires an act of Congress.
This time, it is hoped, the actor will not fluff his lines or forget the names of certain minor players, as he did at the end of Act One.
With budgets still hurting, states have cut back certain services services, but there is a bill winding its way through the Senate known as the Marketplace Fairness Act that could remove a third (and arguably minor) incentive for online shoppers.
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It appears that the terms agreed upon by the White House and the Senators represent relatively minor adjustments to the conference report and will allow the Patriot Act to continue to be wielded effectively by law enforcement and intelligence professionals charged with protecting this country.
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Judge Patel relegated the AHRA precedent to a minor position in the proceedings because the RIAA had not brought claims under this act.
But he also noted that the European Union is closely watching the outcome and may act on its own if the FTC does nothing more than a settlement on the more minor issues.
"Most agencies get really upset and suspicious and act antagonistically toward applicants if they find they withheld information, " he said, adding that a minor violation might be forgiven.
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