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(excerpts) "WHAT do you get when you put Michael Jackson, WorldCom, Enron and Bill Clinton under one roof? "Why, the illustrious United Nations." "Pretty much any major scandal that has plagued high-profile politicians and businessmen in recent memory has also emanated from various facets of the United Nations." "The United Nations has been riddled with scandals ranging from allegations of bribery, sexual harassment, nepotism and corrupt financial practices since some media outlets and Congress scrutinized the U.N. Oil-for-Food program last year......" "....Aside from the financial scandals, numerous sexual harassment and child molestation incidents have been reported." "....An investigation in May...

Close to 500 people are expected to fill Low Library tonight to hear former U.S. President Bill Clinton deliver an address commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case. Clinton, a constitutional rights attorney before becoming president in 1992, will speak at Columbia for the first time tonight as part of the School of Law's year-long celebration of the landmark case. Clinton will join University President Lee Bollinger, also a constitutional scholar, in a 7:30 p.m. speech expected to involve extensive security. Although many law students and faculty members were given coveted tickets to the...