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The Smithpwnian: Burke ‘n’ stocks are comfortable

By Andy Van Slyke ⋅ June 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Sheila P. Burke, Deputy Secretary of the Smithsonian, resigned on Tuesday due to criticism about her outside earnings over the past 6 years (an estimated 1.2 million).

Quoth the post:

Burke’s resignation came on the eve of an independent report that sources said would criticize her extensive outside activities, including highly compensated corporate board seats, academic appointments, a federal commission that oversees Medicare, and numerous nonprofit organizations.

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  1. [...] country–Lawrence “I’m really not *that*” Small joins the aforementioned Sheila Burke in the conflict of interest scandal at the Smithsonian. Small and Burke both sat on the board of  [...]

    Posted by suggested donation » Blog Archive » if it ain’t burke, don’t fix it: chubby little fingers | June 26, 2007, 8:21 am

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