“The funny thing is that this caused...
“The funny thing is that this caused such a fuss . . . because it is standard operating procedure.”
--Clyde V. Prestowitz Jr., former counselor for Japan affairs at the U.S. Commerce Department, on the Recruit Co. influence-buying scandal that prompted the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
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