Party cohesion and the desire to make a munificent living in DC go a long way to enforce silence.

FORBES: Jeff Connaughton's "The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins" A Book Review

Irving found a willing publisher, McGraw-Hill, and obtained a munificent advance after he showed the publishers three forged letters he claimed had been written by Hughes that purportedly authorized the biography.

FORBES: Armstrong and Te'O--True Sparrows Or Fake Eagles

The munificent donor to many good causes was ready to foreclose on a loan to his son.

ECONOMIST: Jack Simplot

Spurred on by well-trailed if not exactly munificent offers from Japan, Germany, Britain and America, a suprisingly long list of donors came forward with their pledges.

ECONOMIST: Helping Afghanistan