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WOLF: Obamacare waiver corruption must stop Washington Times Favoritism inevitably leads to corruption, and corruption invites extortion. Ultimately, the rule of law ceases to exist in any recognizable form, and what is left is tyranny. America's founders rejected that road to tyranny when they boldly declared ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Chirac corruption trial going ahead ABC Online The highest appeal court in France has ruled that the trial of the former president Jacques Chirac on charges of corruption can go ahead. The court rejected a challenge by one of Chirac's co-defendants which could have required a review of the case by ... See all stories on this topic »

Key witness unshaken in Mass. corruption trial Enterprise News AP By Bob Salsberg AP Defense attorneys in the federal corruption trial of former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and two associates battered a former software salesman with questions about his character and past dishonest dealings, ... See all stories on this topic »

Racing stunned as four jockeys are hit with corruption charges by BHA Daily Mail By Marcus Townend Kirsty Milczarek, one of four jockeys hit by BHA corruption charges on Friday that could result in them being banned for up to 25 years, has claimed she was injured during the ride for which she is under investigation. ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Hazare's call to expand campaign The Hindu Mr. Hazare pledged his support at a public rally against corruption organised by the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) led by the Right To Information (RTI) activist Akhil Gogoi. Ms. Sharmila was only 28 years old when she began the fast in November ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Medvedev says poor rule of law holds Russia back Reuters By Alexei Anishchuk ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 20 (Reuters) - Corruption and the lack of a consistent rule of law hinder Russia's development, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday, as he sought to present himself as a reformer ahead of a 2012 ... See all stories on this topic »

'Making betting legal in India would help fight corruption' NDTV.com PTI New Delhi: ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat believes making betting legal in the Indian sub-continent would help in monitoring the bookmakers and also "make the fight against corruption easier". "If the industry was regulated you could actually ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawyers' judicial corruption claims irresponsible - Kulendi GhanaWeb A senior legal practitioner, Yoni Kulendi has described as "irrational, illegitimate and illogical", claims of endemic corruption leveled against Ghana's magistrates and judges by four lawyers. The four, Dr. Raymond Atuguba, Executive Secretary of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Namibia grouped with corrupt countries New Era WINDHOEK – When one looks at Namibia's ranking on the Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), then at first gl... OSHAKATI – The Namibia Football Association (NFA) on Tuesday donated 34 bags of mahangu valued at N$6 000 to ... See all stories on this topic »

Delhi Games chief faces corruption charges AFP The CBI has sought their prosecution under various anti-corruption laws on the grounds that they were party to criminal conspiracy and had forged documents, it said. The 66-year-old Kalmadi, who was arrested last month and is in prison, was previously ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Renewed Protests in Amman Blast Corruption Ammon News By Banan Malkawi AMMONNEWS - Hundreds of Jordanians on Friday protested in central Amman against government corruption and called for genuine political and economic reforms. The demonstration, organized by political opposition parties, ... See all stories on this topic » Ammon News

Man in El Paso corruption probe gets 6-plus years Houston Chronicle Federal prosecutors said Friday that 37-year-old Adrian Edward Pena (PEHN'-yah) received a 76-month prison term in a case that was part of a wider federal investigation of corruption in El Paso County. Pena admitted to remodeling an El Paso County ... See all stories on this topic »

Interpol seeks Okemo, Gichuru arrests Capital FM Kenya BY BERNARD MOMANYI NAIROBI, Kenya, May 20 - Interpol has issued an international arrest alert on Nambale MP Chris Okemo and former Kenya Power and Lighting Company chief Samuel Gichuru who are wanted to face corruption and money laundering. ... See all stories on this topic »

[ FW ]The corruption in Indian publishing Tehelka By selling ridiculously under-priced remainders to these trader-publishers-distributors, the West finances the corruption of Indian publishing and the destruction of all but the bestselling Indian writers—just as it once financed the Nicaraguan ... See all stories on this topic » Tehelka

China's anti-corruption chief orders improved supervision on adjustment of ... Xinhua BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- China's anti-corruption chief, He Guoqiang, on Friday ordered enhanced supervision on the implementation of policies concerning the country's initiative to adjust its economic growth pattern so as to root out corruption from ... See all stories on this topic »

New smartphone app aims to combat corruption Deutsche Welle Bribespot, a new app from a Lithuanian software developer, allows users to 'crowdsource' reports of global corruption and make more people aware of incidents of bribery. Last month in Tallinn, Estonia, dozens of developers, designers and programmers ... See all stories on this topic »

'Leviste case a reflection of worsening corruption in govt' ABS CBN News by Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines - The Institute for Political and Electoral Reforms (IPER) believes the furlough case of former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste is a reflection of worsening corruption among government authorities in ... See all stories on this topic »

Federal corruption charges could hurt Kwame Kilpatrick's parole chances Detroit Free Press Kilpatrick is currently awaiting trial on federal corruption charges involving a racketeering conspiracy in which he and four others including his father, Bernard Kilpatrick, are accused of perverting the city's contracting system to enrich themselves. ... See all stories on this topic »

FCPA-Inspired UK Bribery Act Projected to Hit the Oil and Gas Industry Hardest Forbes (blog) By BEN KERSCHBERG The UK Bribery Act, anticipated to be the new international gold standard in anti-corruption, is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2011, and, according to a recent study by Ernst & Young, it will hit the oil and gas industry the ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes (blog)

State AG Announces Plan to Cut Down on Government Corruption 13WHAM-TV At a press conference Friday, Schneiderman said Rochester area residents will be given the opportunity to report to Deutsch complaints of government corruption without the fear of local politics influencing the outcome. Deutsch will take confidential ... See all stories on this topic »

AP govt to formulate law to curb corruption in NREGS Business Standard PTI / Hyderabad May 20, 2011, 10:17 IST In order to check corruption in the prestigious rural job scheme, NREGS, the Andhra Pradesh government would soon make a law to expeditiously punish those found guilty. "We want to bring in a law to take tough ... See all stories on this topic » Business Standard

Asia's wildlife police battle corruption, market forces Monsters and Critics.com 'I would say that the number one problem we're running into with this programme across the whole region is corruption,' Galster said. And the corruption is usually of the untouchable variety. 'They are running into other uniforms,' Galster said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Don't pick corrupt ministers, donors advise Museveni Daily Monitor By Richard Wanambwa (email the author) Envoys accredited to Uganda have reportedly asked President Museveni not to include former ministers, who are cited in corruption scandals, to his new Cabinet. A source that attended the meeting between the ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Monitor

Corruption and social calculus Economic Times That's why the Prime Minister's rare (almost five-yearly) round table with the electronic media at the height of the corruption crescendo began with rather clear-sighted damage control, "our government is dead serious in bringing to book the wrongdoers ... See all stories on this topic »

Qatar could lose 2022 World Cup if corruption allegations proved, hints Fifa ... Telegraph.co.uk Blatter has said that a Fifa inquiry into persistent claims of corruption during the bidding process could lead to the executive committee (ExCo) making the unprecedented move of re-running the vote. Blatter knows that such a move would be hugely ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

'Institutions losing courage to fight intellectual corruption' The News International Speakers targeted each and every institution of the country at a seminar, titled, 'Intellectual Corruption in Pakistan'. They questioned the rationale behind making sacred cows of institutions and the personality cult. They lamented that institutions ... See all stories on this topic »

Massive spending bills lead to greed, corruption Rome News Tribune by James F. Cook The Obama administration is spending money at a rate never before seen in American history. The totals stagger the imagination. A case in point: The Troubled Assets Relief Program, that a compliant Congress approved, authorized the ... See all stories on this topic »

'Massive corruption hits NYEP Secretariat' Modern Ghana 5/20/2011 9:23:07 PM - The Central Regional Secretariat of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) has come under severe criticism for allegedly conniving and condoning with the authorities in the Accra NYEP office to engage in corrupt practices ... See all stories on this topic »

Bill McGurn: Corruption, Jersey-style Benzinga The more regulations a government has, the more corruption you will have -- because the greater power officials have over private sector businesses and the greater incentive the private sector has to pay to get around those regulations. ... See all stories on this topic »

Opa-locka Cops Accused of Massive Corruption Miami New Times (blog) By Chuck Strouse and Theo Karantsalis, Fri., May 20 2011 at 6:21 PM ​State authorities are probing what could be the most significant police corruption in years in perpetually troubled Opa-locka. 1. had sex with arrested offenders rather than prosecute ... See all stories on this topic » Miami New Times (blog)

Debates on Reducing Corruption in Armenia at the National Assembly National Assembly of RA On May 19 at the National Assembly the two-day working meeting on the theme The National Assembly's Role in Reducing Corruption in Armenia, where NA deputies, Chief of Staff, representatives of the USAID and the Global Organization of Parliamentarians ... See all stories on this topic »

CEB backs anti-corruption moves Daily Mirror By Sandun A. Jayasekera The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday it was convinced of the correctness of the action taken against former Chief Engineer Susantha Perera who was charged for misappropriation of Rs.620 million in Lanka Electricity ... See all stories on this topic »

Our judges shouldn't judge themselves—as angels! (Part I) Modern Ghana With all the persistent clamour against bribery and corruption as a major factor that hampers good governance, it is unacceptable for some people to attempt whitewashing themselves and seeking to harm those who are bold enough to tell us what we need ... See all stories on this topic »

TI blames public procurement for widespread corruption Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Transparency International Kenya (TI) says the Public Procurement Oversight Authority is to blame for widespread corruption in government. TI executive director Samuel Mbithi Kimeu says the authority has failed to curb graft in procurement procedures ... See all stories on this topic »

Context of corruption postzambia.com However, in Africa and Zambia in particular, we seem to have our own version of democracy which is synonymous with corruption. This country seems to have gone further by having its own definition of corruption. We have seen politicians distributing ... See all stories on this topic »

Taking the corruption bull by the horns AsiaOne THE flash flood of high-profile arrests over the past few weeks has brought much needed relief to the Indian government, which has been struggling to deal with the immense amount of corruption in the country. Corruption is not new to India. ... See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne

Corruption: Why Honest Public Servants are Essential to Democracy DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts By Da Tool Guy Corruption is the way of life in Third World countries–and in many Democratic-controlled big cities. Da Tool Guy explains why honest public servants are a must if this experiment we call America is to work. ... See all stories on this topic » DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts

Huckabee's pitiful surrender to corruption WND.com Shortly before his announcement that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president, Mike Huckabee made a remark that offers a telling insight into the understanding of politics that characterizes the politicians produced by the current ... See all stories on this topic »

Media corruption averted, this time Daily Caller By Patrick Chisholm When you read an opinion article, how can you be sure that the author of the article isn't being paid by an undisclosed party with a vested interest in the topic? Same with other news reports that you read or watch: how can you be ... See all stories on this topic »

Jaya's Agenda India Today Corruption was a big no-no for her while choosing her new team. After all, she had just seen a government routed from power for this very reason. Jayalalithaa has said that revenge is not on her mind. But law-breakers would be dealt with sternly, ... See all stories on this topic » India Today

Mangalore: Street play on corruption wins applause Mangalorean.com The members of Samudaya, an organisation of artistes, are on a Statewide tour as part of a drive to create awareness about corruption and rise in price of essential commodities. The drive depicting various cartoons on corruption and price rise started ... See all stories on this topic » Mangalorean.com

Top cop's corruption concern at police election plans Sunderland Echo CORRUPTION is a possibility if plans for elected police commissioners are pushed through, it has been claimed. An adviser to ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair is among the former North East police chiefs who have criticised the Coalition Government's ... See all stories on this topic » Sunderland Echo

NAREP predicts increase in corruption Lusaka Times The National Restoration Party (NAREP) has predicted an increase in corruption if the MMD government is voted back into power in this year's elections. NAREP president Elias Chipimo Junior told QFM that the MMD government has completely failed to curb ... See all stories on this topic »

El Paso Man Involved In Corruption Investigation Gets 10 Years KFOX El Paso Adrian Edward Pena is another defendant in the cases arising from the federal investigation of El Paso County corruption scandal. Pena admitted to remodeling an El Paso County Commissioner's home in return for his support for a county construction ... See all stories on this topic »

Doggy diet: Corrupt Russian officers fed their troops dog food San Francisco Examiner WHAT: A rare Russian military whistleblower accused Interior Ministry officers of a wide variety of corruption in the Siberian command, including skimming money by feeding the soldiers disguised dog food. HOW: Ex-Maj. Igor Matveyev said the dog food ... See all stories on this topic » San Francisco Examiner

Shadow of disgraced president looms in Peru race The Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — When she launched her run for the presidency two years ago, Keiko Fujimori's stated aim was to free her father Alberto, who is imprisoned for killings and corruption during his decade-long rule. Now the congresswoman has a strong ... See all stories on this topic » The Associated Press

Protests precede Spanish election Toronto Star MADRID—With elections set for Sunday throughout Spain, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madrid and other large cities this week, calling for an end to suspected longstanding corruption among established parties. ... See all stories on this topic »

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