Political Corruption

Bangkok Post: Nominees to new anti-graft body to face senate scrutiny 2008-05-17

The new anti-graft office plays a key role in tackling corruption among civil servants lower than the C-8 level, who make up the majority of the country' ...

Venezuelanalysis.com: Venezuelan Opposition Divided as It Seeks to Nominate Candidates 2008-05-16

In March López registered a separate political party with the National Electoral Council (CNE) called Social Democracy according to a report in El Nacional ...

AllAfrica.com: Cameroon: Democratic Reform - the Only Solution to Corruption 2008-05-16

Corruption touches all sectors of life, be it religious, economic, political , social and traditional circles. Corruption begins with the mixture ...

AllAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Sanctions Have Nothing to Do With People's Will 2008-05-16

... greed, corruption and brutal governance. It has come as no surprise therefore that the political party that has governed the country since independence ...

AllAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: When Spin is Swallowed Hook, Line And Sinker 2008-05-16

The people of Zimbabwe attribute the political and economic chaos in their country to corruption , mismanagement, abuse of power, the plundering of national ...

Bay Area Indymedia: Is Buying into the Logic of the Obama Candidacy Harmful? 2008-05-16

This is not just a matter of í corruption ì or íspecial interests.ì Nor is it a matter, fundamentally, of just pandering to backwardness and prejudice to ...

guardian.co.uk: Behind the masks 2008-05-16

The sword is still in the scabbard, and while it stays there corruption cannot go beyond a certain point." So, he concludes, "even hypocrisy is a powerful ...

guardian.co.uk: The long slide 2008-05-16

Corruption and mismanagement led many stores to close and left others with bare shelves. The system was under strain partly because of shortages in basic ...

African Path: Predicting a Difficult Election For NPP in 2008 2008-05-16

A President and his ruling party all but give up on its signature slogan of zero tolerance for corruption and the electoral promise of creating jobs for ...

The New Nation: Jail reforms: A good example set in Pakistan 2008-05-16

As a victim who spent four years in Jails on corruption charges, premier Gilani has sufficient knowledge about jail conditions in the country and also h ...

Standard: Government declares war on tribalists 2008-05-16

Also to be investigated by the Justice Commission is grand corruption and the exploitation of natural or public resources. The Justice Commission will ...

Pakistan Observer: Of Judges, Judiciary and reforms 2008-05-16

Today there is urgent need of fast track disposal of cases involving major economic offences and major corruption cases involving the powerful politici ...

Pakistan Observer: Sharifs to come into Assemblies" folds 2008-05-16

This is because the province needs a strong administrator who has the capability to deliver in the face of rampant corruption , smuggling, hoarding ...

The Statesman: Special Article 2008-05-16

A nexus between the political masters and ambitious public servants went against the public interest. The attitude opened the floodgate of corruption ...

The Daily Star: 'Ignored' BNP leaders come up as Saifur era wanes in Moulvibazar 2008-05-16

Saifur left the country to save himself from corruption case, a senior BNP leader said seeking anonymity. They said Saifur's take over as acting chairman ...

The Daily Star: Poor governance fuels corruption 2008-05-16

However, the overarching failure has been at the political level. The country started with enormous political capital accumulated during the liberation war.

Los Angeles Times: Shakira, other Latin American stars sing for their cause -- ALAS 2008-05-16

Even today, with many countries enjoying booming economies and relatively stable democracies, taking a stand on a political or social issue is a rarer ...

OpEdNews: Vladimir Frolov, Stephen Blank, Eric Kraus and Anthony Salvia: ... 2008-05-16

The hypothesis is based on the assumption that Medvedev"s presidency will usher in a more liberal period in Russia"s political development ...

Deutsche Welle: Burma's Ruthless Regime - When Will the World Take Action? 2008-05-16

A humanitarian crisis could also turn into a political crisis. Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Burma's population h ...

Daily Nation: What Kenyans should expect from a Truth Commission 2008-05-16

It has to embrace internationally set standards while offering ways of responding to years of abuse, corruption , human rights abuses and other conflict ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Democracy funding for Iraq under more scrutiny 2008-05-16

"What we are spending money on is to enable them to spend their money effectively and officially with as little corruption as possible." Sen.

Daily Mail: PETER OBORNE: How Labour became the 'Nasty Party' 2008-05-16

The party's dark side has come on full public display only over the past six weeks, as it has become convulsed by the worst political and electoral cri ...

El Paso Times: Texas lawmakers debate initiative to help Mexican law enforcement 2008-05-16

Better technology at border ports to prevent corruption that allows the drug flow to continue would help, too, Garcia said. New Mexico State University ...

National Post: That"s the number of scientists who are outraged by the Kyo ... 2008-05-16

Original signatories to the petition and others, outraged at Kyoto"s corruption of science, wrote to the Oregon Institute and its director, Arthur Rob ...

Gulf Times: Poor go hungry amid food shortage 2008-05-16

he asked in a television interview this week, indirectly accusing the former government of corruption . Pakistan is currently harvesting whe ...

International: Managing a coalition - The News 2008-05-16

It is not possible that all the corruption charges against him were false or inculpating evidence could not be found to prove him guilty.

Malaysia Star: Assemblymen no longer allowed to sit on tender boards 2008-05-16

State Local Government Committee chairman Ronnie Liu said this was to free local authorities from the element of corruption . Liu: The tender boards ...

Trading Markets (press release): May Day Celebrations - Youths Want Jailed February Demonstrat ... 2008-05-16

According to Dr Doubla, Cameroon is sitting on a time bomb due to the absence of moral values, youth unemployment, generalised corruption , embezzlement ...

YourHub.com: Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil? 2008-05-16

This factually defective City Annexation Process is a political corruption of the Colorado State Constitution to denying 77% of the affected Weld County ...

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Illinois briefs 2008-05-16

CHICAGO -- Jurors' first full day of deliberations is in full swing in the corruption trial of political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko.

WDEF News 12: Local Black Leaders Say Criminal Activity Won't Be Tolerated ... 2008-05-16

She says tough economic times make the landscape ripe for corruption , "It's like a sales person. If you go to the people with the right kind of attitude you ...

Providence Journal: Bakst: Darrell West"s parting words 2008-05-16

He says Rhode Island politics are distinctive mainly for corruption . Well, sure, the state has had its share of crooks. West says it"s more than that: Rhode ...

Philippine Reporter: Aborted review of the People Power play 2008-05-16

Having lived in a foreign land for more than a decade and having been detached from the country's political and cultural life in many ways, I thought one ...

Comic Book Resources: Sable Puts a Dent in íTwo-Face: Year Oneì 2008-05-16

"Harvey's frustation with the corruption in Gotham leads him to become more and more isolated from his allies, Batman and Captain Jim Gord ...

Newspaper Tree: World-Wide Attention, But on the Ground, Femicides Continue 2008-05-16

"There continues to be a lack of real political will to confront the problem in a serious way," agreed Humberto Guerrero, case manager for ...

Nagaland Post: Good governance: Can DAN deliver?- 2008-05-16

A corruption -free government is transparent, responsive, and responsible. Good governance requires the administration to have a clear determination of ...

Russia Profile: Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: A Russia Ruled by Law? 2008-05-16

In such cases, neither party has significant political clout (although some small bribery may influence outcomes). Such small scale corruption might ...

Daily Mirror: NFF should follow its advice to JVP 2008-05-16

What most people observe in the present moves by politicians and their parties is the hidden pursuit of their narrow political ambitions rather than ...

Daily Mirror: Decommissioning Pillayan through provincial council administration 2008-05-16

By MSM Ayub It is now time for the political parties to use the Eastern provincial council election results to justify their policies and stands.

Osun Defender: CORRUPTION UNLIMITED IN OSUN 2008-05-16

Quit the game of suspicion, the embattle speaker is referring to Rauf Aregbesola, AC governorship candidate, but the one is another rant of a political ...

Best Syndication: Curtain Time for Barack Obama - Part IV 2008-05-16

"In my opinion, the decision that came down today blessed the aggressive posture that the US Attorney's office has taken in corruption cases," he said.

Media For Freedom: Need of Economic Revolution Soon After Political Revolution in Nepal 2008-05-16

Nepalese have had in mind that all the political parties and political leaders missed their opportunities received and started involving corruption and bad ...

The Nation.: Haiti on the 'Death Plan' 2008-05-15

The theory goes that the protests were sparked to undermine the government's fight against the drug trade and corruption --Préval has allowed prominent ...

Politics In Color: Black Man to Live in White House Built by Slaves? 2008-05-15

Corruption , labor problems, huge cost overruns and political opposition almost put the project to a halt. Washington, a slave owner, stood firm ...

ReliefWeb (press release): Statement by Professor Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur of ... 2008-05-15

Even the police, prosecutors, and judges who comprise the system acknowledge that corruption and incompetence are widespread.

Reuters: Bush hails Israel's "chosen people" as Arabs lament 2008-05-15

In the latest setback to a deal, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he will quit if indicted in a police corruption probe.

EuropeNews: Deliso: Radical islam strengthens its activities on the Balkans 2008-05-15

The combination of poverty, corruption and disorder in countries from the region has eased their efforts and even allowed for the creation of group ...

The Daily Star: US to increase funds for governance in Bangladesh 2008-05-15

... anti- corruption reforms, strengthen the government institutions, particularly at the local level, and support democratic political party development.

The Daily Star: Cases similar, actions different 2008-05-15

The charge sheet included 11 more persons as their involvement with the corruption was proved. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Naim Ahmed told ...

The Daily Star: Politicians doubt reform success 2008-05-15

The rate of corruption has not gone down, rather it has increased manifolds during the period of emergency, Rahmat Ali said. Inam Ahmed Chowdhury, adviser ...

The Daily Star: Please hold 2008-05-15

The political discussion, such as there has been, has been a meta-discussion about politics. There has been no real discussion of economic policy ...

InTheNews.co.uk: At least 100 people have been killed during an oil pipeline fire ... 2008-05-15

Political corruption , lawlessness and the spectre of violence have dominated Nigeria's post-independence history. Full Story At least 100 people have been ...

TECH.BLORGE.com: Bloggers Unite for Human Rights: Tweeting Myanmar 2008-05-15

There are still major issues in getting around the corrupt government , and much like Darfur, awareness will need to be kept up in the future as the bell ...

TV3 News: Pacific division established by beleagured Thompson under ... 2008-05-15

But Helen Aikman QC has argued that " political concerns" appear to be influencing authorities in their dealings with her. The SSC is investigating after M ...

Economist: Israel and America Leaders united in the doldrums 2008-05-15

In fact, Mr Bush's main contribution to peace this week was to try to shore up Mr Olmert, mired in the latest in a long series of corruption scandal ...

The Post: Reflections on foreign policy 2008-05-15

The life of an average man has become unbearable with ever increasing cost of living, rampant corruption and absence of law and order.

U.S. News & World Report: Reporting Bad News in China 2008-05-15

... the death toll continues to rise and public anger mounts over such issues as shoddy construction that some feel was facilitated by official corruption .

Moscow News: Analysts See Stability in New Government 2008-05-15

He went on to point out the importance of "protecting the Russian economy from corruption and criminal pressures, industrial espionage and of enforcing ...

Daily Nation: The Grand Coalition Cabinet meeting on Thursday failed to reach ... 2008-05-15

Sources said that other issues on the agenda included resettlement of internally displaced people, corruption and the question of protocol in Government.

Bowling Green Daily News: Four to battle to represent 16th District 2008-05-15

The door doesn"t need to remain open for corruption and the business of Kentucky bogged down by further scandals.ì c. íThis is a controversial issue in our ...

Al-Ahram Weekly: Sixty terrible years 2008-05-15

Once Israel, a foreign and cancerous body, was implanted in the region, a new dynamic emerged, one that exhausted the Arabs and stunted their political ...

Al-Ahram Weekly: 'Yes...but' 2008-05-15

Livni is not expected to miss the meeting despite a serious corruption charge levied against her political rival Olmert which might result in Livni sitting ...

Al-Ahram Weekly: Crooked at the top 2008-05-15

The investigation is the latest in a series of corruption scandals, many of them unresolved, centring on Olmert, a politician in the Israeli newspaper ...

Economist: Russia's government New jobs, old faces 2008-05-15

He is well aware of Russia's colossal corruption , lawlessness and inefficiency; his recent speeches would befit an opposition leader.

Economist: The coalition collapses 2008-05-15

He served eight years in prison on charges of corruption and murder which were originally slapped on him by the government of Mr Sharif in 1997 ...

Economist: How an excess of political stability can get in the way of good ... 2008-05-15

LONG regarded as Latin America's best-governed country, Chile has been tarnished lately by allegations of corruption and the mismanagement of public funds.

Economist: China's earthquake Days of disaster 2008-05-15

í Corruption and supervision of construction work is a problem, a very big problem,ì says another resident. íI hope they learn a lesson from this.

Economist: Iran's tool fights America's stooge 2008-05-15

Reconstruction generated corruption and a giant pile of debt. Syria's removal alienated its many allies inside Lebanon and prompted it to sponsor what look ...

Bristol Bay Times: Cartoonist lampoons politicians, advances free speech 2008-05-15

But those 1980s violations were a bottle-fed bear cub of a scandal compared to the towering grizz of recent days: the political corruption and felony ...

EnerPub: Corporate theft of the Public's right to water 2008-05-15

Marrero explains that íthe state has failed as administrator of the resource, not only because of its corruption , incapacity, and lack of investment in ...

maltaStar.com: After 8 March 2008 2008-05-15

We have to work for a good administration free of corruption and other irregularities. We have to work for a better society and make sure that the party ...

Bonner County Daily Bee: POST director disputes Lunde report 2008-05-15

Lunde filed suit against Savage and two of her lieutenants in 2006, alleging he was forced out of his job for exposing corruption in the department.

Cameroon Radio Television: Ephraim Inoni chairs first session of CHOC 2008-05-15

It will also be necessary to have a legal instrument in line with the UN convention against corruption as well as a draft law on anti corruption and ...

DVDTOWN.com: Blu-ray/APPROX. 132 MINS./2005/US R 2008-05-15

I liked the revenge plot, tinged as it is with political overtones that one can just as easily ignore as apply to modern-day situations.

Independent Online: Erasmus Commission battle goes to court 2008-05-15

Erasmus had been given a mandate to investigate political corruption --which should be undertaken by the National Prosecuting Authority -- ...

Eurasia Daily Monitor: AKP STRENGTHENS ITS HOLD ON THE TURKISH MEDIA 2008-05-15

In June 2001, for example, the then Interior Minister Sadettin Tantan, who had an almost visceral hatred of any form of corruption , launched ...

Eurasia Daily Monitor: YUSHCHENKO WILL BE MARGINALIZED BY CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL ... 2008-05-15

Ukraine"s most pro-presidential political force, the BYuT, which was the only faction to vote against constitutional reforms on December 8, 2004 ...

My Desert: 'Sleeping giant' Brazil wakes up to its potential 2008-05-15

Despite the economic successes occasioned under Lula's sovereignty, a throwback toward the ingrained system of corruption may again erupt, especially ...

AllAfrica.com: Uganda: Kazini And the Danger of Eating Small Frogs 2008-05-14

In other words anti- corruption policy is not for good governance, but political control and forging political cohesion. First, since corruption was rampant ...

AllAfrica.com: Tanzania: Players Want New Bill On Political Financing 2008-05-14

As the war on grand corruption continues to intensify, stakeholders are now demanding the political funding Bill, which will set the rules on financing ...

PR-Inside.com News: Israeli minister: New West Bank settlement construction is planned 2008-05-14

New settlement building could help the embattled Olmert keep his coalition together while police investigate corruption suspicions against him.

guardian.co.uk: Reuters World News Highlights at 1350 GMT, May 14 2008-05-14

HARARE - A state-run paper accused Western ambassadors on Wednesday of demonising Zimbabwe's government and "cooking up" evidence of political violence ...

Guardian Unlimited: All the help we can get 2008-05-14

Should we turn a blind eye to corruption , tax evasion, and the abuse of trade union rights? Absolutely not. Too often, transnational companies market their ...

OpEdNews: Our Need For Equal Parenting Laws 2008-05-14

Our legislators continue to balance your States budget on the backs of hurting Children and your tax dollars are subsidizing their corruption and tyranny ...

Reuters.fr: Bush in Israel as scandal clouds peace hopes 2008-05-14

He said that, at the same time, the United States would "speak clearly about those forces of terror who murder innocent people to achieve their political ...

Reuters: Bangladesh invites parties for election talks 2008-05-14

Both Hasina and Khaleda, who have been under detention since last year, face a range of corruption cases and abuse of power. On Wednesday, a court ordered ...

Reuters: Russia's Medvedev tells govt to back small business 2008-05-14

Elected in March with the strong backing of his popular predecessor Vladimir Putin, Medvedev has said creating a strong middle class interested in political ...

Reuters India: Bush arrives in Israel as scandal clouds peace hopes 2008-05-14

Olmert, fighting for his political survival in the face of a police investigation into suspected bribe-taking, said on Tuesday that he and Palestini ...

PR.com (press release): Ralph Nader Goes to Washington... Again - The PR.com Interview 2008-05-14

He is armed with the intellectual tools to uncover and expose every bit of corruption and injustice that lies in his wake. No wonder he"s the unpopular kid ...

Focus News: Chris Deliso: Islamic groups strengthened their activity on ... 2008-05-14

The combination of poverty, corruption and disorder in countries from the region has eased their efforts and even allowed for the creation of group ...

Daily Mail: Doubt over Bush's Middle East peace mission as he celebrates bond ... 2008-05-14

George Bush arrived in the Middle East today to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday and try to energise peace efforts complicated by a corruption scandal th ...

MSNBC: First thoughts: Last night's bigger story 2008-05-14

If this isn't proof that 2006 was about Bush and not corruption , we don't know what else you need. Remember, not a single Democratic incumbent lost in "06.

Bernama: Govt Denies Paying 114 Million Euros Commission In Purchase ... 2008-05-14

Debating the motion recently, Wan Azizah claimed that there were elements of corruption in the purchase of the two submarines as well as the 18 Sukhoi ...

Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse): REVIEW OF SIERRA LEONE MEDIA REPORTS 2008-05-14

Chairman of IMC, Bernadette Cole told Peep Magazine that all political parties have the right to own medium of communication and to disseminate within ...

Earthtimes (press release): Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine is Based on Shocking Distortions 2008-05-14

According to Klein, Friedman saw political freedoms as "incidental, even unnecessary, compared with the freedom of unrestricted commerce.

Trading Markets (press release): Research and Markets: Canadas Investment in Health Should Reach ... 2008-05-14

The country benefits from an advanced and sophisticated drug sector as well as a very stable political and economic climate and low corruption .

Daily News & Analysis: CBI court may adjourn trial of cases against Badals: SC 2008-05-14

PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a CBI court in Punjab to consider keeping on hold the trial of corruption cases against Chief Minister ...

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: NPP dares NDC 2008-05-14

He said the NPP had shown commitment to the eradication of corruption , which had become socially endemic, and had equipped various state institutions ...

The Times: Zuma case to be heard in 2010: ANCYL 2008-05-14

Zuma is slated to appear in court in August on charges relating to corruption and money laundering. He said charges against Zuma were a political ploy ...

New York Times: News Analysis A Rescue in China, Uncensored 2008-05-14

And a grim-faced political leader comforting the stricken and reassuring an anguished nation. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao consoled quake victims in Deyang ...

Mangalorean.com: The Media Must Sustain The Human Community-Archbishop Moras 2008-05-14

He also noted that there was a dire need to implement the RTI in letter and the spirit if the country is to be saved from corruption and tyranny.

News-Herald.com: Is Marc Dann to be or not to be? 2008-05-14

In "Articles of Impeachment" filed Tuesday by the Ohio House Democratic Caucus, which called for ending a "Culture of Corruption ," what are their utterance ...

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Parliament passes motion to regulate number of ministries 2008-05-14

He claimed the government has given lip service to corruption by appointing those tainted to the cabinet. Munya claimed that the government has encouraged ...

Hollywood Reporter: First glimpse of 'Blindness' 2008-05-14

The film raises any number of issues about governmental panic, social order, the corruption of power and the dangers of conformity.

Sun-Sentinel.com: BankUnited loses $65.8 million in second quarter 2008-05-14

... tariffs, education, security, technology, political outlook, corruption and other measures. Brazil ranked ninth on the index, after Colombia.

Prattville Progress: OUR OPINION: Just once, state Legislature should work smoothly 2008-05-14

How many times have you, as an Alaba ma taxpayer, heard this legislator or that legislator, or a political pundit or analyst, bemoan the fact that ...

Macau Daily Times: Public supports quality elections ahead of universal suffrage: report 2008-05-14

According to Secretary Chan, combating corruption in elections was one of the main focuses of the revision. Ninety-eight percent of the 1232 opini ...

Cuba Headlines: University Social Work Brigades (BUTS) to Productive Tasks in L ... 2008-05-14

Social evils such as the corruption , the drug dealing and consumption, and the marginal attitudes, even present in some sectors of the society ...

Mansfield News Journal: Ohio Attorney General remains on job after resignation deal fall ... 2008-05-14

"One of the reasons I ran and one of the reasons I won was I wanted to end a culture of corruption in Columbus," Goyal told the News Journal on Tuesday ...

OS News: Free software helps learning 2008-05-14

... 11:02 UTC "Stallman doesn't appear to actually give an acrobatic shit about learning, and sees OLPC as a vehicle for furthering his political agenda.

AsiaNews.it: Prime minister Gilani rejects resignation of Muslim League ministers 2008-05-14

According to much of the population, the agreement failed because People's Party leader Zardari is afraid of new accusations of corruption .

Economist: Bush in the Middle East 2008-05-14

Stung by press reports that they were dragging their heels, police and prosecutors accelerated their work on the fifth in a series of corruption probes ...

Islamic Republic News Agency: Wrong policies have led the world to chaotic situation: president 2008-05-14

... exist where is run by faithful and pious rulers while tyranny, aggression and corruption are prevailing where that is governed by unfaithful rulers.

Caribbean Net News: Trinidad parliamentary committee to investigate corruption claims 2008-05-14

The Prime Minister said the government had nothing to hide and so accused some he said had economic and political agendas. However, he said in the interest ...

AllAfrica.com: South Africa: NPA Date Blunder Casts New Doubt On Zuma Trial 2008-05-13

Tshabalala said that the state had consulted all parties when it had charged Zuma in a previous corruption case, which was thrown out of court by Judge ...

AllAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Is the Country a Failed State? Unmasking the Failed ... 2008-05-13

Foreign Policy, a United States Think Tank and an 'authority' on state failure research, describes a failed state as one with, "rampant corruption ...

ZNet: Sixty Years of Instability 2008-05-13

It is often lionized by acolytes as the only democracy in the Middle East , and the corruption charges against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tend to reinforce ...

Los Angeles Times: Acting Orange County sheriff orders opponent's fundraising e-mail ... 2008-05-13

In yet another political skirmish within the Orange County Sheriff's Department, acting Sheriff Jack Anderson ordered his staff to delete an e-mail sent ...

Blogger News Network: End Impunity in the Gambia- Editor MBai Presents Scary ... 2008-05-13

Besides, what"s the rational behind supporting a murderous and corrupt Government , which is not accountable to its citizens. Corruption is endemic in ...

News & Observer: Bush tour of Mideast unlikely to bear fruit productive 2008-05-13

An unfolding political corruption scandal has undermined Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's already questionable ability to secure a peace deal with ...

Times of Malta: Opposition leader sees new 2008-05-13

Dr Sant said that he knew he would be accused of mud-slinging and of being fictional, but his aim had always been to have zero tolerance to corruption ...

Thanh Nien Daily: Unanswered questions in reporters" arrest 2008-05-13

Unfortunately, they work for the two newspapers that lead the crusade against corruption and negativism. Legally, a person charged with íabusing his or her ...

HotNews.co: What the newspapers say: May 13, 2008 2008-05-13

At the time of the arrest, the trial was considered a big high corruption case that would finally be resolved. The whole arrest thus received a political ...

New York Times: Illinois: Closing Arguments in Fund-raiser"s Trial 2008-05-13

By CATRIN EINHORN In closing arguments, lawyers painted two vastly different pictures of Antoin Rezko, a businessman and former political fund-raiser ...

LeadershipNigeria: NASS And Result-based Oversight Functions (1) 2008-05-13

... an internationally acclaimed reform program was initiated, a vigorous war against corruption launched and even an image laundering project w ...

Arab Times: Tackle obstacles on path to democracy: Sheikh Ali 2008-05-13

He urged the future decision makers to refrain from creating crises, called for eradicating all forms of corruption and nepotism, boosting transparency ...

Czech Happenings: Czech press survey 2008-05-13

It is not that one can be sure of Cunek's guilt, but that Cunek, if innocent, would be cleared of the corruption suspicions publicly.

Houston Chronicle: Fragile cease-fire signed in Sadr City 2008-05-13

By SELCAN HACAOGLU AP The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially ...

Socialist Worker Online: The US and the making of Pakistan"s crisis 2008-05-13

It may have even happened in India when different political leaders have died. History is engineered. It's an interesting concept almost like ...

Ministry of Defence (press release): The road forward in the East. Together we should move ahead 2008-05-13

Amazing wealth by any means through corruption , bribes, swindling government funds, fixing tenders for a % cut, taking public contracts by passing tender ...

Fort Worth Star Telegram: US intervenes in Pakistan political crisis 2008-05-13

Musharraf, the former army chief, provided a legal amnesty for Zardari, under which corruption and even murder cases have been dropped against him.

SunHerald.com: Pakistan's government, key to the war on terror, starts to unravel 2008-05-13

Musharraf granted Zardari and his late wife legal amnesty in corruption cases, a behind-the-scenes deal apparently brokered by Washington.

World Socialist Web Site: Malaysia"s ruling coalition rattled after election debacle 2008-05-13

The number of officers employed by the state Anti- Corruption Agency is to be increased from 2000 to 7000. The agency is to receive commission status ...

Providence Journal: Former CVS executives" bribery trial starts 2008-05-13

The dueling personas of John Celona êê political fixer versus public-relations consultant ë were on display in federal court yesterday as lawyers for ...

Munster Times: Developments at Tony Rezko's corruption trial 2008-05-13

CLOUT AND CORRUPTION : Assistant US Attorney Reid J. Schar delivered the summation for the government at political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko's fraud ...

Joy Online: Pastors can't criticise government because...... 2008-05-13

One of such íby-standersì are the media who are expected to watch and make sure governments are law abiding, promise keepers, and refrain from corruption .

New York Times: Bangladesh: Elections Plan Announced 2008-05-13

Dozens of politicians have been caught up in an anti- corruption sweep; the leaders of the two main political parties, Sheik Hasina Wazed of the Awami League ...

Radio Australia: Pakistan coalition under threat 2008-05-13

He has been charged with various things to do with corruption , and he doesn't want those to be in the public eye. But also it seems that he is wishing ...

Solomon Times Online: Promote Good Governance through Media: PM 2008-05-13

"For the past 15 years Solomon Islands has faced a lot of ups and down ... political instabilities, corruption and irresponsible poor leadership," said Dr.

Globe and Mail: Pakistani politics "will get bloody and nasty' 2008-05-13

Mr. Musharraf is responsible for a legal amnesty that was granted to Ms. Bhutto and Mr. Zardari over corruption cases, a behind-the-scenes deal that w ...

Guardian Unlimited: Send in the clowns 2008-05-12

It was Brozo the Clown who exposed a major corruption scandal in the office of a former Mexico city mayor. While staid TV pundits ask the usual vapid ...

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Obasanjo - I Spent $6.5bn On Power 2008-05-12

-NEPA was a den of monumental corruption and malpractice which were deep and widespread and revenue generation was grossly below expectation.

Los Angeles Times: 'The Great Derangement' by Matt Taibbi 2008-05-12

... unshakable belief in the inhumanity of their enemies," while managing to ignore the true source of their frustrations: systematic political corruption .

Los Angeles Times: Kiev threatened by shadowy construction 2008-05-12

The president complains about the "rot and corruption " of the land deals, but also appears helpless. The fight over Kiev is an apt symbol of the state ...

Focus News: Minister of European Questions: New post in Ministry Council ... 2008-05-12

According to the Minister of European Questions nobody in Bulgaria ca afford to deny that the problem with fighting with corruption exists and there is ...

Washington Post: Scandal Threatens Olmert's Premiership 2008-05-12

Already, Olmert's career has weathered several corruption investigations without any convictions, and he has a reputation for political survival in the face ...

Boston Globe: Consumed with murder in Venice 2008-05-12

But in Leon's Venice, beautiful as it is, corruption runs rampant. Although the crime horrifies and disgusts him, Brunetti is warned against investigating ...

International Herald Tribune: Philippine president pardons 9 coup plotters, says country tired ... 2008-05-12

The government has struggled in recent years to head off unrest in the 120000-strong military by fighting corruption , introducing reforms and modernizing ...

Daily Nation: I know who will save us from these political gasbags 2008-05-12

AS KENYANS, WE NEED TO BE MORE POSItive about the police rather than constantly accusing them of incompetence and corruption .

RedOrbit: First, Afric ... 2008-05-12

And Sudan has shown how the Chinese can ignore human rights abuses, corruption and bribery while supporting the ruling clique.

Makfax: Court sentence against journalist - bleakest event in April 2008-05-12

The experts say this leaves a vast space for political corruption involving enormous amounts of cash money. The announcement of the Anti- Corrupti ...

The Edge Daily: 12-05-2008: Democratic means must be given due process 2008-05-12

Given its grip on power and the government"s apparent unwillingness to make too much of a concession, this could only mean that much of the political way ...

Sydney Morning Herald: Spinning a great yarn 2008-05-12

But this is Turkey, a land of state economic enterprises, earthquakes, political influence, payroll-padding and corruption . With tourism among the most ...

Munster Times: Lowell officer placed on unpaid suspension 2008-05-12

About 15 months ago, Martin went public with allegations of corruption in the Lowell Police Department. An outside investigation by the Lake County ...

RightSide Advisors: Leave Ethanol Out of This: The US Isn't Starving Anybody 2008-05-12

It's one of the world"s most volatile, least free, and poorest countries, plagued by corruption , gang violence, drug trafficking, and organized crime.

Tulsa World: Quantifying hate 2008-05-12

Perhaps illegal entry into this country is a focus of the hate groups simply because it is one of the most glaring examples of the corruption of our ...

Sowetan: Alliance behind Zuma all the way 2008-05-12

In a statement from the three-day alliance summit the three parties said they would not only support Zuma during his corruption trial íbut to the Uni ...

NorthJersey.com: Convictions still haunt ex-mayors 2008-05-12

Those who are convicted of federal corruption charges are barred from holding elected office again. Lipari emerged from prison in 1996.

News & Observer: Getting more of a grip on ethics abuses 2008-05-12

Simply putting a 'not-for-profit' patina on a fundraising scam does not remove the taint of corruption and conflict of interest it creates.

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader: MTV"s "Paper" folds early 2008-05-12

... a hotshot reporter, was exposing corruption and taking down sleazeballs on the TV show íLou Grant.ì After starting out as a political cartoonist ...

St. Clair Record: The company Rep. Hoffman keeps 2008-05-12

In a Democrat-leaning county where the leading political heavies are wealthy trial lawyers, Rep. Jay Hoffman has what the power brokers consider the right ...

Business Day: Talk of state"s "lack of capacity" ignores very capable cheats 2008-05-12

First, there is the rot of corruption . Such malfeasance signals not incapacity but rather the highly organised criminal capability of public servant ...

Business Day: The thick end of the wedge 2008-05-12

I"ve always assumed that no matter how bad the corruption story became in SA, somehow Mbeki had the breeding and common sense to escape it.

MercoPress: France's Total purchased lubricant plant in Chile 2008-05-12

One of the biggest financial- political inquiries was launched in 1994 when the group was accused of embezzling 300 million Euros and of corruption ...

Typically Spanish: Arrested local police in Coslada claim their innocence 2008-05-12

... of widespread local police corruption that he is innocent. His lawyer, José Andrés Díaz Herrera, says the case is wrapped up in political fighting.

Bloomington Pantagraph: Elected as team, Quinn is now a Blagojevich foe 2008-05-12

Quinn joined a chorus alleging that Blagojevich"s dedication to political reform had collapsed, citing most recently the federal corruption trial ...

The Post Online: Can't Touch This: Marc Dann an "embarrassment to Ohioans everywhere" 2008-05-12

He is an embarrassment to Ohioans everywhere, and the corruption , disregard for the law and just plain piggish behavior that has marked his reign needs ...

World Socialist Web Site: Lebanon: Hezbollah makes show of strength against Siniora government 2008-05-12

After months of increasing political anxiety in Lebanon following the failure to elect a president, tensions rose last week, in what appears to have been ...

New York Times: Corruption Case Testimony Taints Rising Political Star 2008-05-12

By SUSAN SAULNY and CATRIN EINHORN CHICAGO ë As the corruption trial of the political fund-raiser Antoin Rezko winds to a close here, testimony ...

Politicsweb: More Mbeki-Mugabe handholding 2008-05-12

If South Africa's Mbeki had withdrawn his economic and political support for Mugabe's government, Mugabe would have had to have resigned a long time ago.

CBS2 Chicago: Closing Arguments Set For Rezko Trial 2008-05-12

It's being called the biggest political corruption trial since former Gov. George Ryan's trial two years ago. Monday morning the prosecution and defense ...

Dispatch Online: Kei Road Combined School once a shining beacon 2008-05-12

First, that ANC president Jacob Zuma"s corruption case be struck from the roll. I fully agree with Malema that we have reached a point where we as South ...

Southern Political Report: North Carolina: Economy will affect new governor"s priorities 2008-05-12

Last year House Speaker Jim Black (D) was convicted on corruption charges and is now serving time in federal prison. And this year, state Rep.

Manila Bulletin: A green goldmine 2008-05-12

But REDD will mainly benefit countries with a record of heavy deforestation, which may hinder political support from countries with a good RED record ...

Vanguard: We have short and long-term strategy to deal with the problem 2008-05-12

And food is used as a political tool in the hands of politicians. They do these by feeding poor ones daily meals instead of empowering them to feed ...

Vanguard: Citizens ahoy! 2008-05-12

On the issue of corruption , the Yar" Adua regime is beginning to emit familiar demoralising sounds for which Aso Villa is renowned. A week ago or so ...

Democracy Now: Free from Nigerian Military Custody, íSweet Crudeì Director Sandy ... 2008-05-10

So, what I think, part of the narrative that we have to be very careful about right now is this idea that MEND and the corruption mean this place is just ...

Contra Costa Times: Military shows signs of the past 2008-05-10

But analysts say much of that money was lost to corruption . "Most of the weapons are Soviet-made," said Pavel Felgengauer, an independent military analyst.

Scoop.co.nz: Russia After May 8, 2008 2008-05-10

There is much apprehension about massive bureaucracy, corruption , collusion between civil service and business, and post-election leadership arrangement ...

Boston Globe: Russia flaunts military strength at parade 2008-05-10

The military is accused of waste and corruption that has prevented it from a large-scale modernization. And the army is regarded as such a bastion ...

Palestine News Network: The coming war 2008-05-10

Another indicator is what is happening with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, with a long line of corruption charges and scandals in his wake.

New York Times: Israel Readying for a Post-Olmert Era 2008-05-10

íOn the left, they may want the peace to move forward, but they have made a big issue of fighting corruption in government. So the pressure is from both ...

MiamiHerald.com: Country descending into deep crisis 2008-05-10

Corruption is rampant, and political pressure is used to neutralize the media and render opposition ineffective. At a political rally in my home province ...

Poughkeepsie Journal: Path that leads to truth can be hurtful 2008-05-10

Newspapers and TV news programs are playing an endless war crime/ corruption /human degradation track. Weather patterns are becoming more and more extreme.

Arab Times: Wealth â the where & why in 2017 2008-05-10

Political risk overshadows all other risks. Corruption and the risk of appropriation remain ever-present.ì These fears undoubtedly help to explain Russians" ...

Press & Sun-Bulletin: Nation needs a new sense of purpose 2008-05-10

Rather than a mountain of natural pride, Washington is riddled with cesspools of corruption : For the follies of government, the people pay the bill.

Daily Nation: Grand coalition Cabinet pledges to put aside political rivalry ... 2008-05-10

President Kibaki during his address issued a stern warning to his minister and the PS against involving themselves in any corruption .

Hartford Courant: Cafero-Caruso: The Altercation Over Legislation 2008-05-10

Pension revocation has been a hot subject since Rowland's resignation as governor in 2004 and his subsquent conviction and prison term for corruption ...

CNN-IBN: Whom Should We Vote? 2008-05-10

In my view BJP is a party which keeps rubbing on the wrong side(people\'s sentiments) on issues which could be handled in a more political manner(Datatrey ...

Xinhua: Senior official underlines further fight against corrupti ... 2008-05-10

He, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said the aim of the anti- corruption work and the work ...

New York Times: Mother"s Day Scandal 2008-05-10

Said aide had just been granted immunity in a corruption investigation, and The Post reported the whole story under the headline: íLife of Immense ...

Times Now.tv: Battle for B'lore: Key fates to be decided 2008-05-10

Will it be Infrastructure, Law and Order, political stability or anti- corruption ? Phase One is also a battle for prestige; All three parties have thrown ...

Jakarta Post: Daughter of Yogyakarta Sultan wedded 2008-05-10

Among those attending the wedding were rulers from various sultanates across the country, cultural leaders, political party executives and prominent figure ...

Daily Sun: Photo: Sun News Publishing 2008-05-10

Elder statesman and Second Republic Political Adviser to President Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai in this interview with SATURDAY SUN, takes a deeper ...

Daily Sun: Pix: Sun News Publishing 2008-05-10

On his home state of Jigawa and the plundering that transpired during the administration of his immediate predecessor, Saminu Turaki (now facing corrupti ...

China Post: Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe 2008-05-10

Yet Israelis have grown used to tales of corruption at the top and many noted that Olmert, who last year called himself "indestructible", has ridden out ...

Bangkok Post: Enough, already 2008-05-10

By backing off, the political deadlock would be solved. "Let the Assets Scrutiny Committee and the National Counter Corruption Commission do their jobs ...

AlterNet: Drive 800 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma 2008-05-09

... that "Third world food shortages are largely due to political and social issues such as poverty, government corruption , and inefficient distribution .

Ha'aretz: Ehud Olmert pledges to quit if charged over Talansky affair 2008-05-09

By Jonathan Lis and Tomer Zarchin In his first chance to address the latest corruption suspicions against him, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared last ...

Los Angeles Times: Introspective Israel turns 60 2008-05-09

Hanging over the holiday was a new corruption inquiry that could unseat Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose fitness to rule has been under assault from rival ...

Los Angeles Times: Israeli prime minister denies taking bribes 2008-05-09

Olmert, a career politician who now heads the Kadima Party, has been implicated in corruption scandals over the years but has never been formally charged.

Reuters India: Israel's Olmert admits taking cash but won't quit 2008-05-09

... tales of corruption at the top in the Middle East's most feted democracy and the latest case may fuel calls for an overhaul of political funding rules.

International Herald Tribune: Gag order lifted, Olmert defends himself in charges of accepting ... 2008-05-09

He is a suspect in several corruption affairs involving real estate deals and questionable political appointments. He has been questioned several times ...

International Herald Tribune: lawyer's fight for property rights 2008-05-09

In the years since he started looking into possible land-related corruption at Shanghai's highest levels, the balding, bookish 57-year-old has been beaten ...

Pakistan Observer: A dangerous political gamble 2008-05-09

The postponement had, however, evoked widespread criticism and condemnation across the nation"s political divide. President Musharraf"s spokesman Rashed ...

Mail & Guardian Online: Palace coup at SABC stirs up hornet's nest in ANC 2008-05-09

It seems to me that you have to start with the root problem -- the corruption of the process of selecting the board. [The portfolio committee has] ...

Mail & Guardian Online: Once upon a time ... 2008-05-09

Many good democrats tried to ensure that the corruption intrinsic to the international weapons industry did not blight the new order.

Mail & Guardian Online: Rasool is paranoid -- Zille 2008-05-09

He also reported on police corruption in the Cape. That placed him at the centre of a turf war between the provincial organised crime unit and the Scorpi ...

Newstrack India: Bangladesh Government is going to manage a hard time 2008-05-09

In Bangladesh two top leaders, Sheikh Hasina and Begume Khaleda Zia - the two former Prime Minister was taken in imprisonment with the charge of corrupti ...

Jamaica Observer: Bishop Blair wants pardon for convicted confessed cop 2008-05-09

POLITICAL Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair has written to Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall, seeking a pardon for convicted policeman Carey Lyn-Sue.

North County Times: REGION: Holes in Horn's story raise doubts 2008-05-09

... introductory meetings with an aide instead of an elected supervisor to avoid even the appearance of corruption , said several county officials.

Press of Atlantic City: LATEST NEWS: Prosecutor subpoenas recordings Tayoun says implicate ... 2008-05-09

Tayoun accused the Prosecutor's Office of not having the resources to investigate government corruption . Investigators in Housel's office have ...

TVNZ: Taito Phillip Field to stand trial 2008-05-09

Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field has been committed to stand trial on charges of bribery and corruption . District Court judge Charles Blackie ruled there w ...

Gulf Times: "Naqba" for Palestinians as Israel celebrates birth 2008-05-09

... their paces in sunny skies even as a dark cloud hung over the political future of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is under a corruption investigation.

CNN-IBN: Polls apart: Does middle class care for politics? 2008-05-09

You have so much of corruption in the political slot where we don"t want to get to. But I also wonder whether it is a form of legitimising disinterest,ì ...

Sydney Morning Herald: Kiwi MP to face bribery, corruption charges 2008-05-09

Born in Samoa, Field has indicated he wants to start a new political party before this year's national election called the New Zealand Pacific Party.

Nowra South Coast Register: DONOR BONUS 2008-05-09

The said a number of councils around NSW had already been investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption íwhere the current laws have failed ...

Providence Journal: Lawmakers" motives called into question 2008-05-09

Young chided committee members for falling asleep, accused them of corruption , of not believing in God and said their need to repay favors drives their ...

Jakarta Post: World Bank shifts from aid to development financing model 2008-05-09

... helps improve the quality of public spending (increasing effectiveness, improving procurement and financial management, lowering corruption risks, etc.

Politicsweb: Why has Africa failed? 2008-05-09

And in South Africa, the most advanced state on the Continent, a man being prosecuted on charges of corruption - and married to four wives - has been ...

The Moderate Voice: Does RNC Has 2200 Pages Oppo Research On Clinton And Obama? 2008-05-09

It is NOT aligned with any political party. It is NOT promoting any specific candidate for office. It is not a public institution or a media organization.

Radio Australia: Timor unveils anti-corruption plan 2008-05-09

It is critical that we do not allow corruption to take root in our new democracy. And now we have the strongest political will to prevent this ...

KanglaOnline: Many call for MAFYF chief`s release 2008-05-09

The statement also said that the state government was allowing fake encounters and practiced corruption at the highest levels causing the disintegration ...

Independent-Bangladesh: ACC approves GATCO charges against Khaleda, 23 others 2008-05-09

The Anticorruption Commission Thursday approved a chargesheet against 24 people, including former prime minister Khaleda Zia, in the GATCO corruption case ...

IFEX: OLPEC celebrates World Press Freedom Day against backdrop ... 2008-05-09

In fact, Boukhdir is paying the price for his reporting on corruption . Other journalists have been forced into exile to escape judicial harassment.

Planet Jackson Hole: Towards the service of War or Life? 2008-05-09

However, there will be an inevitable transition period approaching us where corruption and oppression must be promptly and gracefully eradicated from th ...

The Daily Planet: Losing the word "freedom" 2008-05-09

Rampant cronyism and corruption . Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government ...

Bangkok Post: Virachai transfer peculiar 2008-05-09

A source from the army believed the transfer was related instead to Mr Virachai's resistance to political pressure applied in the Preah Vihear negotiations.