Politics | Political Corruption

2010-03-14: Headlines

The Hudson Reporter: 'Pay to play' revisited Council aims at campaign donations from developers 2010-03-14
Advocates reference last year's massive corruption bust, in which 44 people were arrested – including then-Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell – as a case in point ...
The Hudson Reporter: Exclusive interview: Guy says goodbye First man to go to jail in corrupti ... 2010-03-14
Last July, a Jersey City political consultant who was arrested, Jack Shaw, was found dead in his apartment five days later. The matter still has not been ...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network: Kuwait- Govt corruption remains a problem 2010-03-14
The government limited citizens' right to change their government and form political parties. There were a few reports of security forces abusing prisoner ...
New York Times: Thousands Of Protesters Gather In Bangkok, Seek Polls 2010-03-14
In his weekly radio address on Sunday, he indicated immediate elections were unlikely, citing the tense political climate and his coalition government' ...
GMA news.tv: US report on killings affirms sorry state of human rights — Bayan 2010-03-14
The US State Department report criticizing the Philippine government for extrajudicial killings amid a climate of impunity and corruption only validated ...
The Trinidad Guardian: Udecott inquiry in 2009 Global Integrity Report 2010-03-14
Unlike most governance and corruption indicators, the report, released on February 23, mobilises a highly-qualified network of in-country researchers ...
Online Athens: What Others Say: Justice above politics 2010-03-14
The central government, tinged with corruption, remains the main employer. Iraq's civic institutions are anything but strong. Despite Obama's proud word ...
PR.com: DIDXchange Members Empower Users with Phone Numbers from a Most Livable ... 2010-03-14
... prosperity, economic freedom, ease of doing business, lack of corruption, press freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights.
Irish Independent: Harney didn't create chaos on her own 2010-03-14
Harney reacted against that stagnancy, and against the smell of corruption from Haughey. Unfortunately and inevitably, she bought into the fashionable ...
New Haven Register: Congress has never met an earmark it didn't like 2010-03-14
Earmarks reek of corruption even if they do not violate bribery statutes. Just because a practice is technically legal does not make it right or ethical.
MiamiHerald.com: Speak up, keep Florida in the sunshine 2010-03-14
Secrecy seeks to hide unethical behavior and outright corruption. That House budget chairman with the airport deal was Ray Sansom, who went on to be House ...
KolkataObserver.com: PM inaugurates new TN Assembly; calls need to deal corruption, governance sternly 2010-03-14
“Collectively, there is a need (for legislators) to deal sternly with corruption and inefficiency in the process of governance,” Singh said in his addre ...
The Associated Press: Economy the focus as China political session ends 2010-03-14
Wen said inflation is a serious concern, along with endemic corruption and a yawning gap between rich and poor that leaves millions of migrant workers ...
Belizean: Belize Commentary: Two Cents On a Very Big Dollar 2010-03-14
The fact is that while we depend heavily upon the Police for safety and service, way too often we hear of brutality, corruption and abuse of authority;
Channel News Asia: Thai anti-government protesters rally in Bangkok 2010-03-14
Thaksin, who has been living mostly in Dubai to escape a two-year jail term for corruption at home, has been encouraging his supporters to attend the rally ...
Warren Tribune Chronicle: Crimes echo shady history 2010-03-14
The crimes are described by one political expert as ''small potatoes'' compared to the political corruption and scandal that gripped the Mahoning Valley ...
BusinessWeek: China Higher-Than-Expected CPI Hasn't Altered Policy 2010-03-14
Inflation, income disparity and corruption combined could cause social unrest and political instability, Wen added. Economic data, including inflati ...
Eagle Tribune: Laboy criminal probe followed years of complaints, anonymous tips 2010-03-14
Now, nine months later, local and state police and state auditors are entrenched in a major public corruption case involving Laboy.
Albany Times Union: Expelled, Monserrate runs for old state Senate seat 2010-03-14
The assault case generated yet more bad publicity for a state Legislature already reeling from a series of corruption scandals.
The Hudson Reporter: JERSEY CITY BRIEFS 2010-03-14
Former Assemblyman Lou Manzo, who was among those arrested last July in a major government political corruption sting known as “Operation Bid Rig,” ...
Seacoastonline.com: Quarantine the House from Senate gambling fever 2010-03-14
Pennsylvania has suffered rampant political corruption by the gambling industry, three supreme court judges there being among top recipients of gambling ...
Japan Focus: American Police Training and Political Violence: From the Philippines Conquest ... 2010-03-14
The legacy of political repression and corruption survived long after the Philippines was granted independence in the mid 1930s. The constabulary and police ...
Bangkok Post: PM upbeat on economy 2010-03-14
Less corruption in state agencies as shown in studies was another indication of a recovering economy, he said. "The current political uncertainty in ...
Chicago Daily Herald: Blagojevich retrial publicity tour heads to Trump's TV show 2010-03-14
AP TV viewers get a preview of what could happen if Rod Blagojevich takes the stand in his corruption trial when " ...
E-Flux: 10th Sharjah Biennial 2010-03-14
... that shares Latin roots with trade and translation, activities central to the political economy, history and culture of Sharjah; and the city as a space ...
Arab Times: As of now, we don't know who will be the next prime minister of Iraq and ... 2010-03-14
In this context, one may refer that Al-Huraiti was quoted by reporters as saying that the Minister of Interior did not mention the term 'corruption' ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A prosecutor who went after a political boss 2010-03-14
In January 1902, Folk convened a grand jury to examine the whirligig of corruption at City Hall. Members of the Big Cinch, a group of business bar ...
The Associated Press: Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election 2010-03-14
Thailand has been in constant political turmoil since early 2006, when demonstrations accusing Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power began.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: DA's special unit focuses on public corruption 2010-03-14
But, he added, it appears in many instances that San Bernardino County's Public Integrity Unit is being used to fulfill a political agenda.
Greenville News: Jay Bender: Democracy needs sunshine to thrive 2010-03-14
Is it too harsh for your taste for me to say that cockroaches and corrupt government thrive in the dark? Should you care about government in the sunshine?
DAWN.com: Comparing NRO with Misaq-i-Madina 2010-03-14
As co-chairman of the governing party he also has control over the political process followed by the government. What motivated him to follow this course ...
The Hindu: Prime Minister's speech at Opening of New Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ... 2010-03-14
Collectively they need to deal sternly with corruption and inefficiency in our governance processes. All this is a tall order but I am sure that in these ...
The Reporter Belize: No Belize-Guatemala referendum on ICJ this year 2010-03-14
Guatemala has its own problems: three ministers being removed from office on charges of corruption and both the chief of police and the chief of ...
Florida Times-Union: Shoar offers his side of the Manuel affair 2010-03-14
Shoar is angry that he was painted as a political player during the two-year corruption case of former St. Johns County Commission Chairman Tom Manuel ...
Ghana News: Our Bubbling New Samia Nkrumah 2010-03-14
Tell Ghanaians things that they want to hear from a prospective future leader: that you will attack corruption brutally and make it unattractive;
Montreal Gazette: Thaksin backers gather in Bangkok 2010-03-14
Thaksin, who has been living mostly in Dubai to escape a two-year jail term for corruption at home, has been encouraging his supporters using text message ...
The Malaysian Insider: Felda schemes new front line in rivalry for rural Malay vote 2010-03-14
PR's ammunition is the alleged “raw deal” that settlers are getting from Felda with corruption, bureaucracy, self interest and mismanagement taking away ...
Arizona Daily Star: Thousands of rural Thais swarm to Bangkok to rally for new elections 2010-03-14
Thailand has been in constant political turmoil since early 2006, when demonstrations accusing Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power began.
Eagle Tribune: Column: The seeds of Laboy's downfall were planted early 2010-03-14
But corruption undermines everything the schools are supposed to be doing. If it is not stopped, there will never be any real hope for the generations ...
Muncie Star Press: EDWIN BENDER: Public data should mean online data 2010-03-14
The court also unequivocally endorsed the value of transparency in elections as the first step to leveling the political playing field for people who want ...
Asheville Citizen-Times: Ah, spring; sunshine, statistics, and a whole new ballgame 2010-03-14
That's why, in my opinion, we wind up with a pretty fair number of politicians who are a) wallowing in corruption for their own profit/pleasure ...
Bhatkallys: Reservation is the right of Indian Muslims: PFI Chief 2010-03-14
Blaming the politicians and political parties for widespread corruption he said that the sovereignty of this country is being handed over to foreigners ...

2010-03-13: Headlines

SILive.com: Expelled, Monserrate runs for old NY Senate seat 2010-03-13
ALBANY, NY -- The assault case generated yet more bad publicity for a state Legislature already reeling from a series of corruption scandals.
Dissident Voice: Sri Lanka in a State of Permanent Denial 2010-03-13
in a culture of corruption all around. A low tactic within what is said to be the highest body. Returning to Lasantha, whose murder was completely denied ...
Huffington Post: The Afghan Withdrawal Date is Smart Policy 2010-03-13
Obama's decision in setting a completion timeline, in short, is the result of a hard-nosed and realistic assessment by an experienced political leader ...
Veterans Today Network: GORDON DUFF: AFGHANISTAN AND AMERICA: OUR DYSFUNCTIONAL APPROACH 2010-03-13
Many political leaders met with us who normally would never see Americans. We were treated with more than courtesy and kindness in some of the most ...
Financiarul: US Department of State releases 2009 Human Rights Report on Romania 2010-03-13
Authorities' ineffective response to corruption remained a focus of intense public criticism, political debate, and media scrutiny throughout the year.
BBC News: Training for the civilian surge in Afghanistan 2010-03-13
They will be working with the Afghans on building governance, fighting corruption and generally establishing a government presence well outside the capital.
Radio 1: In Thaksin's 'red-shirted' country 2010-03-13
Mr Thaksin is currently living in exile in Dubai, avoiding a jail term imposed for corruption. Despite his absence he is still afforded a rock-star statu ...
Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija: Dnevnik Says There is No Real Politics in Slovenia - STA 2010-03-13
The agriculture minister meanwhile had to go instead of them because he ended his one-year career in cronyism by being involved in corruption deal ...
Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija: Speaker Gantar Outraged at Statement about Vote Trading - STA 2010-03-13
Ljubljana, 13 March (STA) - If an MP is suspected of or charged with acts of corruption, they should resign immediately, Speaker of the National Assembly ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Thailand could be falling apart 2010-03-13
When the urban and military establishment got rid of him on corruption charges – corruption is illegal in Thailand in the way prostitution is (it really is)
Inter Press Service: RIGHTS-GUATEMALA: 'Our Lives Are Cut Short at a Stroke' 2010-03-13
In his view, the persecution is in response to "denunciations of corruption and our demand for better public and private services.
African Press Agency: US State Department identifies cases of abuse in Mauritius 2010-03-13
Concerning corruption, it adds that the law provides criminal penalties for official corruption, but that there is no effective implementation of the law.
B92: “Kosovo solving corruption problems” 2010-03-13
The opposition in Kosovo stated that the government is corrupt and that there is no political or institutional will for overcoming the problems mentioned ...
TheForce.net: TFN Interview: Karen Miller 2010-03-13
When I worked in local government I got exposed close up to political corruption. Every single job I've had, every person I've met and worked ...
Colombia Reports: Examining Colombia's fear of crime 2010-03-13
Institutionalized corruption in the criminal justice system contributed to the perception of insecurity in Colombia. These historical, political, and social ...
Newstime Africa: Political Interference Threatens to Undermine Anti-Corruption Efforts ... 2010-03-13
The criminal justice approach in combating corruption in Sierra Leone is at serious risk of failing to dismantle the economic, cultural and political force ...
Hamilton Spectator: • America's sordid political scandal ... 2010-03-13
David Paterson has become involved in a number of scandals encompassing corruption, obstruction of justice and perjury. Paterson has been facing calls ...
Ahmedabad Mirror: BMC's operation clean-up 2010-03-13
Following allegations of corruption made by a corporator against a top Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC)
The Associated Press: Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital 2010-03-13
Thailand has been in a state of constant political turmoil since early 2006, when demonstrations accusing Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power began.
Wicked Local Plymouth: Jam session, with poll 2010-03-13
Participants cross the local political spectrum and live throughout the town. Some are current or past town meeting representatives and all are active ...
7thSpace Interactive: Opening Address by SJ at Youth Summit of "I Generation" Youth Integrity Programme 2010-03-13
The Independent Commission Against Corruption which Dr Tong heads, for example, commands great respect and trust of the Hong Kong community by virtue ...
Budapest Times: Corruption and tradition 2010-03-13
In reality, restoring order has been used as a pretext for settling political scores after coming into power. In order to clamp down on political corrupti ...
The Business Insider: Greece: It's Not All A Tragedy, It's Just Time For Europe To Grow Up 2010-03-13
Corruption and tax evasion are on the public agenda. All of this is supposed to reduce the deficit by 4% of GDP in the coming year – a bare-knuckled ...
Palm Beach Post: Former Broward commissioner Eggelletion sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison 2010-03-13
The judge said he also weighed the need for punishment severe enough to discourage other officials from getting involved in public corruption.
Sydney Morning Herald: Thaksin supporters flood Bangkok for mass rally 2010-03-13
Thaksin, who has been living mostly in Dubai to escape a two-year jail term for corruption at home, has been encouraging his supporters using text message ...
Times of Malta: Muscat moots setting up of second university 2010-03-13
In his speech Dr Muscat urged the government to counter corruption, curb inflation and instill greater transparency in public procurement.
The Ledger: U.S. Senate Frontrunner Marco Rubio Spent Big Money With Little Oversight 2010-03-13
About $600000 in contributions was stowed in two inconspicuous political committees controlled by Rubio, now the Republican frontrunner for the US Senate ...
Financial Express Bangladesh: TIB submits proposals to strengthen ACC 2010-03-13
In it, TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman is quoted as saying: "Corruption in all sectors - political, administrative, corporate, NGO, and individual ...
The Associated Press: Economy the focus as China political session ends 2010-03-13
But the issues behind the speeches — employment, social security, corruption — are grindingly real. The world's third-largest economy may have escaped ...
Alarab online: How Get-Rich-Quick Crime Came to Define an Era 2010-03-13
The high-water marks from that crime wave, those places where the corruption reached its zenith, are still visible today, like the 17th floor of 885 Third ...
Financial Express Bangladesh: BNP threaten to oust Hasina's govt thru' movement 2010-03-13
He said Awami League are angry because opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farroque Friday in projecting the ruling party's corruption mentioned ...
Foster's Daily Democrat: Rye man wants third party on ballots 2010-03-13
Borne said he sees Seacoast residents writing letters to newspapers about how unhappy they are with partisan bickering and money-fueled corruption ...
Bikya Masr: Jordan: Media coverage of corruption case censored for fear of criticism 2010-03-13
“This ban shows a lack of political will on the part of the Jordanian government to combat corruption within the government and state-owned companies,” RSF ...
CRIENGLISH.com: Overseas Media Continue Focus on China's Annual Sessions 2010-03-13
As the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) came to a close on Friday, overseas media continued their focus ...
BusinessWeek: Russian parliament moves to soften criminal law 2010-03-13
Most lawmakers praised the measure as an efficient barrier against police corruption. "Corruption is the main enemy," Gennady Gudkov of the Just Russi ...
Manila Bulletin: PGMA's lost opportunity: Failure to order the AFP and PNP 2010-03-13
(3) Reputation for official corruption and bureaucratic redtape leading to higher costs. (5) A divided society with vestiges of feudal paternalism ...
GMA news.tv: Bishops warn electorate vs overspending candidates 2010-03-13
They said voters should tally the candidates' respective positions on the issues of corruption and poverty, the “two major issues disabling the country ...
Seattle Times: Azerbaijan leader linked to Dubai real-estate deals 2010-03-13
Transparency International, in a 2009 survey of global corruption, ranked Azerbaijan at 143 out of 180 nations. In addition to recording nine propertie ...
London Daily News: Ex Met Chief "corruption is endemic" - Cyber terrorism the "greatest thre ... 2010-03-13
I think the public will now be looking to police leadership for reassurance that they will not allow political and financial pressures to prevent them ...
Daily Telegraph: Why Labor looks to women to save face 2010-03-13
Redmond wants a state-based independent commission against crime and corruption. Labor says it would support a nationally based ICAC, but the likelihood ...
NetIndian: PM: Time for qualitative change, quantitative leap forward in India 2010-03-13
The Prime Minister said that, collectively, legislators needed to deal sternly with corruption and inefficiency in the governance processes.
Press Information Bureau: Prime Minister's Remarks at the Opening of New Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ... 2010-03-13
Collectively they need to deal sternly with corruption and inefficiency in our governance processes. All this is a tall order but I am sure that in these ...
The Associated Press: Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election 2010-03-13
Thailand has been in constant political turmoil since early 2006, when demonstrations accusing Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power began.
Bulatlat: Streetwise|In memoriam: Josie Lichauco (1935-2010) 2010-03-13
Not only did she fight against corruption and abuse of authority in and out of government, she also took up the cudgels for victims of human right ...
Jamestown Sun: The last thing we need 2010-03-13
Earmarks reek of corruption even if they do not violate bribery statutes. Just because a practice is technically legal does not make it right or ethical.

2010-03-12: Headlines

Huffington Post: What is Atlantic Yards? A Complete Failure of Democracy 2010-03-12
A bait and switch of epic proportions and a failure of democracy, mixed with corruption, notable even in New York State. Each branch of government--judicial ...
The Malaysian Insider: MCA's harakiri and its repercussions on the Chinese — Dr Lim Teck Ghee 2010-03-12
Or that he should hide from the public the truth on cronyism, corruption, mismanagement, inefficiency and abuse of power? If this is the logical conclusi ...
Asian Tribune: President Asks the Working Community to have a Regime of their own 2010-03-12
“Mahinda Chinthana” program always stood against the bribery, corruption, threatening and theft. But it always appreciated respectable peace ...
Asian Tribune: US Human Rights Report on Sri Lanka insinuates, Rajapaksa brother ... 2010-03-12
The government was credibly accused of arbitrary arrests and detentions, poor prison conditions, denial of fair public trial, government corruption and lack ...
AFL-CIO: In Zimbabwe, the Voice of the Worker 2010-03-12
Madzimure, on the other hand, actively seeks out stories the government doesn't want mentioned, such as worker discontent and political corrupti ...
ReliefWeb: 2009 Human Rights Reports: Colombia 2010-03-12
The FARC and ELN committed the following human rights abuses: political killings; widespread use of landmines; killings of off-duty members of the public ...
ChicagoNow: Governor Quinn, Your Budget Proposal Won't Help Your Re-Election Bid! 2010-03-12
Political corruption and indictments are the status quo. But, the status quo is over! If you mess with education funding - don't expect to keep your job!
Veterans Today Network: Is there a Method to Liz Cheney's Madness? 2010-03-12
And secondly, the roots Bush and Cheney's corruption undoubtedly sank so deep into the Republican party that in response to the DOJ investigation a large ...
AlterNet: Imperialism: A Love Story 2010-03-12
“When inspectors visited in September and October, the report said, no officer in the embassy's political section had been on the job more than two month ...
Lebanon: US rights report: corruption still plagues Lebanon - Daily Star 2010-03-12
BEIRUT: The Lebanese government is riddled with corruption and while human-rights abuses are not as flagrant as elsewhere in the Arab ...
Lebanon: Human-rights report highlights failures in Lebanese practices - Daily Star 2010-03-12
The government provides criminal penalties for official corruption, but the penalties were seldom enforced, and state corruption was a serious problem.
AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: US - a Biting Behind the Bush 2010-03-12
The press release from the US Deputy Secretary of State has surprised Nigerians as the statement came when Nigerians have virtually resolved their political ...
AllAfrica.com: Africa: This Time It?s Different 2010-03-12
It calls out against corruption. If governments are wise—and I think most will be—they will listen to that voice more and more. Not only can that help give ...
AllAfrica.com: Africa: Civil Society Must Hold Govt Accountable, Says IMF Chief 2010-03-12
Why do you keep lending support to multinationals and corrupt government projects? I know, but they all came from one person. Let's try to begin with ...
AllAfrica.com: Mozambique: France Hopes for Swift Solution to Donor Strike 2010-03-12
Idrac did not mention any of the issues under discussion, which are believed to include a new election law and the fight against corruption.
The Trinidad Guardian: ?Kamla asks: Did PM know about probe? 2010-03-12
“The statement, therefore, by the Attorney General on his political leader and Prime Minister is made without any regard to the fact that the public will ...
Reuters AlertNet: Q+A: Make-or-break months for Afghanistan war 2010-03-12
The track record of the aid effort since 2001 has been spotty at best, with billions spent, much lost to corruption or security expenses, and many Afgh ...
London South East: African Markets - Factors to watch on March 12 2010-03-12
March 12 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect ...
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm: KENYA INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO REDUCE BACKLOG OF CORRUPTION CASES IN COURTS 2010-03-12
The latest report which touched on Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi however has raised mixed reactions across the political divide with ODM alleging ...
Barre Montpelier Times Argus: Facing reality 2010-03-12
But the anger that has arisen all across the political spectrum about the corruption of business and politics threatens to swamp his efforts.
The Kubatana: Removal of sanctions not top priority in Zimbabwe 2010-03-12
Corruption and the politics of patronage is still the order of the day. The public is not convinced it is the sanctions that are solely to blame or that we ...
Cocorioko: Sierra Leone gets favourable human rights record report from US State Department 2010-03-12
There were fewer cases of police brutality during the year, but police corruption was a serious problem, in part exacerbated by low salaries.
Scoop.co.nz: FPI Overnight Brief 2010-03-12
"In the United States, civil and political rights of citizens are severely restricted and violated by the government," read one statement in a report.
California Independent Voter Network: Domestic terrorism and its consequences for civil liberties 2010-03-12
He maintains that this regime is responsible for the “global drug trade, financial corruption, and murder, among other crimes.” He then mentions September ...
The Market Oracle: The Unfolding Economic Depression and Continuing BOOM Commodities and Natural ... 2010-03-12
Capitalism, competition and creative destruction of entrenched crony capitalists is BANNED through tax and regulatory corruption.
The Associated Press: 1st day of Thai anti-govt protests pass peacefully 2010-03-12
Thailand has been in a state of constant political turmoil since early 2006, when demonstrations accusing Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power ...
ScreenStar.com Movie News: Movie Preview & Trailer: Green Zone (2010), Starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear ... 2010-03-12
Far, far, far from a love letter to former president George W. Bush or his inner circle, Green Zone is a rapid-fire political thriller sure to irk ...
Boston Globe: Lawrence board moves to fire school chief 2010-03-12
During a press conference after the arraignment, Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett said: “This is a case of political corruption . . . a very ...
Bangkok Post: Noppadon survives Senate impeachment over temple 2010-03-12
That person would lose the right to take political office for five years if the the vote went against him. The National Anti-Corruption Commission on Sept ...
Baltimore Business Journal: D&G Brice sues Pat Turner for $12.5M 2010-03-12
The former mayor was a central figure in the state prosecutor's investigation into corruption at City Hall. She resigned Feb.
La Crosse Tribune: Marc Wehrs: Readers have a lot to say about Mayor Harter 2010-03-12
... which they never did, you people would be all over them about corruption in City Hall. Get your political views straight. Be consistent.
Orangeburg Times Democrat: Transformed and divided 2010-03-12
Because Obama has chosen liberal transformation, the political outcomes are now limited: He can appear radical in victory or weak in defeat.
Energy Bangla: Anatomy of the Gas Crisis of Bangladesh 2010-03-12
Experts identified four major reasons for contemporary crisis: Choking bureaucracy, corruption culture, unequal deals and mismanagement are the maj ...
Russia Profile: Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Medvedev Halfway Into His First Term 2010-03-12
His policies are failing to garner widespread public support – 66 percent of Russians do not believe that Medvedev's “war on police corruption” will succeed ...
National: Kurds picnic in limelight of election wins 2010-03-12
For many people, however, the political battle over the city's status is not as important as services and the economy. Kirkuk's disputed status ...
TVNZ: NZ "terrorism" raids noted in rights report 2010-03-12
It found little evidence of official corruption, but noted the case of former MP Phillip Taito Field, sentenced to six years in jail for 11 convictions ...
Chambersburg Public Opinion: Woman who hurt ACORN speaks at Franklin County Republicans' Lincoln Day Dinner 2010-03-12
Giles said she had a sense that although there were murmurings of corruption in the organization, she felt the group continued unaffected by speculati ...
Faxts News: PHILIPPINES: Reproductive Health Tests Candidates' Political Guts 2010-03-12
Alongside issues like corruption and the economy, reproductive health has emerged among the perpetual and controversial talking points in public forum ...
Manila Standard Today: The fourth most corrupt nation 2010-03-12
There's this standing joke about corruption in Asia: In the Philippines, everything is under the table; in Vietnam, it's over the table; in Indonesi ...
Financial Sense Online: The Fall of the Roman Republic 2010-03-12
When placed together, under a system of power sharing, the corruption of the simple forms is prevented by mixing them together.
Brisbane Times: Power but little glory in polluted politics 2010-03-12
Communal inertia is also magnified by Australia's anachronistic, rudimentary political system, which is based on flawed assumptions that democracy ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader: To clean house, you stay home 2010-03-12
That's especially true this year, as the region copes with economic turmoil and the taint of widespread public corruption.
Philadelphia Daily News: Fumocrats $upporting Meehan | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/12/2010 2010-03-12
Meehan has also received $5000 from Alerted Democratic Majority, a Philadelphia-based political-action committee run by Democratic fundraiser William Batoff ...
AFP: Cambodian govt accuses UN of 'flagrant interference' 2010-03-12
A national anti-corruption council and an anti-corruption unit will be created to oversee investigations, but critics said it was unlikely either body would ...
Accra Daily Mail: Danquah Institute: Govt can appoint an independent prosecutor now 2010-03-12
Executive Director of DI, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, made this statement Wednesday evening at public lectures on international corruption delivered by UK ...
WHTM-TV: Veon Jury Gets Case 2010-03-12
Mike Veon and the other defendants Friday after the attorney general's office made its closing arguments in the six-week-old public corruption trial.
Chicago Reader: Renaissance Place 2010-03-12
Sentenced to six years in prison for a violent (but unspecified) crime, a young French Arab (Tahar Rahim) learns to navigate the brutal political landscape ...
Financial Times: Lunch with the FT: Jacques Herzog 2010-03-12
“Otherwise it would be corruption?” he asks, with a grin. As I get the bill, I remind Herzog that the last time I talked to him he was limping slightly ...
Daily Caller: Scandal watch: Massa as the new Foley? An insider's view 2010-03-12
This was a gift to the Democrats who had championed the right as a “Culture of Corruption.” Just when then needed it, Mark Foley proved to be the final nail ...
Channel News Asia: Tensions as Thaksin protesters converge on Bangkok 2010-03-12
He lives abroad, mostly in Dubai, to avoid a jail term for corruption at home. About 20000 protesters had left Thaksin's home city Chiang Mai for Bangkok ...
Uprising: uprisingradio.org 2010-03-12
I went to the CRA to find out why there was so much political polarization and why conservatives think President Obama is a socialist.
postzambia.com: Fresh disagreements cause rift in Zim inclusive govt 2010-03-12
One significant change is that home affairs now has the Prevention of Corruption Act and Anti-Corruption Commission Act which were previously under ...
GulfNews: Indian tribals trapped in a Catch-22 situation 2010-03-12
Tribals are primarily victims of lack of development and corruption. In fact, they find themselves caught between the government's neglect and the Maoists'
Journal-Advocate: We need better than this 2010-03-12
The corruption of the Democratic vote contaminates the content of the bill. What else was done to manipulate the Democratic Senators is unknown.
GulfNews: Transforming an ethic of fear 2010-03-12
The problem facing Iraq today is not its violent insurgency, which began to damp down three years ago, but its political culture. And make no mistake ...
Oromsis: Ethiopia : US State Department Reports Wide Spread 2010-03-12
Political parties were predominantly ethnically based, and opposition parties remained splintered. During the year fighting between government force ...
Detroit Free Press: Kilpatrick says she's not a target of probe 2010-03-12
He may also be part of an ongoing federal corruption probe. The Free Press reported last month that a contractor who pleaded guilty as part of that pro ...
Times Herald-Record: Roberts: Just because something is legal doesn't make it ethical 2010-03-12
Earmarks reek of corruption even if they do not violate bribery statutes. Just because a practice is technically legal does not make it right or ethical.
postzambia.com: The world has become cruel for youths, say Bishop Lungu 2010-03-12
“One thing that makes me sad about the youths is that corruption has reached certain levels such that there is no hope for the youths.
News Today Online: Winnie's president 2010-03-12
What will happen if Villar wins and more corruption scandals surface? …Villar is a businessman simply looking to control the political arena to make a bo ...
TODAYonline: Thaksin protesters take to the streets 2010-03-12
Mr Thaksin, who lives abroad to avoid a jail term for corruption at home, said in a Twitter posting on Friday: "If there is violence this time it will ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Jury deliberations begin in Veon trial 2010-03-12
HARRISBURG - A Dauphin County jury began deliberating this afternoon in the public corruption trial of former state House Democratic Whip ...
United Press International, Asia: Karzai's Cabinet quandary 2010-03-12
Not to mention the recurring charges of graft and corruption that undermine the legitimacy of Karzai's presidency, and only further deteriorate the trust ...
Tikkun: Why Obama is Disappointing Us, and What We Can Do About It. 2010-03-12
Components of this systemization include "the political role of corporate power, the corruption of the political and representative processes by ...
NorthJersey.com: Township should have zero tolerance for dirty politics 2010-03-12
There should be zero tolerance for political game playing and/or corruption in our town because it has made Vernon the embarrassment and laughingstock ...
The Sun Daily: Guan Eng: 'Arrest me if RM100 payout to senior citizens is corruption' 2010-03-12
Lim said he was irritated that the state's effort is being sabotaged by his political detractors. Earlier, Japanese Consul Tetsuro Kai visited Lim at h ...
New York Times: Pakistani Offensive Turns Into a Test of Wills 2010-03-12
Much of the rebellion of the Pakistani Taliban was fueled by anger at the corruption of tribal leaders who pocketed government funds intended for economic ...
MSN Malaysia News: Is New York the Most Corrupt State? 2010-03-12
Bruno was later convicted of federal felony corruption charges for reaping $3.2 million in consulting fees and failing to disclose his conflicts of interest ...
Radio Free Asia: Petitioners Slam Rights Record 2010-03-12
“Corruption grows ferociously, spreading like wild grass, where political power is allowed to allocate resources on behalf of the municipality.
Indian Express: Bangkok siege 2010-03-12
Collected under the military coup in 2006 and slapped with cases of corruption. Their stated aim is to force fresh elections, a demand being strongly ...
phillyBurbs.com: Amtrak train fatally hits person in city 2010-03-12
Kurland says the discrepancy was discovered as part of an ongoing corruption investigation into a former municipal employee. Her office is still looking ...
Khaleej Times: Taleban and the US 2010-03-12
Afghanistan's corrupt government is another Taleban asset. They have spawned a tiny class of Afghan nouveau riche battened by drug money ...
Daily Mirror: COUNTRY NEEDS A SOLUTION THAT CAN UNITE ALL: ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE 2010-03-12
Our aims are; firstly to free General Sarath Fonseka, to re-establish democracy, and to stop corruption and to establish a strong economy for the future ...
Phnom Penh Post: Businessmen back graft law but doubt it will be enforced 2010-03-12
BLOOMBERG I don't think any businessperson in Phnom Penh thinks corruption is going to be immediately fixed." BUSINESS leaders expressed optimism regarding ...
Financial Times: US takes risks with ties to strongman 2010-03-12
“There are some newspapers who have accused me of corruption and drug smuggling,” he said. “The words are coming from my enemies who want to give me and ...
Historic City News: Maguire: Manuel only exacerbated development 2010-03-12
“Manuel just made it a political issue — hoping to somehow discredit me; while making him out to be a knight riding a white horse,” Maguire said.
Kyiv Post: Counter-revolution in Ukraine 2010-03-12
The Party of Regions gas lobby have also returned which means that the mass corruption of the Yushchenko era, when RosUkrEnergo was in place, will return.
NorthJersey.com: Bergen Democrats select their slate 2010-03-12
During that time, former BCDO Chairman Joseph Ferriero and the party's chief counsel Dennis Oury were indicted and convicted on federal corruption charges.
Ethiopian Review: Natural Disasters, National Diligence: The Chilean Earthquake in Perspective 2010-03-12
In particular, two dimensions of governance stand out—government effectiveness (the efficacy of the public sector), and control of corruption.
Pacific Free Press: Burying the Alternatives to Empire's Dominion 2010-03-12
... refusing to challenge the result in Congress, by refusing to confront the transparent fraud and corruption at the very heart of the political proce ...
BusinessWeek: Ukraine creates new ruling coalition, gets new PM 2010-03-12
On Thursday, Azarov pledged to root out corruption and tackle the economic turmoil that has plagued Ukraine during the political wrangling of the past few ...
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly: Kazakh ex-uranium boss jailed for corruption 2010-03-12
"The trial is political. The judge is voicing a decision that was made elsewhere," said Serikbai Alibayev, an opposition politican who waited along ...
Daily Nation: Graft questions hang over 10 ministers in wake of scandals 2010-03-12
PHOTO/ PPS By SAMUEL SIRINGI The doctrine of political responsibility has been put to test following recent revelations of corruption in various ministrie ...
Ceylon Daily News: Working class can't be taken for a ride - President 2010-03-12
President Rajapaksa added that the country needs a stable Parliament to curb corruption and rebuild this Nation. President Rajapaksa yesterday pledged ...
News & Observer: Preachiness overwhelms the action 2010-03-12
"Zone" seems especially needless because Damon and Greengrass took on the perceived lies and corruption of our last administration with the last J ...
Eurasia Review: Repression Grows In Syria As Europe, US Avoid Discussing Rights 2010-03-12
Syrian activists following the case said `Akel apparently was detained for investigating government corruption. Security forces finally released him ...
TODAYonline: Pakatan Rakyat's glass is half full 2010-03-12
This would hopefully reverse the hubris, the arrogance, the corruption and the racialism that decades of Barisan Nasional (BN) rule had fostered.

2010-03-11: Headlines

Spero News: European Parliament Condemns Belarus Clampdown On Poles 2010-03-11
Accusing adversaries of corruption has become a political tool of choice for many ... The Belapan news agency later reported that Mikhaylau -- who w ...
The Detroit News: Monica Conyers gets 37 months for bribes, vows appeal 2010-03-11
Those alleged acts, detailed in the recent trial of political consultant and former Conyers aide Sam Riddle, involved more than $60000 in illegal payments.
BlueOregon: Greg Walden: Failing Upwards 2010-03-11
Barring some unforeseen Edwardsesque scandal or severe political corruption, Walden's seat aint in play. He'll easily coast through another election cycle ...
Online Journal: How Wall Street cashed in on the American Dream, and nearly killed it 2010-03-11
Bombastic calls for more regulation, more oversight, and more laws are camouflage for a lack of political will to prosecute, both criminally and civilly ...
Peace fm Online: Avoka's Baptism Of Fire 2010-03-11
He said UNDOC Director warned, “West Africa is at risk of becoming an epicenter for drug trafficking, and the crime and corruption associated with it.
BBC News: Miliband speech highlights Britain's Afghan anxieties 2010-03-11
The speech is also littered with mutterings about continued corruption in Afghanistan, a theme that featured heavily in London as well.
Informante: LÃ¼deritz Community up in arms 2010-03-11
This comes after the allegations that the town council missed the Ombudsman's deadline to submit papers in defence of nepotism, corruption ...
San Francisco Chronicle: House Dems ban earmarks to private contractors 2010-03-11
They said these scandals have drowned out any political goodwill from their reform efforts upon claiming the majority, including banning gifts ...
San Francisco Chronicle: 15 groups spent $1 billion to sway policy 2010-03-11
"When unions and corporations are paying for politicians to get power and stay in power, that's corruption," he said. Lawmakers, Newman added, "are working ...
FinFacts Ireland: Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Storie ... 2010-03-11
But House Republicans, in a quick round of political one-upmanship, tried to outmaneuver Democrats by calling for a ban on earmarks across the board ...
World Socialist Web Site: The Hurt Locker, the Academy Awards and the rehabilitation of the Iraq war 2010-03-11
In the present atmosphere dominated by corruption and fear, how embarrassing it would have been to be reminded about someone who once stood up to ...
Phnom Penh Post: Graft law opens to fierce debate 2010-03-11
“We do not want to detain people in jail – we want to crack down on corruption.” Also Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen criticised civil society activist ...
The Citizen Daily: Why governance is a problem: Don 2010-03-11
On corruption, he said many people believe that the majority of civil servants were corrupt. People also do not regard the Prevention and Combating ...
Kipp Report: Failing state 2010-03-11
The Yemeni people's lack of faith in their “corrupt” government is one of numerous root causes highlighted by speakers at the London Summit.
Botswana Press Agency: Legislators express fear of DIS 2010-03-11
MP urged the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) to fight corruption which is growing at an alarming rate within the members of parliament ...
The Media Line: UN: Somalis Not Getting Half Their Food Aid 2010-03-11
The report claims that corruption among the WFP's local handlers is rampant, with 30 percent of the aid taken by Somali partner organizations and WFP staff;
North County Times: MORAIN: Ballot-language ploy tars Legislature 2010-03-11
He was a lawmaker when others became enmeshed in the corruption scandals. This episode doesn't involve crooks having their hands out.
Chicago Daily Herald: Call for upheaval and reform of GOP 2010-03-11
Zero tolerance for self-serving corruption is our standard. 3. Pat Brady, the Illinois Republican Chairman, should resign for interfering and taking side ...
Manila Bulletin: Formidable challenges 2010-03-11
By the same token, just as the safety belt law, agrarian reform law, and others are not implemented or followed, and permissive corruption and extortion ...
Merinews: No more Bhopal like disasters please 2010-03-11
There have been numerous times change of political guard at the center and the state level but unfortunately no government could feel their plight.
The Malaysian Insider: Police action shows Umno 'desperate', says Anwar 2010-03-11
Why is there apparently mention of the Altantuya murder, mention commission of corruption regarding the procurement of two submarines and there is menti ...
Spero News: Petraeus Visits Kyrgyzstan Amid US Plans For Counterterror Center 2010-03-11
Accusing adversaries of corruption has become a political tool of choice for many ... Kyrgyzstan hosts a US transit center in Manas airport outside Bishkek ...
The Journal News | LoHud.com: Better analysis may yield better officials 2010-03-11
This is a recipe for corruption or, at best, for mediocre government. The second category is made up of the children of wealthy families or political ...
CRIENGLISH.com: Silvio Berlusconi Loses Temper with Journalist 2010-03-11
Increasingly under pressure over falling ratings amid corruption scandals and bungled election candidacies by his party, Mr Berlusconi, 73 ...
Rutland Herald: Facing reality 2010-03-11
But the anger that has arisen all across the political spectrum about the corruption of business and politics threatens to swamp his efforts.
The Detroit News: Nolan Finley Anticipation builds for next Kilpatrick twist 2010-03-11
The City Hall corruption probe has been dragging on for so long and generated so many false leads that I've learned to be skeptical when rumors start flying ...
ISRIA: Australia - Prime Minister Trascript of joint press conference with President ... 2010-03-11
In our effort to combat corruption in our country, sometimes, the challenge is extradition issues. I was wondering if the extradition is something that ...
Spero News: US Embassy Honors Prosecuted Armenian Activist 2010-03-11
Accusing adversaries of corruption has become a political tool of choice for many ... An ensuing police investigation cleared the school administration ...
Zambia Daily Mail: IMF chief jets in, hails Zambia 2010-03-11
The IMF chief said the fight against poverty and corruption is also one of the main factors that enhance the economic development of any country.
MiamiHerald.com: After US visit, PrÃ©val optimistic on direct aid 2010-03-11
The US and other nations had stopped funding the government directly because of Haiti's history of corruption and squandered aid. PrÃ©val acknowledged the U ...
phillyBurbs.com: Dems bar some earmarks; GOP eyes total ban 2010-03-11
"For-profit earmarks are really where the rubber meets the road as far as corruption," said Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based ...
Memphis Daily News: No Ford Testimony As Psychiatrist With Political Ties To Plead Guilty 2010-03-11
Ford, who is serving two prison terms for separate jury convictions on federal corruption charges, was moved to a federal prison in Memphis, to testify ...
Lebanon Daily News: Defense rests without testimony by Veon, others 2010-03-11
The four defendants in the Harrisburg legislative corruption trial wrapped up their case Wednesday without taking the stand, and jurors will soon beg ...
Spero News: Asia: Corruption is a cancer to the countries of South East Asia 2010-03-11
Accusing adversaries of corruption has become a political tool of choice for many ... By Asia News Manila – In Indonesia, South-East Asia's most corrupt ...
Capital FM: Kenyan minister tells colleagues to own up 2010-03-11
It is high time that we wake up and say goodbye to corruption,” he said. He proposed that government introduces laws and stiff penalties on all those ...
MiamiHerald.com: Heed their voices, let them lead 2010-03-11
Haiti has to root out corruption at all levels of government and in its institutions. The judicial system must be reformed so that those who plunder ...
Associated Press of Pakistan: Jaswant Singh for continuation of dialogue between India and Pakistan - 2010-03-11
On the internal situation in India, he said the country face the question of good governance, corruption and most seriously the threat from Maoists ...
Sify: Dhaka plans purchase of more combat aircraft, missiles 2010-03-11
Defence purchases in Bangladesh have been mired in political controversy. A court Monday acquitted Hasina of corruption charges in the purchase of eight ...
Indianapolis Star: Cleaning up the Supreme Court's mess 2010-03-11
It would also limit the capacity of politicians to work out cozy deals with business, and thereby help prevent extortion and other forms of corruption.
Spero News: Kabul Stuck Between US, Iranian 'Double Game' Accusations 2010-03-11
Accusing adversaries of corruption has become a political tool of choice for many ... Kabul University law and political science professor Nasrullah ...
Omaha World-Herald: Dems to ban for-profit earmarks 2010-03-11
“For-profit earmarks are really where the rubber meets the road as far as corruption,” said Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based ...
Albany Times Union: Pension scam plea 2010-03-11
"In his allocution, he says there was a culture of corruption in the comptroller's office." Loglisci is the sixth person to plead guilty in connection ...
postzambia.com: BIGOCA bishops on Chiluba 2010-03-11
I suggest our bishop holds his fire when it comes to Chiluba's political and corruption issues before he drags our church in the mud.
ISRIA: UN Britain - The war in Afghanistan: How to end it 2010-03-11
But it lacks capacity. The concerns run deeper than elections marred by corruption. They also relate to the very structure of the political system.