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Saturday, April 30, 2011

FW: City youth gear up for Anna rally today

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 8:42 AM
Author: Times of India
Subject: City youth gear up for Anna rally today

 

MUMBAI: Jalpa Thaker, 19, an IT engineering student, will put her studies aside tonight and cheer loudly in support of Anna Hazare and the Lokpal Bill at the 'Youth Against Corruption' rally at the Gateway of India. "I feel I have to contribute my ...
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FW: Kudos MACC, but aim higher

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 6:55 AM
Author: Malaysia Star
Subject: Kudos MACC, but aim higher

 

THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must be congratulated for its improved record – arresting 944 people and charging 381 in court last year. The conviction rate at the Sessions Court also rose from 64% in 2009 to 71% of the 381 people ...
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FW: Bill to dissolve city of Vernon is approved by state assembly

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 6:55 AM
Author: 89.3 KPCC
Subject: Bill to dissolve city of Vernon is approved by state assembly

 

But in recent years, the criminal indictments of three of the city's top officials have brought to light decades of corruption, insider dealings and lavish spending by Vernon's ruling class. Now, in an unprecedented move, California's state Assembly ...
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FW: Panamanian Corruption Concealed Amidst Free Trade Negotiations - Analysis

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 5:19 AM
Author: Eurasia Review
Subject: Panamanian <b>Corruption</b> Concealed Amidst Free Trade Negotiations - Analysis

 

Criminal charges were brought against the three women involved in the case, but Lorentz made a series of allegations about Bonissi's personal corruption. The latter responded by claiming that a USD 400 thousand bribe had been paid in order to free the ...
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FW: HSBC under fire over leading role in land deals for Mubarak regime

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 5:19 AM
Author: The Guardian
Subject: HSBC under fire over leading role in land deals for Mubarak regime

 

TMG owns a 33.6m sq metre development, which is now at the centre of corruption allegations. Photograph: Nick Hanna/Alamy HSBC faces accusations that it helped to enrich senior Egyptian political and business figures now at the centre of corruption ...
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FW: Green schemes are 'wide open to major corruption'

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 5:19 AM
Author: The Independent
Subject: Green schemes are 'wide open to major <b>corruption</b>'

 

By David Connett and Chris Stevenson Corruption among underresourced forest guards in Kenya has led to deforestation. The Western Mau forest, north-east of Nairobi, was densely wooded 40 years ago Corruption is threatening global steps to combat ...
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FW: The allegations should not delay Lokpal Bill

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 3:34 AM
Author: Express Buzz
Subject: The allegations should not delay Lokpal Bill

 

The 'leaked'—and alleged—discussions by Shri Shanti Bhushan and some others are distracting and diverting our attention (either deliberately or inadvertently) from the main issue of fighting corruption and building a new framework to ensure better ...
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FW: India's Boom Bypasses Rural Poor

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 2:22 AM
Author: Wall Street Journal
Subject: India's Boom Bypasses Rural Poor

 

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, as the $9 billion program is known, is riddled with corruption, according to senior government officials. Less than half of the projects begun since 2006—including new roads and irrigation ...
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FW: BJP blames Cong for corruption, inflation

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 12:27 AM
Author: IBNLive.com
Subject: BJP blames Cong for <b>corruption</b>, inflation

 

PTI | 11:04 PM,Apr 30,2011 Pathankot, Apr 30 (PTI) The BJP Mahila Morcha today blamed the Congress-led UPA government for corruption and inflation and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of failing to combat the situation. ...
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FW: TI raises climate corruption alert

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, May 01, 2011 12:27 AM
Author: The Daily Star
Subject: TI raises climate <b>corruption</b> alert

 

In a report launched globally yesterday from Bangladesh, the TI pointed out corruption risks in the management of the climate fund. TI Chairperson Huguette Labelle launched the report at a seminar titled "Global Climate Change: Governance and ...
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FW: Cong Trying to Silence Oppositions' Voice against Corruption- Sushma

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:22 PM
Author: Daijiworld.com
Subject: Cong Trying to Silence Oppositions' Voice against <b>Corruption</b>– Sushma

 

The congress government is trying to wipe out the voice raised against corruption by the opposition party and the people. In particular she criticized Prime minister Manmohan Singh and telecom minister Kapil Sibal for rejecting the draft report of PAC. ...
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FW: India PM tells police to be tough on corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:52 PM
Author: AFP
Subject: India PM tells police to be tough on <b>corruption</b>

 

NEW DELHI — India's premier Manmohan Singh on Saturday urged the country's top police agency to investigate a series of corruption scandals embroiling his government "without fear or favour". Singh's statements came as his Congress-led coalition reels ...
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FW: Judge will stay on prosecutor's corruption case

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:29 PM
Author: Chicago Tribune
Subject: Judge will stay on prosecutor's <b>corruption</b> case

 

The judge overseeing the corruption charges against McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi denied a request Friday to step down from the case after a prosecutor questioned his impartiality. "These accusations," Winnebago County Circuit Judge ...
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FW: Government lax to act against graft

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:29 PM
Author: Independent Online
Subject: Government lax to act against graft

 

By Deon de Lange President Jacob Zuma promised in his State of the Nation Address that his reconfigured government would work 'harder, faster and smarter' but corruption remains a problem that is effectively ignored. Picture: GCIS Civil servants steal, ...
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FW: Terraria Ep.11 - Corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:14 PM
Author: Google Alerts - "corruption"
Subject: Terraria Ep.11 - <b>Corruption</b>

 


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FW: Corruption Trial For Ex-House Speaker Begins

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:54 PM
Author: Google Alerts - "corruption"
Subject: <b>Corruption</b> Trial For Ex-House Speaker Begins

 


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FW: Will India's anti-corruption movement spawn 'new Progressives'?

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:14 PM
Author: GlobalPost (blog)
Subject: Will India's anti-<b>corruption</b> movement spawn 'new Progressives'?

 

Demonstrators participate in a candlelight vigil in support of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare at a fountain near Vastrapur Lake in Ahmedabad on April 8, 2011. (SAM PANTHAKY - AFP/Getty Images). Activists gathered in Delhi to support lawyer ...
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FW: Handling of present high-profile cases of corruption a litmus test for CBI: PM

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:14 PM
Author: TwoCircles.net
Subject: Handling of present high-profile cases of <b>corruption</b> a litmus test for CBI: PM

 

By TCN News, New Delhi: “The CBI is today investigating many high profile cases of corruption that have attracted a great deal of public attention. The handling of these cases constitutes a litmus test for you. What is expected of you is thorough ...
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FW: 'Corrupt forces trying to derail our campaign'

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:14 PM
Author: Times of India
Subject: 'Corrupt forces trying to derail our campaign'

 

VARANASI: With Anna Hazare laid in hospital, it was left upon Arvind Kejriwal, the IRS officer-turned-anti-corruption crusader, to blow the formal bugle against corruption and launch the anti-graft campaign from Varanasi on Friday on Anna'a behalf. ...
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FW: Climate change spending at risk of fraud and corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 1:34 PM
Author: Telegraph.co.uk
Subject: Climate change spending at risk of fraud and <b>corruption</b>

 

Multi-billion pound spending on climate change and carbon markets could be wasted because of significant corruption and fraud, according to charity Transparency International. 'Where huge amounts of money flow through new and untested financial markets ...
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Friday, April 29, 2011

FW: Public corruption prosecutors launch criminal investigation of Montebello bank ...

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:44 AM
Author: Whittier Daily News
Subject: Public <b>corruption</b> prosecutors launch criminal investigation of Montebello bank <b>...</b>

 

By Thomas Himes and Bethania Palma Markus, Staff Writers Public corruption prosecutors said Friday they have launched a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Montebello's two off-the-books bank accounts that paid out $1 million or ...
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FW: There's more to injustice than corruption: Bangalore activists

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:44 AM
Author: Daily News & Analysis
Subject: There's more to injustice than <b>corruption</b>: Bangalore activists

 

By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA “We must be analytical when we lend support to the movement against corruption,” said activists at a meeting that comprised writers, leaders, and journalists. The meet was organised by the Centre ...
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FW: Slew of potential DiMasi jurors move ahead

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 10:55 AM
Author: Boston Herald
Subject: Slew of potential DiMasi jurors move ahead

 

By Laura Crimaldi Sixteen potential jurors advanced to the final round of jury selection yesterday in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi. US District Court Judge Mark Wolf must choose 20 more jurors before the pool is ...
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FW: Judge will stay on prosecutor's corruption case

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:59 AM
Author: Chicago Tribune
Subject: Judge will stay on prosecutor's <b>corruption</b> case

 

By Dan Hinkel and Robert McCoppin, Tribune reporters The judge overseeing the corruption charges against McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi denied a request Friday to step down from the case after a prosecutor questioned his impartiality. ...
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FW: Corruption must be cut to protect climate -report

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:59 AM
Author: Reuters Africa
Subject: <b>Corruption</b> must be cut to protect climate -report

 

By Nina Chestney LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Mechanisms to fight climate change need to be strengthened and made more transparent to reduce increasing risks of corruption, Transparency International (TI) said. The watchdog group released a report on ...
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FW: EU Stops Short Of Syrian Asset Freezes Due To Cypriot Opposition

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:06 AM
Author: Wall Street Journal (blog)
Subject: EU Stops Short Of Syrian Asset Freezes Due To Cypriot Opposition

 

Earlier Friday, the US imposed sanctions on top Syrian officials via an executive order, and a US Treasury official said to Corruption Currents via email the agency is seeking support from other governments to conduct similar action. ...
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FW: NAC member flays food bill 'corruption'

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:06 AM
Author: Calcutta Telegraph
Subject: NAC member flays food bill '<b>corruption</b>'

 

New Delhi, April 29: A member of the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council today said the delay in enacting the food security law amounted to “corruption”. “The food security bill is delayed. This is corruption,” Aruna Roy said at a seminar ...
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FW: Corruption perception on the wane: Study

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:06 AM
Author: Times of India
Subject: <b>Corruption</b> perception on the wane: Study

 

NEW DELHI: The government may be facing an unprecedented barrage of corruption charges and an embarrassing Lokpal bill stir, but India Corruption Study, 2010, reveals that there is a marked decline in the percentage of people who feel graft has ...
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FW: Be ready for Jantar Mantar again if Lokpal Bill not passed in time: Hazare

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 4:18 AM
Author: Economic Times
Subject: Be ready for Jantar Mantar again if Lokpal Bill not passed in time: Hazare

 

Addressing an 'India Against Corruption' rally here over phone from Pune, he said, "The country has not attained freedom in its true sense yet and we have to fight a second freedom struggle. We are prepared to go to jail for that. ...
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FW: Post-1991 economic policies, privatisation root cause of corruption: Prashant ...

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 4:18 AM
Author: Indian Express
Subject: Post-1991 economic policies, privatisation root cause of <b>corruption</b>: Prashant <b>...</b>

 

What was initially showcased as an anti-politician front against corruption seemed to blur into an anti-economic liberalisation coalition as activists gathered today to show solidarity with lawyer Prashant Bhushan, a member of the joint committee to ...
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FW: Questioning Begins For Potential DiMasi Jurors

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, April 30, 2011 2:59 AM
Author: WBUR
Subject: Questioning Begins For Potential DiMasi Jurors

 

By David Boeri BOSTON — Prosecutors and defense lawyers have begun questioning prospective jurors in the corruption trial of former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi. The jury pool started out with 250 people. Each one filled out and turned ...
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