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  • September 2008

    • Oil, Politics Swirl in Stevens' Trial

      New York Times  |  Sep 22, 08 5:01 AM CDT

      Oil, Politics Swirl in Stevens' Trial

      (Newser) - As the corruption trial against Alaska Sen.Ted Stevens gets started today, the politician is preparing to face off against a gritty oilman who has bragged about "owning" state lawmakers, reports the New York Times . The chief defense witness in Stevens' corruption trial is Bill Allen, a high-school dropout who worked his way up from welder to founder and CEO of one of the state’s most powerful companies. More »

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      oil  • Alaska  • Ted Stevens  • Bill Allen  • VECO  • public corruption

  • November 2007

    • Female Leaders Provide More, Are Thanked Less

      Slate  |  Nov 29, 07 8:07 PM CST

      Female Leaders Provide More, Are Thanked Less

      (Newser) - Women in power provide public services at higher levels, and they get less respect for it, a study of Indian villages shows. Researchers studied the impact of female leadership by tracking a law mandating that women lead councils in a third of villages. The quality of schools, health care and other services spiked as women took the reins—as did public dissatisfaction. More »

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      India  • women  • leadership  • public corruption

    • No Pol Left Behind in Alaska Corruption

      Washington Post  |  Nov 12, 07 4:07 PM CST

      No Pol Left Behind in Alaska Corruption

      (Newser) - Back-room backslaps, pockets stuffed with $100 bills, and the odd Viagra pill—the Washington Post looks at the freewheeling frontier-style corruption exposed in oil-rich Alaska over the last few years, as elected representatives on every level were caught in scandals and many entered guilty pleas. Now the stain is threatening to spill out of Juneau to Washington, with the state's lone congressman and one senator under scrutiny. More »

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      Alaska  • Ted Stevens  • bribe  • Veco  • Juneau  • public corruption

    • Rudy's Top Cop to Be Indicted

      Washington Post  |  Nov 8, 07 6:57 AM CST

      Rudy's Top Cop to Be Indicted

      (Newser) - Federal prosecutors expect to have an indictment by the end of the week against  Giuliani pal Bernard Kerik for accepting illegal gifts when he was New York City corrections chief and police commissioner. The charges include tax evasion, tax fraud and public corruption, the Washington Post reports. The charges are said to be going to a grand jury today, and an indictment could be handed down as early as tomorrow. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • tax evasion  • federal indictment  • tax fraud  • Bernard Kerik  • public corruption

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