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NEWS ABOUT: graft

graft stories: 7 news summaries

 In Kenya, 
 Clinton Blasts 
 Graft, Corruption 

Says government responsibility key to 'economic progress'

Aug 5, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton criticized Kenya today for rampant graft and corruption as she made the case that business and trade across Africa cannot grow without good governance and solid democracy. In President Obama's ancestral homeland, the secretary of State said, "True economic progress in Africa will depend on responsible governments... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Africa • Kenya • corruption • conference • Mwai Kibaki • graft • President Obama

OPINION

Fatima Bhutto: US Should Cut Pakistan Off

Don't give cash to corrupt government, says Zardari's niece

Apr 27, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is going to Washington next week to seek billions more to combat terrorism and keep the troubled nation afloat—and the Obama administration should swat away his outstretched hand, says Fatima Bhutto, estranged niece of Zardari's slain wife, Benazir Bhutto. "No amount of money,... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Asif Ali Zardari • Fatima Bhutto • US-Pakistan relations • graft • Obama administration

 Mandela 
 Backs Zuma 
 in S. African 
 Election 

Former prez gets roaring approval from rally crowd

Apr 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,... More »

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South Africa • rally • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • endorsement • political endorsement • election • graft

(Newser) - The United States' poor track record on rebuilding Iraq has long been chalked up to lousy planning by Pentagon brass. But an expanding investigation by federal authorities adds another element to the mix: possible corruption by the military commanders who oversaw reconstruction in the Wild West days after the invasion,... More »

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Iraq • contractors • bribery • US military • Iraq contractors • Iraq reconstruction • graft • post-war reconstruction

Despite Reforms, Russian Firms Most Likely to Bribe

Survey names Belgium, Canada most graft-free nations

Dec 9, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Russian and Chinese companies are most likely to mix business with bribes when traveling abroad, a corruption watchdog found, despite promises from their governments to root out graft. Transparency International, which said the kickback trend points to firms from emerging economic powers, cited the practice’s “damaging impact on... More »

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China • Russia • Belgium • Canada • business • United States • bribe • corruption • Netherlands • graft

Former Thai PM Skips Bail,
Flees to UK

Facing graft charges, Thaksin escapes after attending Olympics

Aug 11, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai prime minister, has fled with his family to Britain after skipping a hearing on corruption charges, reports the AFP. Thaksin and his wife, who was recently convicted of tax evasion, were both free on bail and had received special permission to travel to China for... More »

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Thailand • corruption • Thaksin Shinawatra • People's Power Party • graft • bail violation

Deposed
Thai PM Pleads Not Guilty
to Graft

Crowds welcome Thaksin back from exile

Mar 12, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to graft charges today in a Supreme Court packed with hundreds of his supporters, AFP reports. Thaksin will not have to attend every hearing in his trial; he has already obtained permission to return to Britain, where he owns a soccer team.... More »

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real estate • Thailand • corruption • Bangkok • Thaksin Shinawatra • graft • coup d'etat

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