Corruption
NY primaries fuel hope for fall elections
September 20, 2010While media pundits have been predicting doom for progressives in the November elections, last week's primaries here showed a different trend.
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Scandal-ridden Florida GOP tries to shift blame
September 20, 2010While Florida's ex-GOP chair faces six felony charges for abuse of state GOP funds, the party has made public an audit blaming outgoing governor Charlie Crist too - with Crist calling it a political ploy.
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Organized crime: Part of the system in Guatemala
August 27, 2010GUATEMALA CITY -- Tens of thousands of Guatemalans are going hungry and hundreds of thousands of children suffer from malnutrition and even die of hunger, thanks to a system that keeps them submerged in extreme poverty.
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GOP candidate Dino Rossi wins “crooked” listing
August 25, 2010The Republican Senate candidate in Washington state, Dino Rossi, has been listed as one of 12 "crooked candidates" in 2010 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Maxine Waters rejects ethics violation, wants public trial
August 3, 2010"In sum, the case against me has no merit," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said in a statement
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