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Corruption

Our Public Advocate's Public A**-Kissing and Other Tales of Disappoinment

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, New York Daily News, Bill De Blasio, Michael Bloomberg, The New York Times, Bloomberg, John Liu, Media, Bill Thompson, New York City, New York News
Will Schwartz

Within hours of winning their elections, Bill De Blasio, our future public advocate, and John Liu, our comptroller-elect, each demonstrated their own distinct styles of ineptitude.

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Absolute Corruption Is the Rule in America

David A. Love | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Department, Capitalism, Wall Street, Blue Dogs, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Bernard Madoff, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Healthcare, Blue Dog Democrats, Corruption, Citibank, Bank Bailout, Stock Market, Corporations, Banking Crisis, Sec, Corporate Greed, Citigroup, Regulation, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Ponzi Scheme, Deregulation, New York, Criminal Justice System, Glass-Steagall, Politics News
David A. Love

Often, people will look at a high-profile example of corruption, and conclude that the egregious act is an exception to the rule. In reality, it might be the tip of the iceberg.

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What a Difference a Year Makes: Will We Ever Have Truth in Politics?

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Politics, Elections, Obama, Republicans, Democrats, Health Care, Politics News
Lisa Solod Warren

Arianna Huffington 's headline in HuffPo Tuesday was "Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs The Timidity of Governing." On Wednesday's Ha...

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Plain Sight Corruption: Senator Burr and Rape Victims

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Richard Burr, In Plain Sight Corruption, Change Congress, Lessig, Politics News
Lawrence Lessig

Richard Burr is one of the senators who voted against the Franken Amendment. He and other members of Congress have got to wake up to the fact that most Americans don't trust them.

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Kenya: Corrupt Cops Caught In The Act (VIDEO)

ntv | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Video, Foreign Affairs, Kenya, Kenya Corrupt Cops, Kenya Corruption, Corrupt Kenyan Cop Caught on Tape, Kenya Corrupted?, World News

By NTV Traffic police officers caught on camera collecting bribes from motorists have been interdicted. Get HuffPost World On Facebook and Twitter...

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Why Keep Geithner?

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Corruption, Greed, Wall Street Bailout, Dylan Ratigan, Bailout Bandits, Financial Corruption, Bailout, Tim Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Business News
Dylan Ratigan

The current custodian of America's wealth, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is not doing a good job. The time for corrective action is now.

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Chevron's Man in Ecuador: Felon, Drug-Trafficker, and Liar, Oh My!

Han Shan | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Chevron, Green News, Oil, Corporate Greed, Indigenous People, Chevron Ecuador, Lawsuit, Amazon, Corruption, Big Oil, Corporations, Green News
Han Shan

To defend itself in a major environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, it appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

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Sad I Ran

Reverend Billy | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Democracy, New York, New York Times, New York City Politics, Bill Thompson, Michael Bloomberg, Gentrification, New York News
Reverend Billy

"Corruption" now means "Democracy." "Affordable housing" means "Eviction." And New York City's imitation Greatness is polished.

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What Is Patriotism?

Janet Ritz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Patriotism, Unemployment, The Environmentalist, Economy, War, Health Care Reform, Green News, Climate Change, Afghanistan, Health Care, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Corruption, Congress, Politics News
Janet Ritz

President Obama may deserve criticism. But trying to undermine his presidency, his legitimacy, his personal safety, especially in a time of war, is unpatriotic at best.

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Michele Brown: Christie Aide Who Got Loan May Have Helped Chris Christie Campaign For NJ Governor

New York Times | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Loan, Chris Christie, Doj, Bush, Michele Brown, Christie Campaign, Foia, Money Laundering, Race, Corzine Campaign, John Corzine, Governor's Race, Federal Prosecutor, New Jersey, Karl Rove, Justice Department, Gubernatorial, US Attorney, Fbi, New York News

When news broke in August that the former United States attorney, Christopher J. Christie, had lent $46,000 to a top aide in the federal prosecutor's ...

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Drug-Linked Karzai Brother Helps U.S. Intelligence

Jeff Stein | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Corruption, Politics, House Intelligence Committee, Drugs, Heroin, Afghanistan War, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Mike Rogers, World News
Jeff Stein

A key member of the House Intelligence Committee says the controversial brother of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai regularly helps U.S. intelligence, but should not be considered a spy.

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Better Evidence Will Lead To More Justice In Afghanistan

Jonathan Horowitz | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Afghan Government, Afghanistan Detainees, Isaf, Afghanistan, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan Corruption, Advocacy, Afghanistan War, World News
Jonathan Horowitz

Rule of law is the lynchpin to long-term stability in Afghanistan. Yet the military's tradition of steering clear of law enforcement activities, especially evidence-gathering responsibilities, is weakening the justice system.

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Health Care Reform and Corruption

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Corruption, Health Care, Politics News
Jonathan Weiler

The quality of arguments against the public option is pathetic, and in any other context, we'd call a legislative process so clearly infected by moneyed interests what it is: corrupt.

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Arrest Warrant Out For USAID Contractor In Afghanistan

The Nation | Aram Roston | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Usaid, Afghanistan, Kabul, Scott Anthony Walker, Louis Berger Group, Max Walker, Black & Veach, World News

While corruption by Afghan government officials here in Kabul has been widely condemned, corruption by Western officials in Afghanistan has received l...

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Bernie Kerik Trial: No Talk Of 9/11 Allowed By Ex-Police Commissioner's Defense

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Bernie Kerik Trial, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Homeland Security, September 11, 9/11, World Trade Center, Bernie Kerik, New York News

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The terror attack on the World Trade Center, which made New York City's police commissioner a national figure, cannot be br...

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Improving Democracy

Navi Pillay | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Democracy, Human Rights, United Nations, Un-High-Commissioner-for-Human-Rights, World News
Navi Pillay

Chipping away at the impediments to democracy is long, slow, often unglamorous work, but when it produces results in the form of a freely and fairly elected government it is priceless.

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Just How Corrupt are the Bank Regulators?

Garrett Johnson | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Corruption, Bank Regulation, Fdic, Deregulation, Regulatory Reform, Banks, Regulation, Financial Regulation, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Business News
Garrett Johnson

Can we really expect the FDIC to effectively regulate the banks that have loaned them money so that they can do their job?

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What Reforms Will The United States Have as a Result of This Recession?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Pharmaceutical Industry, Financial Reform, Health Care Reform, Education Reform, Insurance Companies, Recession, Patents, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

If we look at the United States from the point of view of its potential, it seems that we have a very limited form of democracy.

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Indonesia's Economic Optimism

Sara Schonhardt | Posted 09.16.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Indonesia, Bank Century Bailout, Sri Mulyani, World News
Sara Schonhardt

Although the global economy is now showing signs of recovery, Indonesia has weathered the economic crisis much better than other countries in Southeast Asia.

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Most Corrupt Congressmen: Blago Lands Burris, Jackson Jr. On List

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 09.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Burris Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Illinois Corruption, Jesse Jackson Jr., Senate Candidate Five, Corruption, Corrupt Congress, Chicago News

Their quest for the vacant U.S. Senate seat of President Barack Obama has landed Sen. Roland Burris and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. on a watchdog grou...

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Americans Have Been Taken Hostage

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Corruption, Greed, Wall Street Bailout, Bailout Bandits, Dylan Ratigan, Financial Corruption, Bailout, Business News
Dylan Ratigan

We must demand that our politicians stop serving those whose business models are based on systemic theft and start serving those who seek to create value for others.

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Honest-Services Fraud: Law Used To Indict Blagojevich Challenged As Vague

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Supreme Court, Jeffrey Skilling, Blagojevich, Springfield, Conrad Black, Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Politics, Vague, Honest-Services Fraud, George Ryan, Corruption, Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Among the corruption charges faced by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a statute of just 28 words with enough pop to send big n...

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Christopher Kelly Dead: Ex-Blagojevich Fundraiser Found Dead Just Days Before Prison Sentence Was Set To Begin

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Corruption, Blagojevich, Blagojevich Scandal, Christopher Kelly, Politics, Kelly Dead, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago, Illinois, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Christopher Kelly Dead, Chris Kelly Dead, Blagojevich Corruption, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died Saturday, just days before he was to begin serving at least ei...

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It's the corruption, stupid!

Rep. Jane Harman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Rep. Jane Harman, Jane Harman, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, Jon Kyl, Afghanistan Troop Levels, Afghanistan War, US Troop Levels, Politics News
Rep. Jane Harman

Success in Afghanistan is essential; the United States has invested too many troops and too much treasure to fail. But raising troop levels is the wrong place to start the discussion of how to move forward.

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President Obama, Gordon Brown, Deaths in Afghanistan and More British Deception Over Lockerbie

Vicky Ward | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Gordon Brown, Lockerbie, Lockerbie Bomber Released, Stephen Farrell, U.K., Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, World News
Vicky Ward

If applause is what Gordon Brown wants, he's not getting it. When, for the sake of his country, is the British Prime Minister going to do the decent thing -- and resign?

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