"Because he knows the Koran, he won't cheat, he won't be corrupt, " Madiha explained.
But Spain's last Socialist government, led by Felipe Gonzalez, fell largely because it was seen to be corrupt.
Georgia's efficient police force may not be corrupt, but it is not independent, and television is less free than it was.
But even so, the data show that in states with strong FOIA laws politicians are less likely to be corrupt, and those that are corrupt are more likely to be caught.
Mr Kadyrov later said sorry to fans but not to the official, insisting he deserved to be called corrupt.
Siemens has reportedly brought on an anti-corruption expert to advise the firm on how to, um, not be so corrupt, and we hear that the bidding war for his services got pretty heated when BenQ also learned that there are people out there who can help you run your business in a less shady manner.
The fear is that the relative calm in Iraq, compared with the violence of the past years, could be shattered if the elections are perceived to be unfair or corrupt.
Musharraf promised that the corrupt would be brought to justice, the economy revived, and the peoples' confidence in state institutions restored.
We expect those who are ineffective or corrupt to be held accountable.
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Economists like to think that corrupt behavior can be changed through punishment and reward.
There was a Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, who was kept out from sitting in because they thought he was too corrupt to to be allowed in.
Others, like Arlen Specter, chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sub-committee on Crime and Drugs, have recently complained about what they deem to be inadequate sentencing in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases.
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Let's see if we can agree a terms of reference for this review and try and move on so that you know, the impression that has been created of British public life being corrupt, can be dealt with.
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Selling them will be a temptation for poor, corrupt officials around the world.
Obama may be the least competent and most corrupt executive ever.
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The hope, says Mr Dvorkovich, is that once the new laws are in place, Russians themselves will be more prepared to take on corrupt or obstructive bureaucrats.
Obviously, if a trial is corrupt then there should be a second trial, but simply because some other new evidence emerges I think is not necessarily enough cause.
The letters appear to be tied to a broad Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation of the banking industry, said attorneys who are familiar with past FCPA investigations of other industries.
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With an election next year and South Africa so completely dominated by the ANC, its politics are bound to be susceptible to nepotism and other corrupt practices and Mr Mbeki acknowledged the problem was nationwide.
The Algerian border is close and porous enough to keep supplies of food, diesel and ammunition flowing in - as long as corrupt local officials can be bribed or forced to turn a blind eye.
Why would Florida public pension trustees be so resistant to taking action against corrupt financial advisers?
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If Mr Salazar tried to do anything serious, such as overhauling the state justice system or pursuing corrupt officials, he could be blocked.
But if they make any other kind of under-the-table payment to secure its release that would be a clear violation of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act.
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It is clear to us that independent fiduciaries often fail to detect corrupt industry practices and may even be parties to such wrongdoing.
With growing intolerance for fraudulent and corrupt business practices around the world and grassroots calls for greater corporate transparency, robust whistleblower alternatives to address corrupt and unethical business practices should be a universal policy priority.
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Guatemalan stability seems to be seriously threatened by organized crime and inefficient, corrupt and underpaid police forces.
The essence of the far right is to be anti-establishment, with leaders railing against corrupt elites who have sold out to foreign bankers.
The Swiss know that, however lazy or corrupt or incompetent or arrogant politicians may be elsewhere, they can cut their own ones down to size.
Thus Turkey may be able to attract investment from equally or more corrupt nations, such as Russia or Ukraine, but not from western Europe or north America.
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