The current Spanish government would have to tackle a deep-rooted culture issue around corruption, bribery and a rampant black market.

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Outlining the various proposals to deal with the problem of black money, the minister suggested that anti-corruption ombudsmen be appointed at the central and state levels.

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Asked in a recent opinion poll if they believed the ANC leader to be guilty of corruption, most of the South Africans polled, black and white, said yes.

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Senate Democratic leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the first black woman to run a New York state legislative conference, argues that corruption is cyclical, not racial.

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The judge overseeing a major corruption trial in Brazil has been appointed president of the Supreme Court, the first black person to hold the post.

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