"There were serious shortcomings in our systems and controls and also in the integrity of a small group of our employees, " Sir Philip said in a statement.

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"The age of Internet voter fraud is here sooner and in more sinister form than even I imagined, " said Deborah Phillips, president of the Voting Integrity Project, an activist group that specializes in Internet and democracy issues.

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According to the watchdog group Center for Public Integrity, however, that between 1999 and 2001 the company favored Republicans over Democrats by a 3-1 margin.

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We all see that ISS has a mind of its own when it comes to peer group selection for assessing the integrity of the relationship between pay and performance.

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And we know we can accomplish our "Goals for a Better Life" if we do it with a passionate, caring, committed group of people working with ethics, values, integrity, transparency, efficiency and professionalism.

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The case has attracted the attention of bloggers and even the loosely organized hacking group Anonymous, which have questioned everything from the behavior of the football team to the integrity of the investigation.

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Mr Koh has a reputation for integrity because of his refusal to sanction a corrupt land deal some years ago that also involved the Hanbo group.

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Another Channel 4 success is Mark Thomas, whose "investigative comedy" involves a blend of journalism, stunts and ambushes, such as confronting Home Secretary Jack Straw with a group of campaigners for the medical use of cannabis - and using the occasion to interrogate Straw about the integrity of his position.

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