• Americans don't like corruption and scandal, and they particularly don't like corruption and scandal for people who have held themselves out to be the people who want to change Washington.

    NPR: Republican Governors Perform Election Post Mortem

  • Colombian telenovelas tend to show the diversity of the country - with a feeling of more contemporary issues, like corruption, transvestites and greed, and with the use of irony and comedy.

    BBC: NEWS | Americas | How telenovelas conquered the world

  • Bono argued that if we used transparency -- which tackles corruption like nothing else -- and technology, we can get closer to the "Zero Zone, " where extreme poverty is virtually eliminated by 2028.

    CNN: Bono: Fight poverty to reach the 'Zero Zone'

  • In other words, the nine-member Lokpal committee - which would include the ombudsman - would not have its own investigative agency, a major demand of anti-corruption activists like Mr Hazare and many opposition parties.

    BBC: Anti-corruption protest in India

  • The dynamics, human and otherwise, may have been very different in Salt Lake City, but it is interesting that anti-corruption groups like Transparency International (TI) now advise similar action by FIFA. In particular, as late as May 31, TI was calling on FIFA to postpone the election so that an independent investigation could be carried out.

    FORBES: For Embattled FIFA, Lessons from the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Crisis

  • Perceptions of corruption in countries like South Korea and Thailand deteriorated along with their currencies in the wake of the financial crisis of 1997-98.

    ECONOMIST: Corruption

  • Whoever leads this hypothetical government would have to draw up a list of tasks, starting with the election of the new president of the Republic and moving on to election reform, parliamentary reform and other measures which Mr Grillo might support, like conflicts of interest, corruption and cutting the costs of politics.

    BBC: Bumpy ride ahead for Italy after indecisive election

  • Corruption in sport, like betting on it, dates back to ancient Greece.

    ECONOMIST: Corruption in sport

  • It would be more accurate to say that, because the British are sentimental, we like to moderate the fruits of our corruption.

    ECONOMIST: Putting your House in order

  • This time too, the opposition parties have said they would raise issues like inflation and allegations that there was corruption in the purchase of helicopters from Italian aerospace and defence firm Finmeccanica.

    BBC: India parliament key budget session opens

  • Meanwhile countries like Hungary and Belarus continue to contend with corruption issues and political deadlock that make it difficult to create sustainable wealth.

    FORBES: Where to Expect More Billionaires in Eastern Europe

  • It is reminiscent of what the folks like Kent Hovind have to say about the corruption of our Court and the sort of antics he and his present when trying so very hard to keep from playing along with the norms or our society and governmental operations.

    FORBES: Do Land Patents Trump Property Taxes ?

  • Finally, businesses may demonstrate their commitment to resisting extortion though initiatives like the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption initiative or the U.N.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Moreover, his last government, like so many others in Thai history, ended in a corruption scandal.

    ECONOMIST: Thailand

  • But suspicions remain in the EU that the rest of the Yugosphere and Albania will be like Romania and Bulgaria, admitted prematurely with deepseated crime and corruption still unsolved.

    ECONOMIST: The EU and the western Balkans

  • Mr. Zakhilwal, like many Afghan officials, is himself no stranger to allegations of corruption.

    WSJ: Afghan Finance Chief Goes on Attack to Survive Vote

  • Relatively few countries even allow class actions (Brazil and Canada do, although few cases are filed) and the track record of jailed mass-tort and class action lawyers like Dickie Scruggs, Bill Lerach and Mel Weiss speaks to the deep corruption that is always lurking around this form of litigation.

    FORBES: The U.S. Legal System: Good At Some Things, Wretched At Others

  • When humanity allows the corporation to absorb the liability of the individual, disasters like the Gulf Oil spill are inevitable and will become more frequent as the corruption deepens.

    FORBES: Climate Scientists Deepening Skepticism of Democracy

  • And among those who have gone is Imelda Marcos, widow of the dictator, who withdrew in what looks like a desperate attempt to win a presidential pardon from the victor for the corruption of which she has been convicted.

    ECONOMIST: Even flawed democracy serves better than no democracy

  • The opposition's attempt to make corruption the issue in last year's presidential election rebounded: most Brazilians like and trust Lula, if not all of his followers.

    ECONOMIST: Brazil: Lazy, hazy days for lucky Lula | The

  • While critics have argued that Simeon's programme is long on promises and short on details of how he plans to implement them, many Bulgarians seem ready to give him a chance -- if for no other reason then because he seems like a fresh face on the political scene after 10 years of economic difficulties and tales of corruption.

    CNN: The return of a king

  • He called out great initiative like the Ureport, which has close to 100, 000 millenials in Uganda exposing via SMS incidences of government corruption and how aid money is being spent.

    FORBES: Bono's Breaking News: Seven Thousand Children Are Not Dying Every Day

  • Like Frodo's ring in "The Lord of The Rings, " they believe that guns are agencies of corruption and corrupt the souls of whoever touches them.

    CNN: The case for gun rights is stronger than you think

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