Then came a new scandal, legislative earmarks, lawmakers writing special provisions to finance pet projects back home.
Contributions to Japan's partly funded system go into a special account at the finance ministry, to be managed by the ministry's trust-fund bureau.
Numerous other legislators also voiced their opposition to the donation at a special meeting of the finance committee, which ended before they could vote on it.
Also remaining in the same posts were Daim Zainuddin (finance, special functions), Syed Hamid Albar (foreign), Rafidah Aziz (international trade and industry), Ling Liong Sik (transport) and Samy Vellu (works).
Proceeds from the sale, if allowed, would go into a special pot to help finance conservation, anti-poaching and, at least in theory, rural development for local people, most of whom regard elephants as a destructive nuisance.
Lagarde announced her candidacy at a special press conference at the Finance Ministry in Paris, announced late on Tuesday.
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Last year, in the Citizens United case, she defended bipartisan campaign finance reform against special interests seeking to spend unlimited money to influence our elections.
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Bharara is joined by the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
That's why, working with people like Dick Durbin, who's been vocal on this for a long time, we've got to confront the gaping loophole that the Supreme Court recently opened in our campaign finance laws that allowed special interests to spend without limit to influence American elections.
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Mercedes is setting up a special network of dealers and arranging leasing finance to attract customers.
However, until the passing of credible campaign-finance reform legislation, which prevents special interest groups, businesses and unions from buying influence in the American Congress, the path to the courthouse will remain well trodden.
Last year's finance bill in the republic included special measures designed to give tax authorities greater power and oversight of the oil trade with new requirements for the recording and reporting of transactions by traders.
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This disposal process should in theory have no correlation with the Special Liquidator valuation and disposal process or indeed the Department of Finance.
The charge was a result of an investigation conducted by the Rockland County, New York, Special Investigations Unit and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, authorities said.
Mr Baker said Finance Minister Sammy Wilson had the power to make changes to special advisor appointments.
Mr. DeSeve was also Special Assistant to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Director of Finance for the City of Philadelphia.
Malcolm McHaffie, deputy head of special crime for the CPS, said Ms Burrows had worked as a finance manager, while Mr Mahmood, also known as Joseph Thomas A'Neil, had been an administrative officer.
By the same token, he has rejected the claim of Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the finance minister, that Golkar is pursuing her only because she has resisted special treatment for Bakrie family firms.
The International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank, postponed a meeting to discuss special economic zones.
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They have taken up Mr. Kim's crusade to clean up government, end special favors to big business, and bring unprecedented transparency to the conduct of politics and finance.
About 60 percent of people surveyed said the campaign finance flap requires a full-scale federal investigation and 56 percent felt a special counsel, rather than the Justice Department, should do the probe.
But the finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, is her main Bengali rival, and he refuses special help.
Even with the payout, Microsoft has piled up a huge cash position in recent years, and thus could easily finance a large acquisition or, should the mood strike its board, lay another special dividend on shareholders or simply increase its payout.
Corporate buyers, usually led by finance chiefs, viewed the products as a way to improve cost and operational efficiency so paid special attention to the RFP process.
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