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Nigerian Spills Make Valdez Look Like Drop in Bucket
May 23rd 2010 – 8:14AM
George Osodi, AP
(May 23) -- Now a month old, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill still dominates the headlines, with politicians, pundits and ordinary people debating who's to blame and wondering if it will eclipse the Exxon Valdez as the worst spill in U.S. history. Meanwhile, Nigeria reportedly leaks as much oil as the Valdez -- which spewed...
US Aid Recipients Among Most Corrupt Governments
Nov 17th 2009 – 6:18PM
(Nov. 17) -- A ranking of the world's most corrupt countries released Tuesday put a harsh spotlight on many of the top recipients of U.S. aid. Out of the top 10 foreign aid recipients in 2008, six countries -- Afghanistan, Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, Kenya and Nigeria -- were ranked in the bottom half of the 180 countries...
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Malaysia Protests: Tear Gas And Water Cannons Fired At Bersih Pro-Democracy Demonstrators
Apr 28th 2012 - 02:19PM
Malaysian demonstrators protesting against government corruption in Kuala Lumpur have had tear gas and water cannons fired at them by police, after officials took action against thousands of people participating in a peaceful protest.
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Illinois Higher Education Floundering, Government Corruption Part Of The Problem: Study
Dec 05th 2011 - 10:31AM
A study released last month by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education shows declining interest in higher education among Illinois students -- and says government corruption is at least partially to blame.
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Chinese Government Criticizes Macau Corruption
Mar 11th 2011 - 03:09PM
(Reuters) The scale of the corruption in Macau has drawn fire from the most powerful and important critic of all -- the mainland China...
Background on government corruption
Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption.
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