Read more graft stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26106/graft.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:20:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66167/in-kenya-clinton-blasts-graft-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton criticized Kenya today for rampant graft and corruption as she made the case that business and trade across Africa cannot grow without good governance and solid democracy. In President Obama's ancestral homeland, the secretary of State said, "True economic progress in Africa will depend on responsible governments that...http://www.newser.com/story/66167/in-kenya-clinton-blasts-graft-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 10:59:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57315/fatima-bhutto-us-should-cut-pakistan-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is going to Washington next week to seek billions more to combat terrorism and keep the troubled nation afloat—and the Obama administration should swat away his outstretched hand, says Fatima Bhutto, estranged niece of Zardari's slain wife, Benazir Bhutto. "No amount of money, especially...http://www.newser.com/story/57315/fatima-bhutto-us-should-cut-pakistan-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 11:28:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56666/mandela-backs-zuma-in-s-african-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,...http://www.newser.com/story/56666/mandela-backs-zuma-in-s-african-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 10:52:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50858/inquiry-into-iraqi-graft-expands-to-top-us-officers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States' poor track record on rebuilding Iraq has long been chalked up to lousy planning by Pentagon brass. But an expanding investigation by federal authorities adds another element to the mix: possible corruption by the military commanders who oversaw reconstruction in the Wild West days after the invasion,...http://www.newser.com/story/50858/inquiry-into-iraqi-graft-expands-to-top-us-officers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 0:30:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44848/despite-reforms-russian-firms-most-likely-to-bribe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussian and Chinese companies are most likely to mix business with bribes when traveling abroad, a corruption watchdog found, despite promises from their governments to root out graft. Transparency International, which said the kickback trend points to firms from emerging economic powers, cited the practice’s “damaging impact on corporate reputations...http://www.newser.com/story/44848/despite-reforms-russian-firms-most-likely-to-bribe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Dec 2008 14:50:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34635/former-thai-pm-skips-bail-flees-to-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai prime minister, has fled with his family to Britain after skipping a hearing on corruption charges, reports the AFP. Thaksin and his wife, who was recently convicted of tax evasion, were both free on bail and had received special permission to travel to China for...http://www.newser.com/story/34635/former-thai-pm-skips-bail-flees-to-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 6:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21365/deposed-thai-pm-pleads-not-guilty-to-graft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to graft charges today in a Supreme Court packed with hundreds of his supporters, AFP reports. Thaksin will not have to attend every hearing in his trial; he has already obtained permission to return to Britain, where he owns a soccer team....http://www.newser.com/story/21365/deposed-thai-pm-pleads-not-guilty-to-graft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 9:47:19 CDT