Bribery

Changing Politics From The Bottom Up

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fraud, Blagojevich, Change, Rod Blagojevich, Civic Duty, Wiretap, Obama, Bribery, Governor, Politics News

The more sleaze we see in politics the more all this talk of change becomes not nearly so much a campaign slogan or political rallying cry as a plaintive plea.

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Smooth Criminals: The Best-Dressed GOP Convicts (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.18.2008 | Style

Read More: Corruption, Mark Foley, Jack Abramoff, Ted Stevens, Slideshow, Bribery, Scandal, Larry Craig, Bernard Kerik, Fashion, Bernie Kerik, Republicans, Style News

Every good political villain needs a look, be it Kim Jong-Il's fondness for futuristic fashion, the trademark fatigues of Fidel Castro, or the decepti...

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Ted Stevens Circling The Drain

Howie Klein | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Bribery, Alaska, Mark Begich, Alien Ant Farm, Culture of Corruption, Politics News

Not everyone is abandoning ship as the SS Stevens heads for the bottom. This year Big Oil, which he has served so faithfully, and lobbyists, are still there for him, giving $108,900 and $182,584 respectively.

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Carol Shea-Porter Under Attack By Republican Front Organization, Freedom's Watch

Howie Klein | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Freedom's Watch, Carol Shea-Porter, Wal-Mart, Jeb Bradley, New Hampshire, Culture of Corruption, Bribery, Big Oil, Politics News

Carol's voting record is in the interests of her constituents. Period. She doesn't have millions of dollars in corporate money hanging over her head as an incentive -- or a threat -- to vote for special deals for corporations.

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A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, Corruption, Wounded Soldiers, False, Indict, Ted Stevens, Speech, Begich, Straight Talk Express, Indicted, Bribery, Campaign, Republican, Bribe, Mark Begich, Stevens, 2008, Liar, Ethics, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Karl Rove, Gas, Alaska, Attack Ad, Bush, Campaign Ad, Democrat, Ad, 2008 Elections, 08, Lie, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Oil Companies, Big Oil, 08 Election, Elections, Patriotism, 08 Campaign, Earmarks, Anchorage, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Oil Company, Senate, Alaskan, Politics News

Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?

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Turkey Should Not Be Given a Seat On United Nations Security Council

Harut Sassounian | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: International Politics, Turkey Security Council, Austria, Turkey, Micronesia, Bribery, Turkey Un, Iceland, Turkey United Nations, Politics News

Turkey is not qualified to serve on the U.N. Security Council, as it is a major violator of human rights and a threat to the peace and security of neighboring states. Its vote-buying efforts should be exposed.

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Obama Should Go North To Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Ted Stevens, Ethan Berkowitz, Bribery, 50 State Strategy, Don Young, Campaign, FBI Raid, Republican, Bribe, Mark Begich, 2008, Ethics, 2008 Campaign, Graft, John McCain, Alaska, House, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, Bridge to Nowhere, 2008 Election, Democrats, Scandal, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Earmarks, 2008 Presidential Race, Senate, Earmark, Anchorage, Politics News

Alaska is going to be very close this year. This stems from Republican office-holders apparently trying to take the "first in political corruption" award away from Louisiana.

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Feds Open Alcoa Bribery Probe

AP | DANIEL LOVERING | Posted 03.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Alcoa, Federal Civil Lawsuits, Bribery, Federal Cases, Justice Department, Bahrain, Business News

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that Alcoa Inc. and affiliates bribed officials in the Persian ...

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History Lesson for Robert Torricelli...and Hillary Clinton

Jennifer Nix | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Nomination, Campaign Finance, Superdelegates, Bribery, Hillary Clinton, Senate, Barack Obama, Robert Torricelli, 2008 Election, Politics News

Torricelli, your continued existence as a party insider and "leader" embodies the morally-bankrupt proclivities of too many Democratic elites -- and Clinton's scorched-earth campaign to take the White House.

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Senate GOP Leader Earmarks $25 Million For Firm Accused Of "Widespread Bribery"

Lexington Herald-Leader | John Cheves | Posted 10.27.2007 | Politics

Read More: Bribery, Earmarks, Senator Mitch McConnell, Politics News

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is pushing $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is under criminal investigation ...

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