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Israeli PM gets no promises from Moscow on Russian arms sales to Iran and Syria
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) _ Israel's prime minister said Tuesday he received assurances that Russia would not allow Israel's security to be threatened, but offered no indication he won the concrete promises he sought on Russian arms sales or sanctions on Iran....Tags: National Government, Corporate Crime, Heads of State, Sales, Building Material
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Mexico sends former Guatemalan president home to face corruption charges
Associated Press WriterGUATEMALA CITY (AP) _ Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday to face corruption charges, and the ex-leader told a judge there is no evidence to support the allegations against him. Portillo, Guatemala's leader from 2000...Tags: National Government, Corporate Crime, Extradition, Justice System, Heads of State
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Ill. governor says he did nothing wrong, calls on convicted fundraiser Rezko to tell truth
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday called on Antoin "Tony" Rezko to tell the truth, a day after federal prosecutors strongly hinted that the political fundraiser, convicted in a state corruption scandal, might be cooperating in their...Tags: Barack Obama, Corporate Crime, Campaign Finance, Rod Blagojevich, Prosecution
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Tony Rezko sentencing delay sought
Chicago Tribune reporterIn the first official sign that Antoin "Tony" Rezko and his lawyers are talking with federal prosecutors about his cooperation in corruption probes, the judge in his federal fraud case has been asked to delay his sentencing this month. In a motion...Tags: Litigation, Barack Obama, Corporate Crime, Campaign Finance, Rod Blagojevich
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FBI tapes catch Sen. Ted Stevens with his guard down
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCaught on tape discussing the burgeoning corruption probe against him two years ago, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was both combative and pragmatic, denying in sometimes coarse language that he and a friend had done anything wrong but also acknowledging that...Tags: Laws, Corporate Crime, House and Home, Fines, Punishment
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Livni warns extremists gaining strength, time running out for Israel-Palestinian peace
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni warned Sunday that time is running out for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, with extremists gaining strength as negotiations stumble. In her first foreign policy speech since her...Tags: Likud, National Government, Treaties, Refugee, Values
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Ex-Cobo manager pleads guilty in corruption probe
Associated Press WriterThe former head of the city's downtown convention hall pleaded guilty Monday in a corruption investigation, the second Cobo Center director to admit taking bribes from a contractor. Glenn Blanton said he wrote checks for $15,000 to make it appear that...Tags: Trials, Values, Corruption, Corporate Crime, Justice System
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Barack Obama accuses Republicans of distracting voters from the economy
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersOne day after John McCain's running mate escalated the vitriol of the presidential campaign by invoking a 1960s radical, Barack Obama accused Republicans of trying to distract voters from the sagging economy with "smears" Speaking to thousands of...Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, National Government, Corporate Crime, Campaign Finance
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Michael Carona prepares for trial and reconnects with his wife
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMichael S. Carona's life has been flipped on its side since federal prosecutors accused him of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from people who wanted favors from him. Once one of the most recognizable faces in law enforcement, the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Angel, Political Systems, Prosecution, Schools
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Pelosi defends payments from her political action committee to her husband's firm
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that it's "just foolish" to suggest that her husband is benefiting from tens of thousands of dollars one of her political committees is paying a firm he owns. Pelosi, D-Calif., also disputed...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Laws, Values, Adam Schiff, Ethics
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A presidential debate, the Chicago Way
Going into Tuesday's presidential debate, the campaign of Republican John McCain still suffers from the lousy economy and that Bush hanging ponderously from his neck. With that going against him, he's running uphill, trying to remind Americans that he...Tags: John McCain, National Government, Corporate Crime, The White House, Rod Blagojevich
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Plagued by bribery scandal, indicted La. Rep. William Jefferson advances to November runoff
Associated Press WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) _ U.S. Rep. William Jefferson overcame the stigma of a federal bribery indictment in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, garnering enough votes in his New Orleans-based congressional district to secure a spot in a Nov. 4 runoff....Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Referenda, National Government, Corporate Crime, Cedric Richmond
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