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Corruption in the news
Thursday 15 May 2008

International: Former US official claims Iraq corruption sham
Agence France-Presse

Canada: Canadian companies stamping out fraud and corruption
Canwest News Service

Honduras: Fiscales Honduras concluyen largo ayuno por combate a corrupción (Honduran prosecutors end long hunger strike against corruption)
Reuters (TI mention)

Philippines: World Bank approves Philippine road loan
Houston Chronicle

South Africa: Zuma lawyers discuss trial date on Thursday
Reuters

United States: Willbros pays $32.3 mln in bribe settlements - gov't
Reuters

United States: NY prosecutor wins big with Spitzer investigation
Los Angeles Times (op-ed)

News from the TI movement

In Focus:
Currently in the In Focus section: How transparent are leading oil and gas companies about their revenues? Transparency International issued its Promoting Revenue Transparency: 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies.
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Transparency Watch:
The latest edition of TI's monthly e-magazine talks with BAFTA Award-winning journalist and documentary maker Sorious Samura about his new film 'Living with Corruption'.
>>read more


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News Highlight

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