Posts Tagged ‘corruption’

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Sep15

Demanding What You Want Nationally When You Ignore It Locally

by Duane on September 15th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Posted In: Politics

Stories that should blow your mind, but don’t.
dallasnews.com
“Ministers and other community leaders from U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson’s congressional district urged Monday that people accept her explanation about her handling of charitable scholarships and move on from the controversy surrounding it.
‘We all make mistakes,’ said community leader Willie Mae Coleman at a rally at Dallas [...]

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Feb08

Corruption And Child Slavery Are The Norm In Haiti, But…

by Duane on February 8th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Posted In: Headlines, Our children, The Media

…keep the cameras exclusively on the White people who allegedly were stealing children.
Haiti protesters denounce aid corruption, hoarding

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Jan26

Uhhhh, About $3bil Is What We Need

by Duane on January 26th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Posted In: Headlines, World

How do you come up with such a rounded out figure when you are still trying to fully assess the total damage?
“Concerned about corruption and wobbly Haitian leadership, international donors agreed Monday during a meeting in Montreal on a 10-year rebuilding effort for earthquake-damaged Haiti, one that would create an even better capital city [...]

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Jul10

Birds of a feather

by Duane on July 10th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Posted In: Follow the money, Headlines, Politics

CBC member vows fair probe of Caribbean trip
(thehill.com)
[hahahaha--sorry! I'm really trying not to laugh here. Okay, to the article.]
“The chairman of a House ethics probe into a Caribbean conference attended by members of the Congressional Black Caucus is himself a CBC member who attended the same event in 2005.
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), the former judge chosen [...]

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Jan26

Defend, Screw – Repeat

by Duane on January 26th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: Follow the money, Politics

The poor inner-city man, woman and child are favorite human shield politicians like to use in order to push their agenda (“We need more money for this”, “More money for that”). Meanwhile, these po’ folks are left to face government incompetence all on their own.

City taxpayers could pay for Dixon’s defense

City official makes $300,000 [...]

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