Sentences with phrase «what about the corruption»

What about the corruption case involving the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison - Madueke?

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One of the most popular behavioral economists tweets about far - ranging issues like why we lie, and what psychological factors led to corruption on Wall Street.

I do not embrace the man - made hierarchy of the Catholic Church or the secrecy and corruption it engenders, but I understand why they are concerned about nuns and priests - those who bear their name - and what it is they teach.

But here, too, there is little that is actually new, although there is detail that confirms what shrewder observers of Vatican life pieced together after the events of early 2013: that Benedict XVI's poorly - planned 2012 visit to Mexico and Cuba convinced him that he could no longer travel; that he believed the Pope must be present at World Youth Day 2013 in Brazil, a conviction that became the terminus ad quem driving the timing of the abdication and what immediately preceded it; and that, contrary to speculations that have become more lurid over time, Benedict's concern about his increasingly frailty, which fuelled his concern that he would be increasingly unable to give the Church what she deserved from a pope, was the sole motive behind his decision to renounce the Oice of Peter — not Vatileaks, not concerns about financial and other corruptions inside the Leonine Wall, not blackmail.

If we concede that Jesus was a real person, more likely than what is illustrated in the telephone version of the story (a.k.a. the bible) was that he was a man of conscience that saw the corruption and cruelty towards people in his day and spoke out about it, which led to his death at the hands of those he was speaking out about.

What hearing could he gain if he stood in this pulpit today, or in any pulpit in America, and spoke to us now about our depravity and corruption, about our unfreedom and the determination of our lives, about the ineffable gloriousness of God, and about the awfulness of his wrath?

Pauline language about what was sown in corruption being raised incorruptible is generally understood to mean that the material bits of this body are replaced and rendered incorruptible in the resurrected body.

I like you hate the corruption of what should be believe systems that benefit mankind mostly by organized religion in this «fallen» world.I think that Islam could well bring about a very destructive third world war.

What are our operating assumptions about defilement or corruption?

Apart from the fact that we are often wrong about what is needed — and apart from the fact that successful campaigns for good causes can breed corruption and themselves become a part of the problem — the larger reality is that we are all mortal and the world is finite.

Oh and that bs about impressionable kids is a dead argument so we follow your logic and make our kids learn that they should allow corruption, vendetta and those with power do what they want.

Two Roman shopkeepers, Alvaro Trinca and Massimo Cruciani, were approached by the Guardia di Finanza and grilled for hours on what they knew about corruption within the sport.

Quid showed that while the media narrative was focused on corporate control and Washington corruption, people were talking about fairness, diversity of public voices and what it means to be American.

De Blasio dodged the question about whether he'll have to testify in a Long Island corruption trial that stars one of his big donors, saying: «I'm not a lawyer... What we did, what my team did, what I did was legal and appropriate.&raWhat we did, what my team did, what I did was legal and appropriate.&rawhat my team did, what I did was legal and appropriate.&rawhat I did was legal and appropriate.»

And Cuomo, who still hasn't told the public about what he knew of Silver's and Skelos» illegal activities as he shuttered the doors on the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission, is clearly the runner - up as Loser of the Year — with talk increasing that he'll face a challenge in the Democratic primary should he seek re-election in 2018.

And in what can be viewed as perhaps good news for Cuomo, the poll finds most voters, while they are concerned about the high level of corruption in New York politics, are not paying close attention to the machinations of a panel appointed by the governor.

Yesterday, we wrote about Shafran's role in excuse - making for the corrupt and dysfunctional legislature up in Albany, but what wasn't discussed is that Shafran also worked as the goto political spinmaster for Senator Malcolm Smith — the same Senator that was arrested in a statewide FBI corruption probe that alleges he attempted to rig the Mayoral election through fraud and bribes early this morning.

What about his appointees whose names are associated with so many alleged corruption issues.

What is sadly clear however is that, despite the high hopes of the youthful African population about the deepening of the continent's democracy, within that bubble of hope is a seed of corruption which is bound to deflate it sooner than later as the new leaders, such as Mr Nana Akufo Addo continue to find ways to scheme away the resources meant for their citizens

Among the question topics were what more Governor Cuomo should have done before disbanding the Moreland Commission on public corruption, how Astorino feels about NJ Governor, and chair of the Republican Governors Association, Chris Christie «writing you off», whether they believe Christie and Cuomo have an «arrangement» concerning Christie's lack of support for Astorino, what «assurances» of support Christie gave to Astorino when they met, how this joint press conference came to be, how many debates they hope to have and Astorino's take on Christie campaigning in New Hampshire but not New York.

«All the appropriate concern about public office, public integrity or the lack thereof in too many situations where you have corruption, you have waste, you have abuse of power and of the taxpayers» money — that's what we look at in our respective roles,» he said.

After what I learned about Carl Paladino in this past week, it tells me that, Newt Gingrich has no morals and he does not look out for New Yorkers he's looking out for his Political Party, and he is a perfect example of what causes Political Corruption this is exactly what corruption is about covering up for thCorruption this is exactly what corruption is about covering up for thcorruption is about covering up for the corrupt.

The trial also raised questions about the structure of Albany and what some good - government advocates see as a culture of corruption at the Capitol.

«Of course, much of what Cuomo has been talking about over the last several weeks has been overshadowed by the ongoing coverage of the Federal corruption trial in Manhattan, in which the Governor has been featured prominently.»

He added: «The Silver case is right at the fault line for some of the difficult questions that have been raised by the courts about what exactly constitutes public corruption.»

«But what New Yorkers are upset about is corruption in Albany, and the independent expenditures are not central to that problem.

I don't know enough about parlimentary procedures in the Congress to talk about what reforms could be made, but the idea that you can't call a hearing or require sworn testimony unless you are with the majority party seems to pave the way for corruption to flourish.

«However important one thinks corruption is or should be, and however many times voters tell pollsters they care, what happens — partticularly in suburban communities — is that the voters fall back to what they care most about: property taxes, schools and crime on the streets, not in City Hall or the Capitol,» Levy said.

I'm coming to this late, but this essay by Zephyr Teachout, former Howard Dean campaign internet director and Fordham Law School professor, on what Chief Justice John Roberts gets wrong about the meaning of corruption and a quid pro quo in American jurisprudence, is a must - read.

As more is revealed about what really went on then that is still existing, and how the AG covered it up by refusing to indict the corruption now running the State Agencies and Authorities in Albany for massive Civil Service Law abuse and the granting of Pension System Final Average Salaries (FAS) way above the their permanent competitive status, you'll hear more excuses than a corrupt regime gives when it is about to collapse and they're in total fear.

Joining us to talk more about the court's decision and what this means for the fight against corruption is Barbara Bartoletti, the former legislative director for the League of Women Voters.

Dear Mr High Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and with a very high operating cost (think about the electricity for example).

Yet, what we get to hear from the President is noise in foreign lands about non-existing fight against corruption.

I don't know about the other downvoter, but I'm doing so not because you say «corruption» but because I have no clue what you're trying to say when you use it.

Adelakun said, «We pastors want to know what the government that put fighting against corruption on the front burner is doing about Mainagate and other government officials alleged of corruption.

Let's be clear about what the Congressional Republican tax plan really is: It is Washington's culture of soft - corruption at its worst - nothing more than paying back wealthy donors and lobbyists through corporate welfare, at the expense of the middle class.

ALBANY — With its high - profile president mired in corruption charges, education, business and legislative leaders are raising questions about what might come next for SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

These are matters that we've thrown out which reinforce the discussion about corruption and absence for value for money of what we are doing in Ghana.

«Voters are very angry about corruption and they want to hear the candidates recognize this problem and what they plan to do about it,» said Craig Holman, a government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit focuses on ethics and campaign finance issues.

«I've said a lot about what it says about the state of corruption and the problem, so I don't think I need to elaborate on that here.

But what really gets me about the lack of experience claim is that the experienced governor chose to surround himself with accused felons, closed down his own Moreland Act Commission which really had the potential to root out corruption, and waited for what seemed like forever to get the turncoat Independent Democratic Conference back where they belonged.

NO relationship with Cuomo — can not appreciate the man except he is clearly better than Krazy Karl, the Astro - Man, or Krazy Karl's Krazier GrandPap J. DeFran... I agree about corruption and am frustrated by the lack of political alternatives but look what is going on in DC as people turned to an alternative...

And what did the package do about corruption?

Bharara didn't offer any specifics on what reforms he thought Albany should adopt, and he was even less interested in talking about any future plans he might have in the corruption - cases department.

Real questions alluded to in the News» editorial: 1) How much did Cuomo know about the targets of the Commission's investigations; 2) When did he know it; and 3) Did he bargain away, ie, shutter the Commission — at the insistence of Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — in his own political self - interest; and 4) What legislation (including budget bills, ie, «the big ugly»), if any, were tainted by Silver's alleged corruption?

I asked the mayor what it was about politics that attracted the apparently corruptible, and if there was anything aside from non-partisan elections that might reduce the incidence of corruption in politics.

What with both Assembly and state Senate leaders currently in the federal dock on corruption charges, the media, naturally, had to ask about corruption in Albany.

«There is a lot to say about him and his wife, the corruption that has gone on in this country... If he's got those facts he should come out and tell us who has paid me, my father left me a lot of assets and nobody can pay me to do what he's claiming,» he said.

What the discerning people are saying is that the government, if willing and serious about fighting corruption, should strengthen all our institutions in order to safeguard the system.

No matter how Parete speculates about what «65 - year - olds won't like», retirees still bristle at the low - grade corruption that seems to always accompany our county's persistent culture of insider nepotism.