Sentences with phrase «corruption in the public interest»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

I would surmise that public dissatisfaction has more to do with the corruption one sees everywhere in Western politics, which in flagrante sells out the manifest self - interest of 99 % to a hyper - rich < 1 %.

Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.

«Significantly, Proclamation 7750 underscores that it is in the interests of the United States to act to restrict the international travel and to suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or non-immigrants, of certain persons who have committed, participated in, or are beneficiaries of corruption in the performance of public functions.

The Nigerian government has an obligation to balance whether the risk of harm to the legitimate aim (that is secrecy of ongoing corruption investigation and presumption of innocence) from disclosure of the names of public officials is greater than the public interest in accessing the information.»

After all, corruption does not act in the interests of the people, nor does it reflect public opinion.

«Depending on what happens in the trials, the corruption parade could drive the session,» said Blair Horner, a longtime state government watchdog with the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Enact Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Maine.

Guest speakers included: Frank Anechiarico, Maynard - Knox Professor of Government and Law, Hamilton College, author of The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective; Blair Horner, Executive Director, New York Public Interest Research Group; Zephyr Teachout - Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University, author of Corruption in America; Jimmy Vielkind, POLITICO, New York's Albany Bureau Chief; Moderator: Thomas Bass, Professor of English and Journalism at SUNY Albany

According to him, if such information was true, «that can only be a gargantuan cover up on a matter which is fraudulent and we believe that this action of the BNI can only be sowing the seed of corruption in our country and also allowing and preventing sunshine on matters that are of public interest.»

She also exposes the corruption of private interests investing in politicians who then turn public education resources over to those same special interests.

After the string of public corruption scandals that we have brought to light, many may rightly resign themselves to the sad truth that perhaps the most powerful special interest in politics is self - interest.

The idea behind Connecticut's public campaign financing system was that replacing major amounts of special interest money in the election process with taxpayer dollars would cut down on influence peddling and state corruption.

«We are disappointed that Governor Cuomo has fumbled this historic opportunity to fix Albany's culture of corruption,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group in a statement shortly after the budget bills were released.

About 79 % of persons appointed to various positions by our Presidents are people they have no knowledge about their competence, incompetence and general attitude, they are fixed there through manipulations by the various lobbyist groups in our parties, friends, cronies, family members, party executives etc to serve their parochial interests and these are the people who spearhead corruption in our public institutions.

The root of much of the public corruption that takes place in Albany is the rule that lets state lawmakers have outside business interests, according to Democratic AG hopeful Eric Dinallo, who said he supports a ban on moonlighting because «people should be fully committed to their public service responsibilities.»

The statement signed by CID boss Bright Oduro, had described as baseless and unsubstantiated claims of thievery and corruption leveled against the duo, adding that their intervention in a Korle Bu Teaching Hospital deal «was transparent, borne out of the protection of public interest and consistent with their duties as Chiefs of Staff.»

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, which supports many of the measures opposed by Senate Republicans, said there are other reforms that can be achieved with a GOP Senate, and he said a corruption scandal involving Republicans in the state Senate stronghold of Long Island could spur them to action in the new session.

He thinks Ganim has an uphill legal battle and said going forward, the question for the courts will be whether Connecticut has a «valid interest» in barring candidates with prior public corruption charges from public campaign money.

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

«It is in the public interests, especially victims of corruption, and the government, to maintain good practices with regard to the spending of all assets recovered.

Any appearance of corruption in the budget process can result in a cynical public to losing interest in political participation altogether.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, which supports many of the measures opposed by Senate Republicans, says there are other reforms that can be achieved with a GOP Senate, and he says a corruption scandal involving Republicans in the State Senate stronghold of Long Island could spur them to action in the new session.

«The smog of corruption continues to be thick in Albany,» said Blair Horner, of New York Public Interest Research Group.

Long Island is so awash in conflicts of interest and outright stealing that it's keeping the public corruption divisions of two of the largest U.S. attorney's offices in the nation working overtime.

«The U.S. attorney in Manhattan generally believes Albany is corrupt and that the politicians are not acting in the public interest, so that's the area where he is going to focus,» said lawyer Bradley Simon, a former federal prosecutor who represented ex-state Controller Alan Hevesi on corruption charges.

REDD + has stimulated almost every dimension of forest activity: real - time satellite tracking of global forest loss; local communities using handheld data devices; long - simmering disputes over forest ownership and use; methods for benefit sharing; nested accounting to meld project and national approaches; the role of women in forest stewardship; the place for certification and reduced impact logging; enticements of billions from donors; open discussion of illegal timber trade and corruption; public platforms for indigenous groups to command large audiences, and many more... the exponential interest in REDD + has been tremendous.

A particular area of interest is complex financial schemes and he has played a leading part in investigations relating to investment, tax and pension schemes, international financial frauds, money laundering, organised criminality and the corruption of public officials.

But a State's interest in preserving public confidence in the integrity of its judiciary extends beyond its interest in preventing the appearance of corruption in legislative and executive elections.