Political Corruption

Dhaka: The resignation of Bangladesh’s anti-graft body’s chief aroused a mixed reaction among politicians here, while civil society leaders appreciated his role in leading a tough campaign against corruption. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, who led a much-publicised drive against corruption in the country during the previous military-backed non-party regime, resigned yesterday. “ACC chairman might have resigned feeling uncomfortable with the new government,” joint secretary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader said. A Junior Minister for Law, Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, said he was personally happy with the resignation as he questioned the spending of huge ... Read Full Story

Rapper NAS’ decision not to call his new album N**GER has been praised by civil rights activist REVEREND AL SHARPTON. The 34-year-old New York native wanted to use the title to make a political statement about the hypocrisy in hip-hop. But criticism from Def Jam record executives and fear of a decline in sales persuaded him to pull the title on Monday (19May08), just six weeks before the album hits stores on 1 July (08). And Sharpton is calling the rapper’s decision a "partial victory" for racial-equality activists. He says, "The record companies have to consider the downside of using it, business-wise. That would ... Read Full Story

One less den of sex 'n drugs It's hard to even keep track of the sex scandals--was that a governor or a senator? Which state? But one of the best of last year was in the even more boring Interior Department--the sex, cocaine and corruption-fest at the federal oil Royalty-In-Kind program. An investigation found that employees ran wild with the oil guys they're supposed to oversee. (Guess they did see them all over.) It won't happen again, though, because the new Interior Department is getting rid of the whole program. Before we get to the cleanup by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, here's my favorite ... Read Full Story

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I guess you could say that I'm a bit conflicted about the [almost certain] possibility of Hillary Clinton taking the reigns as this country's Secretary of State under the Obama administration... On one hand I despise practically everything that the Clintons have done, currently do, and stand for. They are an ugly, power-hungry, selfish, stop-at-nothing couple of corrupt political creatures who do anything and everything to get what they want regardless of long-term collateral damage to others or the United States. On the other hand, they are power hungry, stop-at-nothing, political creatures who accomplish [almost] everything they set out to do. So, as long ... Read Full Story