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A Navy cadet walks along a deck of the cruiser Aurora in front of the giant pre-election poster of the ruling United Russia party depicting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev seen on the embankment of the Neva river in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011.
Democracy   Election   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Russian presidential election, 2012  
 Al Jazeera 
How to be in opposition in Russia
| - When Russians head to the polls this Sunday to elect a new parliament, they will have a lot on their minds. Well, at least those who have decided not to vote for the ruling party, United Russia. A... (photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky)
A Kashmiri man plucks flowers as he takes part in the harvest of saffron at a farm in Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar on October 22, 2011. The cultivation of saffron, which in India sells for more than 6,000 US dollars a kilogramme, is a potential growth industry for Indian Kashmir as the region begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future.
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 The Times Of India 
Transparency International corruption index: India drops to 95th position
NEW DELHI: In a reaffirmation of the general perception, India has dropped 11 places to be ranked 95th in the Transparency International Corruption Index. | The global anti-graft watchdog, which compi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
The Croatian and EU flags are seen at the parliament building at St. Mark square in Zagreb, Croatia, Monday, May 24, 2010.  The Miami Herald 
Conservatives face losing power in Croatian vote
| ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatia's ruling conservatives, who have brought the country to the threshold of the European Union but are enmeshed in corruption scandals, are on course to lose power in Sunday'... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Croatia   EU   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Accession of Croatia to the European Union  
Elections commission chief Ahmed Attiya announces the results of a referendum on changes to the constitution in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 20, 2011. Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved changes in the constitution, opening the way for parliamentary and presidential elections within months, according to final results from a landmark referendum announced Sunday. Opponents fear the swift timetable could boost the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood and members of the former ruling party.  Zeenews 
Islamists seen winners in Egypt election
Cairo: Initial results of Egypt's first free election in six decades will emerge on Thursday, with Islamist parties expecting to command a majority in Parliament, hard on the heels of victories by the... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid)
Egypt   Elections   Islamists   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian parliamentary election, 20112012  
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The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011. The Star
Egyptians await poll results, Islamists see gains
| CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians will hear results of their first free election in six decades on Thursday, with the Muslim Brotherhood expecting to pick up two-fifths of th... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Political   Wikipedia: Egyptians  
Egyption opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011 The Star
Analysis - Egypt's Brotherhood feels its time has come
| CAIRO (Reuters) - After waiting 83 years, the Muslim Brotherhood finally senses a chance to be at the centre of how Egypt is governed and the Islamists hope to lead the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Brotherhood  
Yoga guru baba Ramdev - India The Times Of India
PM acting like Walmart agent, says Ramdev Baba
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | NAGPUR: Overcoming the embarrassment of his rather meek retreat at the Ramlila Grounds in the national capital a few months ago, yoga guru Ra... (photo: CYG)
India   Media   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ramdev  
An Egyptian protester reads a newspaper as he sits on the ground in front of Egyptian Army soldiers in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's  military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. The New York Times
Egypt and the Arab Spring
| Related in Opinion | Op-Ed Contributor: Egypt's Military Must Step Aside (November 26, 2011) | In “Now the military must step aside” (Views, Nov. 26), Khair... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Political   Wikipedia: Arab Spring  
Mehbooba Mufti, president of People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kashmir's main opposition party, speaks after police stopped her protest march in Srinagar October 5, 2011. Indian police in Srinagar on Wednesday stopped a protest march of PDP led by its president Mufti to demand the resignation of Kashmir's chief minister Omar Abdullah over allegations of mass corruption by his government, Mufti said while addressing her supporters. Huffington Post
Corruption Perception Index 2011 Ranks 183 Countries
| What is the most corrupt country in the world? In an attempt to answer that question, Transparency International, a Germany-based NGO that monitors corruption, has publ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Corruption   Governance   Photos   Transparency International   Wikipedia: Corruption Perceptions Index  
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich greets Illinois Air National Guard Col. Rick Nyalka at the Joint Task Force - South (JTF-S)headquarters in Alton, Ill., June 20, 2008. The Examiner
Blagojevich prosecutors ask for 20 years
| Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, 54, will be sentenced next week by U.S. District Judge James Zagel following Blagojevich’s being found guilty of 18 corr... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)
Corruption   Illinois   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Rod Blagojevich corruption charges  
Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Dalai Lama plans to give lectures in Tokyo, Matsuyama and Naha during his nine-day visit to Japan since Friday according to his Tokyo office. Zeenews
Dalai Lala attends Buddhist meet
New Delhi: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday attended the four-day congregation of Buddhist monks and scholars that triggered a diplomatic row between ... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
China   India   Photos   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
File - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo speaks to journalists in his Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Monday Jan.13, 2003. Jakarta Globe
I.Coast's Gbagbo handed over to world court
Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo was transferred to the International Criminal Court Wednesday to face charges of rape and murder, becoming the first former head of state to ... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena)
Africa   Ivory Coast   Justice   Photos   Wikipedia: Laurent Gbagbo  
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles as she walks from her airplane upon her arrival in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. The Daily Mail
Hillary Clinton makes historic visit to Burma as she attempts to persuade regime to sever ...
| Hillary Clinton today made the first visit to Burma by a U.S. Secretary of State for more than 50 years. | The diplomatically fraught trip, which will include face-to-f... (photo: AP / Saul Loeb)
Democracy   Myanmar   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Reforms in Burma  
The U.N. Oil for Food Scandal Sex Abuse Scandals
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- Hazing vs. leadership: Some thoughts on getting my arm broke
- Cain avoids political debate at MTSU business lecture
- Bare-breasted protesters upstage Ukraine's Euro draw
- Now Republican hopes are pinned on Newt the Sinner
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Tyler Perry praises alleged Penn State abuse victim: 'You are brave'
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Corruption Doping Scandals
- Chile: Least corrupt country in the Americas
- Country Among Least Corrupt
- Demolitions - We Are All to Blame for Corruption
- Former South African national police chief loses appeal in c
A Kashmiri man plucks flowers as he takes part in the harvest of saffron at a farm in Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar on October 22, 2011. The cultivation of saffron, which in India sells for more than 6,000 US dollars a kilogramme, is a potential growth industry for Indian Kashmir as the region begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future.
Transparency International corruption index: India drops to 95th position
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- CAS will not hear Ullrich appeal
- Dad defends his son in French rugby fight
- Ullrich doping verdict expected in January
- CAS cannot rule on Ullrich v Swiss anti-doping body
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain holds aloft the Spanish national flag during a victory lap with his Astana teammates after the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 102.5 kilometers (63.7 miles) with start in Longjumeau and finish in Paris, France, Sunday, July 25, 2010
CAS completes hearing into Contador doping case
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Frauds Financial Scandals
- Woman sentenced for running baby-selling fraud
- Angel Food Ministries officials face fraud charges
- Woman sentenced for running baby-selling fraud
- Economic Plunder, Fraud and Electoral Chaos in The Democrati
Former Philippine President and current member of Congress Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, is assisted by her aides as they leave the airport in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011.
Philippines' Arroyo faces poll fraud charges
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- Noriega to be extradited to Panama
- Noriega to be extradited to Panama
- Bambang a Favorite for KPK Post as House Interviews Final Tw
- Ex-Panamanian dictator to be extradited in weeks
File - Opposition supporters burn tires and barricade a road in protest after armed men set ablaze an independent television station that the government had previously tried to silence, in Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011.
Graft costs Congo $7.3b in assets
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