Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government.
All forms of government are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these organized crime activities. In some nations, corruption is so common that it has gained normative status. The end point of political corruption is a kleptocracy, literally "rule by thieves".
Bribery around the world is estimated at about $1 trillion and the on the bottom billion people living in extreme poverty.
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News U.S. Moral Credibility Goes to Zero
02-03-2012
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www.lewrockwell.com/blog
Less than 10 years ago, the U.S. was, on paper anyway, against starting a war without being attacked. It was against aggression. Then came Bush 2. Then came preemptive war. Then came unprovoked attacks on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. Clinton's bombi
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News Rabbi Admits Torah Tales Were a Fraud
02-03-2012
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New York Times
For years Rabbi Menachem Youlus, a self-described “Jewish Indiana Jones,” received plaudits from those captivated by his stories of traveling to Eastern Europe and beyond to search for historic Torahs that were lost or hidden during the Holocaust.
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News After a Delay, MF Global’s Missing Money Is Traced
01-31-2012
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New York Times
While authorities have traced hundreds of millions of dollars to banks, MF Global’s trading partners and even the firm’s securities customers, investigators remain uncertain about whether they can retrieve the money.
Some recipients were entitled
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News UK police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff, raid offices
01-30-2012
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www.reuters.com
British police arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling Sun tabloid plus a policeman on Saturday as part of an investigation into suspected payments by journalists to officers, police and the newspaper's publisher said.
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News Longest-serving Pennsylvania lawmaker goes on trial
01-25-2012
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Reuters
The corruption trial of Pennsylvania's longest-serving state lawmaker, H. William DeWeese, opened on Monday with prosecutors describing him as "a common thief with uncommon access to other people's money."
DeWeese, 61, a former speaker of the stat
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