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Corruption worsens: 2010 Corruption Perception Index
Washington Post ^
| Tuesday, October 26, 2010; 7:05 AM
| Will Englund
Posted on 10/26/2010 4:50:49 AM PDT by gandalftb
Corruption in Russia has grown even more blatant over the past year, according to a report issued Tuesday by Transparency International, and the country has fallen from 146th place to 154th on the organization's Corruption Perceptions Index.
Russia, tied with Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea and several African countries, ranks last among the G-20 nations.
Pakistan is 143rd.
Iraq and Afghanistan are 175th and 176th out of 178.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; corruption; pakistan; russia
Transparency International is not being so tranparent this morning and the results are not available on their website link anymore. Media and interested parties, I converted their original spread sheet to pdf and posted it here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40146290
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:50:55 AM PDT
by
gandalftb
To: doug from upland; usmcobra; Cindy; G8 Diplomat; AdmSmith; Dog; nuconvert; Straight Vermonter; ...
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:53:09 AM PDT
by
gandalftb
(OK State, #15, 6-0, Go Cowboys, beat NB!)
To: gandalftb
Corruption? Russia? RUSSIA??? Why Russia - - - ?
It’s really obvious why, isn’t it?
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:00:43 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
To: gandalftb
They can’t possibly be as corrupt in Russia as they are in Washington, D.C.. They don’t have a Nancy Pelosi.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:01:42 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
To: gandalftb
So where the US of A stand? Just above Russia?
To: gandalftb; AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Couldn’t have anything to do with Rangel, Waters, and the lawbreaking ballot-busting election stealing Demagogic Party, by any chance? :’) thanks gandalftb.
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posted on
10/26/2010 8:28:27 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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