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APG employee to serve six months for stealing from youth academy
A Middle River woman was sentenced last week to six months in jail for defrauding the federal government through the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Lynn Carol Williams, 56, sentenced May 6 by U.S. District Judge Richard D....Tags: Aberdeen, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, FBI, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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INSIGHT-Mid-sized Italian banks face big bang for want of bucks
Reuters* ECB stress tests expected to reveal capital hole * Analysts estimate 40-60 billion gross capital shortfall * Mid-sized banks most exposed to new capital gaps * Cash calls may further weaken influence of banking foundations * Italian state may end up...Tags: Italy, Central Bank, European Central Bank
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Bulgaria's leading party demands vote rerun after 'violation'
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's GERB party is demanding a rerun of Sunday's election, blaming illegal campaigning for its failure to win more support and prolonging a political vacuum that would further undermine the European Union's poorest economy....Tags: Rosen Plevneliev, Lawyers, Parliament, Elections, Organized Crime
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Editorial: Pakistan's fragile democracy shows new strength
There is good news from Pakistan. No, really. The country often referred to as "the most dangerous place on earth" is a caldron of violence, religious extremism and nuclear danger. But on Saturday, Pakistan passed a major democratic milestone. Its...
Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Islam, Elections, Religion and Belief, Pakistan
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Kosovo privatisation boss quits over transparency concerns
Reuters* Concern over transparency of state sell-offs * Resignation follows Western criticism * Corruption stifling Kosovo development By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, May 16 (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatisation agency resigned on Thursday amid...Tags: Privatization, Company Privatization, United Nations, Government, Politics
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Kosovo privatization boss quits over transparency concerns
ReutersPRISTINA (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's AKP privatization agency resigned on Thursday amid mounting international concern about a lack of transparency in the sale of state assets in the corruption-ridden young Balkan country. Blerim Rexha quit after...Tags: Privatization, Hashim Thaci, Company Privatization, United Nations, Politics
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Bulgarian president tries to break election stalemate
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's political stalemate deepened on Wednesday after final results confirmed a prospective Socialist alliance with ethnic Turkish MRF allies lacking a majority, and its president warned of destabilization without a new government...Tags: Rosen Plevneliev, European Union, Parliament, Elections, Organized Crime
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Rights groups condemn Azerbaijan over Internet defamation bill
Reuters* OSCE, Amnesty International criticise Aliyev government * Amnesty suggests move timed to presidential vote * Imprisonment of journalist also condemned By Margarita Antidze TBILISI, May 15 (Reuters) - Human rights groups criticised Azerbaijan on...Tags: Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press, Amnesty International, Computer Networking and Internet, Elections
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LETTER: Rotten To The Core
It is becoming more obvious each day that the Obama administration is rotten to the core. Last week we began to learn the extent to which members of the administration, Hillary Clinton and company went to cover up the Benghazi attack. In one case, they...Tags: Hillary Clinton
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Uganda threatens to punish media over succession reports
Reuters* Media regulator accuses press of "destabilising country" * Journalists questioned over story on Museveni succession By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, May 15 (Reuters) - Uganda threatened on Wednesday to penalise media for coverage of a purported plot...Tags: Uganda, Journalism
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Swiss to broaden anti-corruption laws, make bribery illegal in Olympic or World Cup host cases
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from anti-graft advocates who claim Switzerland doesn't do enough to prevent bribery...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Sports, Sports Organizations, Bribery
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Moldova names PM nominee as leaders try to end crisis
ReutersCHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's president nominated Iurie Leanca on Wednesday to become prime minister to lead the country out of a political crisis that has paralyzed legislation and drawn criticism from Brussels. Leanca, who has been acting prime...Tags: Parliament, European Union, Parties and Movements, Moldova, National Government
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