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FACTBOX-Main parties in Bulgaria's election
ReutersSOFIA, May 8 (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in a parliamentary election. Following are the main political parties and their policies: GERB: The centre-right party, which resigned from government in February following mass protests against low...Tags: European Union, Balkan Peninsula, Politics, Parliament, Bulgaria
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TAKE A LOOK-Bulgarians vote after protests fell government
ReutersBulgarians go to the polls to elect a new parliament on Sunday, after protests against low living standards forced the government to resign and raised questions over economic stability in the European Union's poorest country. TOP NEWS > Activists vow...Tags: European Union, Political Fundraising, Politics, Government, National Government
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Four officials accused of receiving bribes for immigration fraud
Authorities on Wednesday announced charges against a ring of federal officials who allegedly received bribes of cash and expensive gifts in exchange for fraudulent immigration benefits. The scheme was allegedly orchestrated by Koreatown attorney Kwang...Tags: Bribery, Migration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, National Security, Trials
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Cracks in Mexican political pact threaten president's reforms
ReutersBy Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, May 1 (Reuters) - The fanfare accompanying Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's first months in office is increasingly being drowned out by discord in Congress that could undo his plans to raise more tax revenue and open...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government, Culture, Elections, Social Sciences
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EXCLUSIVE-Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push
Reuters* Only two of 68 audited contracts deemed properly awarded -draft * Presidency says it cannot pre-empt final report * Officials deny trying to derail transparency drive * Liberia among Africa's fastest growing economies * Government "scared to death"...Tags: Finance, Africa, International Monetary Fund, Government, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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LETTER: Doesn't Trust MDC, UConn Over Water
I was stunned -- no, incredulous after reading the op-ed by Tim Curtis of the Metropolitan District Commission "Piping MDC Water To UConn Makes Sense" [May 5, Opinion]. Here is my take: We have a quasi-public agency that is a nest for political...Tags: Natural Resources, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Once-Sullied State Has Come Far
This state has taken healthy steps in recent years on its journey from being known as "Corrupticut," an unlikely center of white-collar crime and political evil-doing, back to plain old Connecticut, the land of steady and, dare we say, law-abiding habits....Tags: Sex Crimes, Punishment, Waterbury, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Justice System
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FEATURE-Kuwait making tentative steps to connect with youth
Reuters* Ministers reach out to bloggers after protests * Young officials want economic reform in oil-rich Kuwait * Bureaucracy, corruption, politics stall development By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT, May 8 (Reuters) - On a January afternoon in Kuwait City, a group...Tags: Finance, International Monetary Fund, Government, Parliament, Economy, Business and Finance
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Top court says Indian government meddled in graft investigation
Reuters(.) By Annie Banerji and Frank Jack Daniel NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court accused the government on Wednesday of interfering in a police investigation into the allocation of commercial coalfields, in a damning indictment of political...Tags: U.S. Congress, Bangalore (India), Government, FBI, Business Enterprises
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A lifeline for the poor
Critics of a federal program that provides free cellphones to thousands of Maryland residents who can't afford regular commercial service are right that some recipients who don't qualify for the benefit are taking advantage of the system. But there's no...Tags: Republican Party, Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Congress, Ronald Reagan, Politics
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Chevron to appeal imprisonment of Indonesia contractor
ReutersBy Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching environmental laws, citing irregularities in the investigation and trial,...Tags: Biotechnology, Southeast Asia, Prosecution, Lawyers, Chevron Corportion
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CORRECTED-Chevron criticises imprisonment of Indonesian contractor
Reuters(Corrects headline and first paragraph saying Chevron itself would appeal) By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching...Tags: Biotechnology, Southeast Asia, Prosecution, Lawyers, Chevron Corportion
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