30 years sought for William Jefferson

Found guilty of bribery, fraud, money laundering, and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Representative William Jefferson, faces 30 years in the big house if federal prosecutors have their...

Apology to the Little Old Ladies of Wright County Minnesota

" As you recall, over a series of several articles in the past few months, I attempted to get property tax and budget information from my County of residence, Wright County in the State of Minnesota. I was motivated to research and analyze this information due to...

Senator Limmer -MN Citizens Seek Judicial Reform & Accountability

"Demonstrating his commitment and loyalty to his Constituents and all Minnesota Citizens, Senator Warren Limmer (R) MN District 32, met this past Friday with 3 Minnesota Citizens representing a coalition of individuals and groups concerned with the need for reform and...

TEA Party Debate- Zero tolerance of Breach of the Public Trust

The topic of this debate revolves around tolerance and intolerance of moral, ethical, legal and political trespasses by elected officials. In this story, I may sometimes refer to these collectively as "ethos*...

Encouraging whistleblowers

" It’s important to encourage and protect whistleblowers—they’re the ones who expose the wrongdoing. Business Week: " Employees lead the pack in corporate whistleblowing, accounting for 19% of those reporting...

MN 10th Judicial District- HR 1632 Judicial Reform&Accountability

"The Minnesota Legislature Unconstitutionally delegated its responsiblity to oversee the Judicial Branch to the Judicial Branch. Instead of the Checks and Balances between the 3 branches of the Goverment Required...

SOI SAVE OUR INTERNET! - Democrats Letting Net Neutrality Die?

"Here was what was supposed to happen: With telco-friendly Republican Congress members swept out of the way, Democrats would usher in legislation enshrining Network Neutrality principles and give the FCC the power...

Today April 15 2009, is Boston Tea Party Day All Over the USA

TODAY, APRIL 15 2009, IS BOSTON TEA PARTY DAY ALL OVER THE USA THE ORIGINAL BOSTON TEA PARTY WAS A REVOLT BY THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE THEN CURRENT GOVERNMENT, THE BRITISH CROWN. THIS WOULD-BE GROUP OF USURPERS, A GROUP OF DISCONTENTED COLONISTS INTENDED TO DISPLAY TO THEIR...

CARBON TAX, FEDERAL & MINNESOTA : UTILITY BILLS UP $50/$100 /MO.

FEDERAL AND MINNESOTA CARBON TAX - YOUR UTILITY BILL ON AN AVERAGE HOME WILL GO UP ANOTHER 50-100 DOLLARS PER MONTH The last time I heard the statistic, I believe that 48% of the average Minnesotan's income was going toward taxes and government "user fees" aka "taxes"....

Noam Chomsky: Obama's New Economic Plan is Bush's Old Plan

Liberal activist/author/icon Noam Chomsky recently gave his opinion on the Obama - Geithner economic plan. Chomsky says that “they’re simply recycling, the Bush-Paulson measures and changing them a little,...

City Of Toronto Councilor Sandra Bussin Gets $12,250 Cash for Fixing The Deal

We now find out why a local restaurant on City property did not have to “bid” for the lease on prime city property.What the media did not report is why a local restaurant on City property did not have to...

Three BJP MPs accuse SP, Congress Leaders Bribe for Votes

"Three BJP MPs accuse SP, Congress Leaders Bribe for Votes"

Indonesian prosecutors seek jail for bribe case businesswoman

Corruption has penetrated all the social strata, without exception." Chief prosecutor Sarjono Turin said Artalyta Suryani had been "convincingly" shown to have bribed Urip Tri Gunawan, a senior prosecutor in the...

Court hints at bigger AGO bribery conspiracy

This bribery case really interesting, AGO put their department image on stake..." The Corruption Court questioned Monday whether there could be a larger conspiracy involving the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in...

Israeli PM Olmert Won't Resign, Denies Taking Bribes

On the eve of Israel's 60th anniversary, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has denied corruption charges and refused to resign unless he is indicted. "JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted on...

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