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OFF TOPIC REPRINT: Former Top Cop Kerik Gets 4 Years in Prison

Former Top Cop Kerik Gets 4 Years in Prison WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP/ 1010 WINS)   -- Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. Kerik was hailed as a hero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He admitted last year that he lied to the White House while being vetted for chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.... Read complete story here Photo Gallery: Celebrity Mug Shots

Corruption Sucks Blog Stats for Valentine's Day 2010

Daily Hits/  Percentage/ Country Name 456 91.20% United States 6 1.20% Germany 6 1.20% Canada 6 1.20% Dominican Republic 4 0.80% United Kingdom 3 0.60% Philippines 2 0.40% Spain 2 0.40% Austria 2 0.40% Malaysia 2 0.40% Netherlands 2 0.40% Belgium 2 0.40% India 1 0.20% Portugal 1 0.20% United Arab Emirates 1 0.20% Romania 1 0.20% Russian Federation 1 0.20% Sweden 1 0.20% Moldova, Republic Of 1 0.20% Finland

Will endemic corruption suck away aid to Haiti?

Will endemic corruption suck away aid to Haiti? Tue, Jan 26 2010 By Patricia Zengerle PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Despite the best intentions of the international community, Haitians have little faith they will see the billions of dollars in aid pledged to rebuild their earthquake-shattered country, which international monitors rate as one of the world's most corrupt. From successful businessmen to refugees scraping to survive in squalid tent camps, Haitians said they expect that a good portion of any money sent will flow straight into the pockets of corrupt government officials. "The U.S. government needs to come here to help the Haitian people," said Jean-Louis Jerome, a construction worker who has lived beneath tarpaulins in a park with nine relatives since their house collapsed during the January 12 earthquake. "If you give the aid to the person at the top, he will just put it in his pocket." Transparency International, a group that studies governmen