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May 21, 2010

By Clark Gascoigne

Clark Gascoigne is the Communications Director at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reform bill
Reuters, May 21, 2010

Focus on This: Merkley-Levin Did Not Get a Vote
Huffington Post, May 21, 2010

Senate Passes Financial Regulatory Bill — With Whisteblower Bounty
Main Justice, May 21, 2010

Jobs Bill Funded by Higher Buyout Tax Faces Friction on Deficit
Bloomberg, May 21, 2010

U.K. Plan to Merge SFO, FSA, OFT May Create ‘UFO’ (Update2)
Bloomberg, May 21, 2010

Tax evasion becomes extreme sport in Greece
Reuters Blog, May 21, 2010

Swiss Lawmakers Keep UBS Deal Alive
The New York Times, May 21, 2010

Mauritius: Round-Trips and Hot Money
AllAfrica.com, May 21, 2010

Switzerland to share data on black money if…
PTI, May 21, 2010

Seeking Clues, Paris Examines Security After Art Theft
The New York Times, May 21, 2010

`Immediate’ US aid in drug war slow to help Mexico
Associated Press, May 21, 2010

Justice official to compare notes with Italians on organized crime
Washington Post, May 21, 2010

Kenya: Mystery of Sh164 Billion Smuggled into Country
Daily Nation (Kenya), May 20, 2010

San Francisco FCPA Team to Focus on Silicon Valley
Main Justice, May 21, 2010

Jonathan Blames Financial Crisis On Corruption
Daily Champion (Nigeria), May 21, 2010

How to Clean Up Bulgaria
Time Magazine, May 31, 2010

Czechs tire of sleaze, embrace new parties
Reuters, May 21, 2010

Op-Ed: Breaking the Cycle
International Herald Tribune, May 21, 2010

Fifa investigating Lord Triesman’s allegations of bribery against Spain and Russia
Daily Telegraph, May 21, 2010

Incoming ICC corruption czar vows crackdown
AFP, May 20, 2010

Youth should awaken and work for a corruption free govt: Abdul Kalam
PTI, May 21, 2010

Minister confirms government’s lack of will to fight corruption – PL
Times of Malta, May 21, 2010

Put this in your pipe and smoke it
San Francisco Chronicle Blog, May 21, 2010

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