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July 21, 2011

By Ryan Isakow

Ryan Isakow, a student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, is a communications intern at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

News Corp. Hires Same Law Firm Leading U.S. Chamber Campaign To Weaken Anti-Bribery Law
Thinkprogress, July 20, 2011

News Corp. Board Hires Mukasey, Other FCPA Big Guns
Just Anti-Corruption, July 20, 2011

Certain amount of bribe giving can be made legal: Murthy
Press Trust of India, July 20, 2011

Without corruption, GDP growth would be in double digits: Murthy
Press Trust of India, July 20, 2011

Murdoch’s Dirty Deeds Don’t Come Cheap
Huffington Post, July 21, 2011

Afghanistan Is Hampering US Efforts To Help Improve AML In The Country
Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2011

World Bank Call For Crackdown On Financial Secrecy Is Welcome
Christian Aid, July 21, 2011

Oil-related corruption in South Sudan poses ‘high’ laundering risk, US Treasury official says
Thomson Reuters Accelus, July 21, 2011

Britain: More corrupt than it thinks?
Reuters, July 20, 2011

Indonesians Wage War Against Corruption in Education
Voice of America, July 20, 2011

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