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    May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Ex-O.C. firm exec pleads guilty to bribing a Chinese official

    A former executive at an Orange County valve company pleaded guilty to bribing a Chinese government official, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Paul Cosgrove, former executive vice president of the Rancho Santa Margarita-based Control...

    Tags: Politics, Corporate Crime, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System

    2. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Wal-Mart annual shareholders meeting sparks protests

    Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is facing an organized wave of protests pushing for changes in leadership at the company's annual shareholders meeting Friday.
    Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is facing an organized wave of protests pushing for changes in leadership at the company's annual shareholders meeting Friday. Wal-Mart workers and community activists are marching in a Washington, D.C., parade to the...

    Tags: Politics, Corporate Crime, Companies and Corporations, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace

    3. May 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. June 5 primary: The Times' endorsements

    For voters in Los Angeles County, the most important decision in the election that culminates June 5 may be in the <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/endorsements/la-opinion-da-candidates-vignette-html%2C0%2C6790845.htmlstory">six-candidate race for district attorney</a>. This will be the <a href="http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2012/01/los-angeles-county-district-attorney-election.html">first time since 1964</a> that the race is wide open, with no incumbent. The victor will find himself or herself at the center of issues that continue to make headlines: alleged political corruption, including investigations involving the county <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/17/local/la-me-0517-assessor-20120517;">assessor</a> elected officials' <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/bell/;">use and misuse of tax revenue;</a> possible unlawful <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/16/opinion/la-ed-sheriff-baca-20120516">use of force</a> in the jails; troubling evidence of gang-like <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/jail-deputies.html">cliques</a> among sheriff's deputies; <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/31/opinion/la-ed-brownact-20120131;">unlawful private meetings;</a> the future of the <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/02/opinion/la-ed-death-penalty-district-attorney-20120402">death penalty</a> and the <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/03/opinion/la-ed-threestrikes-district-attorney-20120403;">three-strikes law;</a> and <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/25/opinion/la-ed-realignment-district-attorney-20120425,">public safety realignment,</a> which will put many convicted felons under the supervision of county rather than state officials. If no candidate wins more than 50% of votes cast, there will be a Nov. 6 runoff between the top two finishers.
    For voters in Los Angeles County, the most important decision in the election that culminates June 5 may be in the six-candidate race for district attorney. This will be the first time since 1964 that the race is wide open, with no incumbent. The victor...

    Tags: Laura Richardson, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Science and Technology, Local Elections

    4. May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. John Edwards waits as jury continues deliberations

    GREENSBORO, N.C. &#8212; A federal jury in the political corruption trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards deliberated for a second day Monday without reaching a verdict, as Edwards quietly awaited his fate inside a federal courthouse.
    GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal jury in the political corruption trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards deliberated for a second day Monday without reaching a verdict, as Edwards quietly awaited his fate inside a federal courthouse. The...

    Tags: Politics, Rielle Hunter, John Edwards, Justice System, Federal Election Commission

    5. May 23, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Mexico political party suspends former official in drug-money scandal

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    MEXICO CITY -- The political party expected to win Mexico's upcoming presidential election sought Wednesday to distance itself from a former high-ranking official embroiled in a drug-trafficking and money-laundering scandal. Tomas Yarrington, a former...
    6. May 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. O.C. man allegedly embezzled $350,000 from public agencies

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    A Tustin man is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges that he embezzled more than $350,000 from public works contracts with several Orange County cities and government agencies....
    7. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Study shows isolation may lead to corrupt state capitals

    What makes some state capitals so much more corrupt than others? New research provides a partial answer to that long-standing question: isolated capitals breed more corruption and lack of news coverage is a major reason why.
    What makes some state capitals so much more corrupt than others? New research provides a partial answer to that long-standing question: isolated capitals breed more corruption and lack of news coverage is a major reason why.   State capitals have long...

    Tags: Politics, Springfield, Regional Authority, Science and Technology, Newspaper and Magazine

    8. May 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. South Africa President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped

    World Now
    South Africa's President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped: A painting by a white Cape Town artist, Brett Murray, depicting South African President Jacob Zuma as Soviet leader Lenin -- but with his genitals exposed -- has caused a storm of...
    9. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Why we shouldn't stop electing county assessors

    More bad news for embattled Assessor John Noguez: On Monday, authorities arrested a former county appraiser who'd told The Times that he had lowered assessments on numerous properties to try to <a href=&quot;http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/20/local/la-me-0420-assessor-20120420">spur contributions</a> to Noguez's campaign.
    More bad news for embattled Assessor John Noguez: On Monday, authorities arrested a former county appraiser who'd told The Times that he had lowered assessments on numerous properties to try to spur contributions to Noguez's campaign. The arrest of Scott...

    Tags: Politics, Voting, Steve Cooley, Elections

    10. May 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Six journalists killed in Mexico in under a month

    World Now
    The sixth current or former Mexican journalist to be killed in less than a month has been buried amid demands for a justice most doubt will ever come....
    11. May 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Flying coach, coffee coupons -- 'little tricks' of Gary Locke?

    World Now
    Toting his own backpack. Flying coach. Buying coffee with a coupon. Just who does Gary Locke think he is? The United States ambassador to China was recently pilloried in Chinese newspaper editorials for his part in the saga of Chen Guangcheng, a blind...
    12. May 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda

    KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; Afghan President Hamid Karzai, perhaps best known in the West for periodic well-aimed jabs at his NATO allies, is embarking on a determined charm offensive as he faces the prospect of seeing troops and, perhaps even more crucially, dollars slip away from his country.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, perhaps best known in the West for periodic well-aimed jabs at his NATO allies, is embarking on a determined charm offensive as he faces the prospect of seeing troops and, perhaps even more...

    Tags: Politics, Armed Conflicts, NATO, Afghanistan, Russia

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