Fighting corruption in Afghanistan

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove the “stigma” of corruption, a day after winning a new five-year term. President Barack Obama has asked Karzai to intensify efforts to eradicate corruption, but are the two leaders on the same page? The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3(AP Photo: Musadeq Sadeq)

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China sends mob “godmother” to prison

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A Chinese woman known as the “Godmother of the underworld” was sentenced to 18 years in jail today for bribery, illegal gambling, and other gang activity. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has been watching the trial in Beijing.

Few nations fighting bribery

Twelve years after many Western nations agreed to fight bribery of foreign officials, only four countries are actively enforcing the ban. That’s according to a progress report released today by an anti-corruption watchdog group. David Hecht reports from Berlin.
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