Tuesday, October 26, 2010

US all time worst record in domestic, public sector corruption under Obama- Reuters

"The United States has dropped out of the "top 20" in a global league table of least corrupt nations,

  • tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday.

Somalia was judged the most corrupt country, followed by Myanmar and

Afghanistan at joint second-worst and then by Iraq, in the Berlin-based watchdog TI's annual corruption perceptions index (CPI).

the lowest score awarded to the United States in the index's 15-year history and also the first time it had fallen out of the top 20."...

10/26, UK Guardian: "Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the world's most credible

The CPI scores countries on a scale of zero to 10, with zero indicating high levels of corruption and 10, low levels. ...Unstable governments, often with a legacy of conflict, continue to dominate the bottom rungs of the CPI.

Afghanistan and Myanmar share second to last place with a score of 1.4, with Somalia coming in last with a score of 1.1."...

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