House votes for tougher ethics rules
WASHINGTON, (Reuters):The Democratic-led United States House of Representatives, which took power last year amid a spate of mostly Republican scandals, overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to toughen congressional ethics and lobbying laws. ..
Yar'Adua reshuffles top brass
LAGOS (Reuters):THE NEW Nigerian president has retired more than a dozen generals and redeployed officers from command positions in what the president's office said yesterday was a routine reshuffle. The changes came two months after President Umaru...
Senator under corruption probe
WASHINGTON (AP):United States (U.S.) Government agents searching the home of a top Republican senator appeared particularly interested in cases of wine stored in the senator's house, an attorney briefed on the raid said...
Father treks across country to free son
SUBIA, Colombia (AP):A 55-year-old teacher whose soldier son was kidnapped in a rebel attack a decade ago neared the capital yesterday after walking across half of Colombia to rally support for a prisoner swap. Gustavo Moncayo has become a fixture on the national news...
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