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Is corruption 'a way of life' in LA, as Kevin James claims?
Los Angeles Times
Mayoral hopeful Kevin James has been depicting Los Angeles City Hall as one of America's great hothouses of corruption. The former radio talk show host memorialized that claim this week with an Internet-only ad that declares: “Corruption is the way of ...

Corruption Inquiry asks witness if he is 'an imbecile'
CTV News
The commissioners running Quebec's corruption inquiry are not holding back, asking a witness point blank if he was "an imbecile and incompetent" and if he was willing to lie under oath just to damage someone's reputation. The testimony of Robert Marcil ...

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According to Investment News, a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin is at the center of an investment scandal, enacted by former NFL plater... Katherine Brooks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-brooks/

Video footage has emerged of what looks like a real-life fight club. The video shows two young students boxing with gloves, but without protective gear,... Kathleen Miles http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-miles/

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana prosecutor has decided not to appeal a judge's decision barring a doctor's testimony that the rat poison a Chinese immigrant ate... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

Over the past year, we have seen evidence of several organizations where moral integrity is a given fall prey to widespread child sexual abuse. Like the Catholic Church, these institutions chose to protect themselves and their own image rather than the lives of innocent victims. Samantha Parent Walravens http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samantha-parent-walravens/

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New Video: Ra Ra Riot, 'Dance With Me'
Buzzworthy
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US lawmakers introduce new Iran sanctions bill
Wall Street Journal (blog)
U.S. lawmakers were introducing legislation Wednesday that would tighten sanctions on Iran, even as Tehran agreed to future talks with world powers over its contested nuclear drive. The bipartisan House bill would allow President Barack Obama to impose ...

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A Virginia man who plead guilty in juvenile court to a 2007 rape and breaking and entering charge on the advice of a court-appointed lawyer will have a chance to clear his name at a hearing in July to determine if the lawyer violated his right to effective defense.

The Free Lance Star reports that on June 4, 2007, 15-year-old Edgar Coker had consensual sexual relations with his 14-year-old neighbor in the girl's bedroom. At the time, the girl claimed rape to avoid getting into trouble with her mother. But two months after Coker was sent to juvenile detention, she admitted the fabrication. Now, both families want to clear Coker's record.

Now 21, Coker was released from custody three years ago, but was required to register as a sex offender. Since then, a team of attorneys, including the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia Law School, has been trying to get his name removed from the registry.

The hearing is scheduled for July 16 and 17.

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