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    <title><![CDATA[Transparency & Accountability | In the Press | CIP RSS Feeds]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8216;Endless Wars Overseas, Infringing on Civil Liberties at Home&#8217;: An Interview With Former State Depar]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/endless-wars-overseas-infringing-on-civil-liberties-at-home-an-interview-wi</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/endless-wars-overseas-infringing-on-civil-liberties-at-home-an-interview-wi#When:11:26:10Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Hoh is interviewed about his perspective on the NSA's sweeping surveillance of both foreigners and U.S. citizens]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-06-11T11:26:10+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Immigration Plan Would Add Drones, Already Under Scrutiny, to Border Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/immigration-plan-would-add-drones-already-under-scrutiny-to-border-security</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/immigration-plan-would-add-drones-already-under-scrutiny-to-border-security#When:13:57:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The primary role of drones, agency officials say, is to monitor areas where on-the-ground sensors detect the movement of large animals – or people
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-29T13:57:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[David Cameron Calls for Abolishing Phantom Firms in Major Transparency Victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/david-cameron-calls-for-abolishing-phantom-firms-in-major-transparency-vict</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/david-cameron-calls-for-abolishing-phantom-firms-in-major-transparency-vict#When:10:45:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Phantom firms known to facilitate sex slavery, terrorism, tax evasion; GFI urges US, EU, G8 to follow suit]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-25T10:45:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Switzerland Among Laggards in Global Hunt for Tax Cheats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/switzerland-among-laggards-in-global-hunt-for-tax-cheats</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/switzerland-among-laggards-in-global-hunt-for-tax-cheats#When:12:26:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[14 countries accused of failing to meet OECD's international information exchange standards]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-19T12:26:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[G20 Makes Progress on Tax Haven Abuse, Automatic Tax Information Exchange]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-makes-progress-on-tax-haven-abuse-automatic-tax-information-exchange</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-makes-progress-on-tax-haven-abuse-automatic-tax-information-exchange#When:10:53:22Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[G20 says automatic tax information exchange “expected to be the standard" among treaty partners]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-19T10:53:22+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Would Protect U.S. Taxpayers, Curb Eurocrisis, Assist Developing Countries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/stop-tax-haven-abuse-act-would-protect-us-taxpayers-curb-eurocrisis-assis</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/stop-tax-haven-abuse-act-would-protect-us-taxpayers-curb-eurocrisis-assis#When:14:44:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Legislation introduced that could save Treasury $150 billion every year otherwise lost through offshore tax loopholes]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-15T14:44:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Untouchable Pentagon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/untouchable-pentagon</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/untouchable-pentagon#When:16:52:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Experts analyze bloated Pentagon budget, Congress' disregard for Budget Control Act, sequestration cuts]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-12T16:52:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Trouble with Tax Havens]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/the-trouble-with-tax-havens</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/the-trouble-with-tax-havens#When:15:30:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Tax havens throughout the world hurt developed and developing countries alike]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Africa, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-11T15:30:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria Ranked 38th in Illicit Capital Flows in 2001-2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bulgaria-ranked-38th-by-illicit-capital-flows-in-2001-2010</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bulgaria-ranked-38th-by-illicit-capital-flows-in-2001-2010#When:14:54:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Among 143 countries listed according to their illicit financial outflows, Bulgaria ranks 38th with $36.92 billion]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-10T14:54:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charities Say Graft, Tax Evasion Hold Back Poor Countries&#8217; Development]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/charities-say-graft-tax-evasion-hold-back-poor-countries-development</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/charities-say-graft-tax-evasion-hold-back-poor-countries-development#When:13:16:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Social services that aid groups provide to poor countries are limited by the citizens' lack of economic rights]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-10T13:16:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report Says Moldova Lost $252 million via Illicit Financial Flow]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/report-says-moldova-lost-252-million-via-illicit-financial-flow</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/report-says-moldova-lost-252-million-via-illicit-financial-flow#When:16:39:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Moldova ranks 93rd among 143 countries listed according to illicit financial flows]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-09T16:39:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Applauds European Leaders for Strong Extractives Transparency Agreement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-applauds-european-leaders-for-strong-extractives-transparency-agreement</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-applauds-european-leaders-for-strong-extractives-transparency-agreement#When:10:45:13Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[EU adopts transparency rules that build on Cardin-Lugar provisions, include logging, large, privately-owned companies]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-09T10:45:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New U.S. Defense Budget Means More Financial Uncertainty for Pentagon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-u.s.-defense-budget-means-more-financial-uncertainty-for-pentagon</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-u.s.-defense-budget-means-more-financial-uncertainty-for-pentagon#When:10:16:32Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Congress acts as though Budget Control Act doesn't exist, seeks defense budget $51 billion over cap]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Project on Defense Alternatives, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-09T10:16:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Money-Laundering Law in Hong Kong Doesn&#8217;t Catch the Chiefs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-laundering-law-in-hong-kong-doesnt-catch-the-chiefs</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-laundering-law-in-hong-kong-doesnt-catch-the-chiefs#When:14:08:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[So far, under money laundering law, zero banks have been prosecuted for facilitating illicit flow of billions of dollars]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-08T14:08:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[BN, Pakatan Urged to State Financial Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bn-pakatan-urged-to-state-financial-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bn-pakatan-urged-to-state-financial-policy#When:10:41:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Academics petition for release of finance and debt policy briefs by major political coalitions in Malaysia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Middle East, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-08T10:41:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Experts Call for Decisive Policy to Curb Illicit Outflow of Wealth from India]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/experts-call-for-decisive-policy-curb-illicit-outflow-wealth-from-india</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/experts-call-for-decisive-policy-curb-illicit-outflow-wealth-from-india#When:14:06:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The economies of South Asian countries could greatly benefit from a few "fairly simple reforms"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-03T14:06:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Defense Experts Urge DoD Strategy Change, Reorganization at Reset Defense Conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/defense-experts-urge-dod-strategy-change-reorganization-at-reset-defense-co</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/defense-experts-urge-dod-strategy-change-reorganization-at-reset-defense-co#When:15:44:06Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Six expert panelists presented options to reshape America's military at CIP-sponsored conference]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Project on Defense Alternatives, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-02T15:44:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pope to Review Vatican Bureaucracy, Scandal-Ridden Bank]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/pope-to-review-vatican-bureaucracy-scandal-ridden-bank</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/pope-to-review-vatican-bureaucracy-scandal-ridden-bank#When:13:46:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[One of Pope Francis' tests will be reforming, or closing, the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-02T13:46:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Land and Ethiopia’s Corruptocracy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/land-and-ethiopias-corruptocracy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/land-and-ethiopias-corruptocracy#When:11:43:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Corruption and economic crimes are crippling Ethiopia's "beautiful minds"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Africa, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-31T11:43:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Military Cuts Effects Overstated]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/military-cuts-effects-overstated</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/military-cuts-effects-overstated#When:13:22:55Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Military sequestration cuts will hurt some states more than others]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-29T13:22:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Post-2015 MDG Panel Highlights Need to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows, Tax Havens]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/post-2015-mdg-panel-highlights-need-to-tackle-illicit-financial-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/post-2015-mdg-panel-highlights-need-to-tackle-illicit-financial-flows#When:14:50:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[UN high-level panel communiqué calls tackling illicit financial flows and tax havens “particularly important” to the development agenda]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-27T14:50:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asian Economic Growth Masks Growing Corruption Problem]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/asian-economic-growth-masks-growing-corruption-problem</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/asian-economic-growth-masks-growing-corruption-problem#When:10:47:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Corruption in Asia drives illicit flows to $2.74 trillion in China and $64 billion in Thailand over 10 year period]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-25T10:47:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russians Rethink Their Presence in a Favorite Offshore Bank Hub]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/russians-rethink-their-presence-in-favorite-offshore-bank-hub</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/russians-rethink-their-presence-in-favorite-offshore-bank-hub#When:16:13:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Cyprus bank crisis has caused Russians to lose confidence in the offshore hub]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-21T16:13:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cyprus Banking Tax Angers Russia With Billions In Deposits At Stake]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/cyprus-banking-tax-angers-russia-with-billions-in-deposits-at-stake</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/cyprus-banking-tax-angers-russia-with-billions-in-deposits-at-stake#When:11:14:13Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Experts say Russia should have seen this bailout tax coming]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-19T11:14:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The CIA’s “Operation Condor”: Dirty War, Death Squads and The Disappeared]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/the-cias-operation-condor-dirty-war-death-squads-and-disappeared</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/the-cias-operation-condor-dirty-war-death-squads-and-disappeared#When:16:46:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Recently declassified documents show U.S. was more involved in top-secret "Operation Condor" than led on]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-15T16:46:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity Praises Sen. Carl Levin as a “Champion” for Transparency, Accountability]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/global-financial-integrity-praises-sen-carl-levin-as-a-champion</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/global-financial-integrity-praises-sen-carl-levin-as-a-champion#When:17:42:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI Director Raymond Baker releases a statement on Senator  Levin's decision to not seek re-election in 2014]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-08T17:42:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patterns of Abuse: Are Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Failures at US Banks a Regulatory Resources/]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/patterns-of-abuse-are-anti-money-laundering-compliance-failures-at-us-banks</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/patterns-of-abuse-are-anti-money-laundering-compliance-failures-at-us-banks#When:10:29:36Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity issues statement in advance of Thursday morning’s Senate Banking Hearing on anti-money laundering compliance failures]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T10:29:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Has US Militarism Wrought?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/what-has-us-militarism-wrought</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/what-has-us-militarism-wrought#When:13:24:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Mel Goodman's new book discusses paths U.S. could have taken over past 50 years to head in less militaristic direction]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-04T13:24:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Fresh Perspective on Government Waste]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/a-fresh-perspective-on-government-waste</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/a-fresh-perspective-on-government-waste#When:16:04:43Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Does an efficient national security policy also have to be a pricey one?]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Project on Defense Alternatives, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-01T16:04:43+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sequester Cuts in Perspective]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/sequester-cuts-in-perspective</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/sequester-cuts-in-perspective#When:09:07:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Contrary to common belief, Pentagon may still be able to reshape budget without "catastrophic consequences"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-25T09:07:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russian Central Bank Chief Echoes GFI’s New Research on Illicit Financial Flows]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/russian-central-bank-chief-echoes-gfis-new-research-on-illicit-financial-fl</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/russian-central-bank-chief-echoes-gfis-new-research-on-illicit-financial-fl#When:15:11:38Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Governor of the Central Bank of Russia echoes GFI figures on illicit money flows]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-21T15:11:38+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sequestration a Good Thing? Some Think So]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/sequestration-a-good-thing-some-think-so</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/sequestration-a-good-thing-some-think-so#When:14:17:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The looming sequestration is a necessary, though painful, method to budget reduction]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-18T14:17:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Cry for the Pentagon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/dont-cry-for-the-pentagon</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/dont-cry-for-the-pentagon#When:15:35:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Proposed defense cuts show 31% spending reduction -- the smallest post-war reduction in half-century]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-14T15:35:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Economist Calls on U.S., U.K., Developed Countries to Clean Up their Own Back Yard]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/economist-calls-us-uk-developed-countries-clean-up-their-own-back-yard</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/economist-calls-us-uk-developed-countries-clean-up-their-own-back-yard#When:15:29:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI says $6 trillion in dirty money could have been used to "pull people out of poverty and save lives"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-14T15:29:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia Hemorrhages at Least $211.5 Billion in Illicit Financial Outflows Over 18 Years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/russia-hemorrhages-at-least-2115-billion-in-illicit-financial-outflows-ove</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/russia-hemorrhages-at-least-2115-billion-in-illicit-financial-outflows-ove#When:13:56:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Russia's underground economy is over 3 times the size of other G-7 economies]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-13T13:56:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Do We Need a Do-Over? The Case for a Mideast Policy Reset]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/do-we-need-do-over-the-case-for-mideast-policy-reset</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/do-we-need-do-over-the-case-for-mideast-policy-reset#When:11:17:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Middle East and North Africa experts engage in discussion about issues in these troubled regions]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Middle East, Africa, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-12T11:17:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[In Border Security Quest, A Call For More Drones]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/in-border-security-quest-call-for-more-drones</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/in-border-security-quest-call-for-more-drones#When:16:30:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection is ready to purchase 14 new predator drones, but there may be a cheaper option]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-11T16:30:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Makes Rescuing Cyprus so Tricky?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/what-makes-rescuing-cyprus-so-tricky</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/what-makes-rescuing-cyprus-so-tricky#When:15:02:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Cyprus is a "laundry machine for dirty Russian money"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-11T15:02:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[FACT Coalition: Close Offshore Tax Loopholes, Save Taxpayers Nearly $200 billion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/fact-coalition-close-offshore-tax-loopholes-save-taxpayers-nearly-200-billi</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/fact-coalition-close-offshore-tax-loopholes-save-taxpayers-nearly-200-billi#When:10:37:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[New Congressional tax reform bill could raise nearly $200 billion dollars over the next 10 years]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-11T10:37:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Contractors Exaggerate Job Loss From Defense Budget Cuts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/contractors-exaggerate-job-loss-from-defense-budget-cuts1</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/contractors-exaggerate-job-loss-from-defense-budget-cuts1#When:13:20:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[True or False: A drawdown in defense spending will harm national security. William Hartung argues "false"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-08T13:20:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8220;He Was The Agency&#8221;: Ex-CIA Analyst Questions Brennan Claim He Couldn’t Stop Waterboarding, Torture]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/he-was-agency-ex-cia-analyst-questions-brennan-claim-he-couldnt-stop-water</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/he-was-agency-ex-cia-analyst-questions-brennan-claim-he-couldnt-stop-water#When:11:40:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Video: Mel Goodman explains criticisms of CIA director nominee John Brennan in this filmed interview]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, National Security Project, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-08T11:40:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Would Sequestration Bring Defense-Cuts Disaster?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/would-sequestration-bring-defense-cuts-disaster</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/would-sequestration-bring-defense-cuts-disaster#When:11:35:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Experts say sequestration won't have as negative an impact as expected]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-07T11:35:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Think Tank Urges “More Ambitious” U.S.-Mexican Agenda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/think-tank-urges-more-ambitious-us-mexican-agenda</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/think-tank-urges-more-ambitious-us-mexican-agenda#When:10:55:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[New Mexican leadership hoped to better bilateral relations with the U.S. and create an optimistic policy agenda]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-06T10:55:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Senate, Experts Disagree Over Drone Use in Border Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/senate-experts-disagree-over-drone-use-in-border-security</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/senate-experts-disagree-over-drone-use-in-border-security#When:10:38:06Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[If immigration reform goes as Senate group wants, drones will take on more important role in border security]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-28T10:38:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[India&#8217;s Black Money Valued At $500 Billion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/indias-black-money-valued-500-billion</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/indias-black-money-valued-500-billion#When:13:18:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[India's black economy taxed at 30% would generate enough revenue to build a hospital in each of India’s districts]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Middle East, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-26T13:18:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toronto Peace Activist Could Go to Jail for Refusing to Fill Out Census Form]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/toronto-peace-activist-could-go-jail-refusing-fill-out-census-form</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/toronto-peace-activist-could-go-jail-refusing-fill-out-census-form#When:12:29:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Activist gifts her court judge William Hartung's critical book of leading gun manufacturer, Lockheed Martin]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Arms & Security Project, Project on Defense Alternatives, National Security Project, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-23T12:29:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[10 Countries with Highest Illicit Financial Flows]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/10-countries-with-highest-illicit-financial-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/10-countries-with-highest-illicit-financial-flows#When:12:13:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the recent study by the Global Financial Integrity, India had an illegal outflow of $123 billion]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe & Russia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-21T12:13:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tax Haven Markets&#8217; Contribution to Illicit Capital Flows]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tax-haven-markets-contribution-to-illicit-capital-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tax-haven-markets-contribution-to-illicit-capital-flows#When:12:33:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The growing willingness to provide secrecy services is leading to a spike in illegal money flows]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Asia, Africa, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-01-17T12:33:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Report Finds Crime, Corruption, and Tax Evasion at Near-Historic Highs in 2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-report-finds-crime-corruption-and-tax-evasion-at-near-historic-highs-in</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-report-finds-crime-corruption-and-tax-evasion-at-near-historic-highs-in#When:09:25:46Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Illicit financial outflows cost developing world $859 billion in 2010, rebounding rapidly from financial crisis. Nearly $6 trillion stolen from poor countries in decade between 2001 and 2010]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-12-17T09:25:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ahead of Anti-Corruption Day, GFI Reviews the Major Developments of 2012]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/ahead-of-anti-corruption-day-gfi-reviews-the-major-developments-of-2012</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/ahead-of-anti-corruption-day-gfi-reviews-the-major-developments-of-2012#When:09:14:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI highlights some of the year's most notable achievements, developments and short-comings in the fight against corruption]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Asia, North Korea, Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Africa, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-12-07T09:14:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mexico Inks Pact with U.S. to Crack Down on Tax Cheats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/mexico-inks-pact-with-us-to-crack-down-on-tax-cheats</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/mexico-inks-pact-with-us-to-crack-down-on-tax-cheats#When:09:17:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to GFI, about $50 billion a year is siphoned illegally out of Mexico due largely to tax evasion and trade manipulation]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-20T09:17:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Applauds Treasury for Work Expanding FATCA toward Automatic Tax Information Exchange]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-applauds-treasury-for-work-expanding-fatca</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-applauds-treasury-for-work-expanding-fatca#When:17:17:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department is now working with over 50 jurisdictions globally to fight tax evasion]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-12T17:17:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Lauds SEC for Denying Stay Request from Oil Lobby Groups]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-lauds-sec-for-denying-stay-request-from-oil-lobby</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-lauds-sec-for-denying-stay-request-from-oil-lobby#When:13:21:33Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Key oil, gas, and mining industry transparency rules will not be delayed by pending litigation]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-11-09T13:21:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US stock futures mixed after economy shows slightly better-than-expected growth]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-stock-futures-mixed</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-stock-futures-mixed#When:10:43:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Also weighing on the market was a study by [GFI]...which found that Chinese investors...[spirited] more than $600 billion out of the country]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Asia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-10-26T10:43:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Euro Crisis &#8216;Perfect Opportunity to Launder Money&#8217;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/euro-crisis-perfect-opportunity-to-launder-money</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/euro-crisis-perfect-opportunity-to-launder-money#When:14:01:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In an interview with Spiegel, Raymond Baker says says the Greek government doesn't have illicit financial flows in and out of the country under control]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-09-05T14:01:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece Lost US$261 Billion in Illicit Financial Outflows from 2003-2011, GFI’s Raymond Baker Tells D]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/greece-lost-us261-billion-in-illicit-financial-outflows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/greece-lost-us261-billion-in-illicit-financial-outflows#When:09:38:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Nearly US$200 Billion in Illicit Inflows to Greece from 2010-2011, fueling 2nd Largest Underground Economy in the OECD, GFI Director Tells German Magazine
]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-09-04T09:38:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Illegal Wildlife Trading in Internet&#8217;s Deepest, Darkest Corners]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/illegal-wildlife-trading-in-internets-deepest-darkest-corners</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/illegal-wildlife-trading-in-internets-deepest-darkest-corners#When:14:19:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Global Financial Integrity last year estimated the global illegal wildlife trade to be worth at least £5bn"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-09-03T14:19:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US to Clarify Rules on Oil, Mining Payments Abroad]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-clarify-rules-on-oil-mining-payments-abroad</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-clarify-rules-on-oil-mining-payments-abroad#When:11:25:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["This law is not requiring proprietary information to be disclosed but only payments to foreign governments," Lowe told Reuters]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-08-20T11:25:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Standard Chartered Allegations Emblematic of Systemic Money Laundering Orchestrated by International]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/chartered-allegations-emblematic-systemic-money-laundering</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/chartered-allegations-emblematic-systemic-money-laundering#When:17:01:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The allegations that Standard Chartered systematically and intentionally stripped information from wire transfers to hide the fact that it was processing U.S. dollar transactions originating from Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-08-07T17:01:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Money Laundering via Online Gambling was Never a REAL Concern for Congress]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-laundering-via-online-gambling-was-never-a-real-concern-for-congress</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-laundering-via-online-gambling-was-never-a-real-concern-for-congress#When:11:55:36Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["I encourage Congress to bar all forms of illicit money coming from abroad. At least close the doors even if enforcement is problematic," commented GFI's Raymond Baker.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-23T11:55:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[High Tide: From Another UK Arrest to New Sanctions Looming]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/high-tide-from-another-uk-arrest-to-new-sanctions-looming</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/high-tide-from-another-uk-arrest-to-new-sanctions-looming#When:12:17:12Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI's thoughts on what the next chapter of the HSBC story should be like here.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-20T12:17:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Next Chapter of the HSBC Story: GFI Calls For Regulators to Change the Incentives for the Financ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/next-chapter-hsbc-story</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/next-chapter-hsbc-story#When:12:01:36Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity applauded the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations today on this week’s hearing]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-19T12:01:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Anti-Money Laundering Experts to Hold Press Conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/anti-money-laundering-experts-to-hold-press-conference</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/anti-money-laundering-experts-to-hold-press-conference#When:16:58:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The FACT Coalition will host a joint press conference on Tuesday, July 17th following the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation’s hearing “U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-16T16:58:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[From a West Virginia hilltop to Hong Kong, investigators follow secret money]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/from-a-west-virginia-hilltop-to-hong-kong-investigators-follow-secret-money</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/from-a-west-virginia-hilltop-to-hong-kong-investigators-follow-secret-money#When:15:33:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI's Heather Lowe said: "Shutting down the flow of illegal banking would flush out tax cheats and break international crime syndicates and terror groups."]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-16T15:33:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evidence of illicit financial flows from developing countries placed in Germany]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/evidence-of-illicit-financial-flows-from-developing-countries-placed-in-ger</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/evidence-of-illicit-financial-flows-from-developing-countries-placed-in-ger#When:15:40:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI estimates losses in developing countries between $723 billion and $844 billion per year in 2009]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-15T15:40:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trillions Hidden in Offshore Accounts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/trillions-hidden-in-offshore-accounts</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/trillions-hidden-in-offshore-accounts#When:13:19:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Corruption in China dwarfs the rest of the world,” said Clark Gascoigne, GFI's Communications Director]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-08T13:19:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Swiss Stashed Billions in a New Twist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/swiss-stashed-billions-in-a-new-twist</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/swiss-stashed-billions-in-a-new-twist#When:13:21:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI's 2008 report "Illicit financial flow from Africa" was mentioned in a Tanzanian news source recently]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Africa, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-07T13:21:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tax Haven USA: New York Times Articles Expose Need to Abolish Anonymous U.S. Shell Companies]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tax-haven-new-york-times-articles</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tax-haven-new-york-times-articles#When:11:50:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CIP's Global Financial Integrity released a statement regarding U.S. shell companies and tax evasion]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-07-03T11:50:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Transnational Crime Hinders Development]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/how-transnational-crime-hinders-development</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/how-transnational-crime-hinders-development#When:11:49:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity's research and analysis is featured in this CFR article on transnational crime]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-26T11:49:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. bank looked other way to Mexican drug war money laundering, agent says]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-bank-looked-other-way</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-bank-looked-other-way#When:13:58:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["The whole point of being a drug dealer is money," said GFI's Heather Lowe]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-24T13:58:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Black money a problem, but no magic solutions: PM]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/black-money-a-problem-but-no-magic-solutions-pm</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/black-money-a-problem-but-no-magic-solutions-pm#When:12:39:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["We are thrilled to see the G20 commit to adopting a standardized system of automatic tax information exchange,” said GFI Director Raymond Baker]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-24T12:39:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[We Changed the World In Our Own Small Way - One NGO&#8217;s Influence on the Rio Agreement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/we-changed-the-world-in-our-own-small-way-one-ngos-influence-on-the-rio-agr</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/we-changed-the-world-in-our-own-small-way-one-ngos-influence-on-the-rio-agr#When:15:19:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI's work on illicit financial flows credited and referenced in one NGO's contribution to the Rio+20 Summit.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-22T15:19:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Corruption, Drug and Gun Crime, Tax Evasion Caused Mexico to Lose $872 Billion in 4 Decades]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/corruption-drug-and-gun-crime-tax-evasion-caused-mexico-to-lose-872-billion</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/corruption-drug-and-gun-crime-tax-evasion-caused-mexico-to-lose-872-billion#When:18:06:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["[The money] could have been used to develop the Mexican economy, to invest in education, to build roads, or to fight the drug cartels." says Raymond Baker]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-20T18:06:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dirty money thrives despite Mexico drug war]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/dirty-money-thrives-despite-mexico-drug-war</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/dirty-money-thrives-despite-mexico-drug-war#When:12:59:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["In order to weaken organised crime, it is far safer and more effective in the long run to erode its financial base," said Americas Program's Laura Carlsen]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-20T12:59:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Light-Bulb Moment: G20 Coming to Terms with Illicit Financial Flows]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-coming-to-terms-with-illicit-financial-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-coming-to-terms-with-illicit-financial-flows#When:12:49:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI Praises G20 Renewal of Anti-Corruption Working Group, Disappointed in Failure to Tackle Anonymous Shell Companies]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-20T12:49:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mexico Loses $872 Billion in 40 years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/mexico-loses-872-billion-in-40-years</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/mexico-loses-872-billion-in-40-years#When:14:00:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hispanic Business website recently ran a piece quoting GFI's recently published report on illicit financial outflows from Mexico]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-19T14:00:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development Statement to the G20]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/task-force-statement-to-the-G20</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/task-force-statement-to-the-G20#When:11:20:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2009, leaders of the world’s 20 most powerful nations declared “the era of bank secrecy is over.” Today, bank secrecy is not over. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-18T11:20:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[To Ensure Stability, G20 Should Tackle Tax Haven Secrecy, Curtail Illicit Financial Flows]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-should-tackle-tax-haven-secrecy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-should-tackle-tax-haven-secrecy#When:09:50:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI calls on the G20 to promote policy measures that would bring transparency and accountability into the global market]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Europe & Russia, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-18T09:50:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons Lobby Pumps Cash Into Congressional Races]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/nuclear-weapons-lobby-pumps-cash-into-congressional-races</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/nuclear-weapons-lobby-pumps-cash-into-congressional-races#When:08:59:26Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a new report from the Center for International Policy, contractors have given these members $18.7 million ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-13T08:59:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four Decades Ago, a Senator Warned About the Revolving Door of the Military-Industrial Complex]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/senator-warned-about-revolving-door</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/senator-warned-about-revolving-door#When:16:15:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The author of the CIP report notes that there are scores of former government officials working in the nuclear weapons lobby]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-09T16:15:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Money Wasted on Nuclear Weapons being Driven by Lobbyists?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-wasted-on-nuclear-weapons</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-wasted-on-nuclear-weapons#When:10:26:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Nuclear weapons makers have donated more than $18 million...according to a report from the Center for International Policy]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-08T10:26:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons Lobby Reportedly Spent $2.9 Million To Stave Off Military Cuts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/nuclear-weapons-lobby</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/nuclear-weapons-lobby#When:13:17:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Nuclear weapons spending should be determined by what is needed to defend the country]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-06T13:17:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[China steps up efforts to keep officials from leaving country]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/china-up-efforts-keep-officials-from-leaving</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/china-up-efforts-keep-officials-from-leaving#When:11:36:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Another report by the Washington-based watchdog Global Financial Integrity, which tracked illicit outflow of money]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-06T11:36:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Are Nuclear Weapons Contractors’ Millions in Campaign Contributions Buying Favors?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/nuclear-weapons-contractors-buying-favors</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/nuclear-weapons-contractors-buying-favors#When:09:11:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Any effort to downsize the nation’s nuclear force is likely to be met with fierce opposition]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-06T09:11:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Failures of Our Economic System]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/failures-of-our-economic-system</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/failures-of-our-economic-system#When:09:38:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[An exclusive interview with Raymond Baker exploring how government theft, drug trafficking and the shadow financial system contribute to poverty, hunger, terrorism and economic crises]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-06-01T09:38:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[World Bank Takes Major Step towards Transparency in Publishing Sanctions Board Decisions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/world-bank-major-step-towards-transparency</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/world-bank-major-step-towards-transparency#When:09:01:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity Lauds International Financial Institution for Anti-Corruption Milestone]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-30T09:01:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[China at heart of ivory plunder surge, US Senate told]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/china-heart-of-ivory-plunder-surge</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/china-heart-of-ivory-plunder-surge#When:17:39:37Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The ivory trade has become a lucrative offshoot of the illicit wildlife trade, valued at up to $10 billion]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Africa, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-25T17:39:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Lawmakers Hear Pleas to Save African Elephants, Rhinos]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/lawmakers-hear-pleas</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/lawmakers-hear-pleas#When:17:33:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Concerns extend well beyond the fate of animals, according to Tom Cardamone, an expert on illegal financial flows]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Africa, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-24T17:33:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Calls on G8 to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows at Camp David Summit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-calls-on-g8-to-tackle-illicit-financial-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-calls-on-g8-to-tackle-illicit-financial-flows#When:11:18:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today called on leaders of the G8 to concretely tackle the issue of illicit financial flows and end tax haven secrecy when they meet this weekend at Camp David]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Europe & Russia, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-17T11:18:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Illicit Mexican Money Peppers the World]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/illicit-mexican-money-peppers-world</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/illicit-mexican-money-peppers-world#When:15:32:06Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI's Dev Kar is quoted extensively throughout this article about illicit financial flows in Mexico (in Spanish)]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-06T15:32:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drones and the Dream of Remote Control in the Borderlands]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drones-and-dream-of-remote-control-in-borderlands</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drones-and-dream-of-remote-control-in-borderlands#When:11:44:13Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[More broadly, Barry states that that the CBP has failed to offer any documentation to support its claim that the drones are]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Mexico, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-03T11:44:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Companies Selling Drones to Undisclosed Foreign Governments]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-co-selling-drones-to-foreign-gov</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-co-selling-drones-to-foreign-gov#When:09:30:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Tom Barry told the Texas Independent that many countries in Latin America, led by Brazil, are using drones and ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, TransBorder Project, Americas, Middle East, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-01T09:30:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[India&#8217;s Latest Foot-Dragging Move to Fight &#8220;Black Money&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/india-to-fight-black-money</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/india-to-fight-black-money#When:09:22:22Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[More modestly, Global Financial Integrity, a programme run by the Center for International Policy, a Washington DC-based think tank, pegs the figure ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-01T09:22:22+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Apple Tax Dodging Techniques Emblematic of Problem Costing U.S. $100 Billion, Poor Nations $1 Trilli]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/apple-tax-dodging-techniques-problem-costing-100-billion</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/apple-tax-dodging-techniques-problem-costing-100-billion#When:17:24:59Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A front-page article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times drew attention to shady accounting techniques utilized by Apple Inc, the technology giant]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-30T17:24:59+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walmart Checking Compliance with US Bribery Law]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/walmart-checking-compliance-with-us-bribery-law</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/walmart-checking-compliance-with-us-bribery-law#When:09:25:22Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[GFI's Heather Lowe is quoted on NPR's Marketplace program in regards to the Wal-Mart FCPA fallout]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-25T09:25:22+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Even as It Hurts Mexican Economy, Bribery Is Taken in Stride]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/even-as-it-hurts-mexican-economy-bribery-taken-in-stride</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/even-as-it-hurts-mexican-economy-bribery-taken-in-stride#When:12:38:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“It is very much a part of business,” said Heather Lowe, legal counsel for the group. “It is an international business issue, but it hits Mexico significantly]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-23T12:38:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Welcomes New IRS Regulation to Help Clamp-Down on Tax Evasion, Gain Information on Foreign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-welcomes-new-irs-regulation</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-welcomes-new-irs-regulation#When:14:54:24Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity (GFI) applauded the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for last night adopting]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-18T14:54:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four Green Groups Officially Back Obama&#8217;s Reelection Campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/four-green-groups-officially-back-obama</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/four-green-groups-officially-back-obama#When:14:19:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“...he'll drill, mine and frack as much as any Republican,” said Glenn Hurowitz, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-18T14:19:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICBM Coalition Of Rural Senators Fights Nuclear Weapons Cuts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/icbm-coalition-rural-senators-fights-nuclear-weapons-cuts</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/icbm-coalition-rural-senators-fights-nuclear-weapons-cuts#When:09:09:24Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["But pork barrel considerations remain more prevalent on Capitol Hill," said William Hartung, director of the Arms & Security Project]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Asia, North Korea, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-17T09:09:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Not too poor for the wars]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/not-too-poor-for-wars</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/not-too-poor-for-wars#When:15:52:22Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[War. Wars. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The drumbeat for war in Iran]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T15:52:22+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Budget cuts slowing production of Lockheed&#8217;s F-35]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/budget-cuts-slowing-production-lockheeds-f-35</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/budget-cuts-slowing-production-lockheeds-f-35#When:09:51:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program is slated for national and international cuts that would slow production of the aircraft and could impact the work done at the company’s Marietta plant]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-16T09:51:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[2013 Defense Budget Rollout: Just the Opening Salvo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/2013-defense-budget-rollout-just-opening-salvo</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/2013-defense-budget-rollout-just-opening-salvo#When:17:28:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[William D. Hartung, of the Center for International Policy, characterizes the 2013 budget as a "minor course correction, not a strategic shift.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-13T17:28:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the Real Truth about the War in Afghanistan?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/whats-the-real-truth-about-war-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/whats-the-real-truth-about-war-in-afghanistan#When:09:44:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[An Army Lieutenant Colonel praised by superiors for his "devotion to mission accomplishment" says reports of "progress" in Afghanistan are Pentagon spin. We hear from him and others]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T09:44:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Officer Blows Whistle on Afghan War]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/officer-blows-whistle-on-afghan-war</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/officer-blows-whistle-on-afghan-war#When:11:00:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis just submitted a classified report to members of Congress, arguing that the Department of Defense has intentionally and consistently misled the American people and Congress when it comes to measuring progress and conduct in what is now America's longest war. Lt. Col. Davis and Matthew Hoh with the Center for International Policy discuss.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-07T11:00:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GFI Press Release Mexico Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-press-release-mexico-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/gfi-press-release-mexico-report#When:17:40:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report by Global Financial Integrity finds that Mexico lost more than US$872 billion in illicit financial flows between 1970 and 2010. The study recommends]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-30T17:40:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Money laundering, tax evasion suck billions from Mexican economy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-laundering-tax-evasion-suck-billions-from-mexican-economy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/money-laundering-tax-evasion-suck-billions-from-mexican-economy#When:11:25:32Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Mexico lost $872 billion between 1970 and 2010, the Washington-based advocacy organization Global Financial Integrity said in an 80-page report]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-30T11:25:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dallas Morning News Exlcusive Mexico pays heavy price for tax evasion, report finds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/dallas-morning-news-exlcusive-mexico-pays-heavy-price-for-tax-evasion-repor</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/dallas-morning-news-exlcusive-mexico-pays-heavy-price-for-tax-evasion-repor#When:13:39:04Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In a nation with nearly half the population living in poverty, more than $872 billion has been lost to the Mexican economy over four decades to tax evasion, corruption and criminals]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Mexico, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-28T13:39:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drones lead the way to tighter defense budgets]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drones-lead-way-to-tighter-defense-budgets</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drones-lead-way-to-tighter-defense-budgets#When:10:08:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[William Hartung with the Center for International Policy says big contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman already make both. But drones cost one-fifth, or less, than fighter planes]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-26T10:08:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[January 26 - The Defense Cutting Mirage]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/january-26-defense-cutting-mirage</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/january-26-defense-cutting-mirage#When:09:53:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[William Hartung joins us to examine the numbers game and the astronomically expensive and useless weapons programs that are not being cut]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-26T09:53:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[$128 billion siphoned out of India in a decade]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/128-billion-siphoned-out-of-india-in-a-decade</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/128-billion-siphoned-out-of-india-in-a-decade#When:16:03:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[International watchdog Global Financial Integrity's (GFI) report on illicit financial flows says nearly Rs 6 lakh crore was illegally siphoned out of India in the decade spanning 2000 to 2009.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-26T16:03:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Developing World Hemorrhaged $903 Billion In Illicit Funds In 2009]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/developing-world-hemorrhaged-903-billion-in-illicit-funds-in-2009</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/developing-world-hemorrhaged-903-billion-in-illicit-funds-in-2009#When:16:03:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Developing countries lost $903 billion in illicit financial outflows in 2009, with China, Mexico and Russia ranking as the top three hemorrhagers]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-16T16:03:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Despite Global Financial Crisis, Illicit Financial Outflows from Developing World Remain High]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/despite-global-financial-crisis-illicit-financial-outflows-from-developing</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/despite-global-financial-crisis-illicit-financial-outflows-from-developing#When:16:21:17Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Developing countries lost US$903 billion in illicit financial outflows in 2009 despite the massive slowdown in economic activity which rocked world markets in late 2008, finds a new study by Global Financial Integrity]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-15T16:21:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethiopian Illicit Outflows Doubled In 2009, New Report Says]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/ethiopian-illicit-outflows-doubled-in-2009-new-report-says</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/ethiopian-illicit-outflows-doubled-in-2009-new-report-says#When:15:52:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Ethiopia lost $11.7 billion to outflows of ill-gotten gains between 2000 and 2009, according to a coming report by Global Financial Integrity. That’s a lot of money to lose to corruption for a country that has a per-capita GDP of just $365]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-05T15:52:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[WisdomTree Local Debt ETF And Emerging Markets&#8217; Bearish Short-Term Outlook: Part 1]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/wisdomtree-local-debt-etf-and-emerging-markets-bearish-short-term-outlook</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/wisdomtree-local-debt-etf-and-emerging-markets-bearish-short-term-outlook#When:16:07:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On a side note, Malaysia has a high rate of capital flight. Global Financial Integrity estimates that illicit flows of capital between 2000 and 2008 were $291 Billion]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-01T16:07:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[G20 Commits to Addressing Illicit Financial Flows, Links Tax Haven Secrecy to Poverty]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-addressing-illicit-financial-flows</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/g20-addressing-illicit-financial-flows#When:15:57:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity (GFI) praised the G20 today for its commitment to tackle the issue of illicit financial flows and crack down on tax haven secrecy]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-04T15:57:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Checking the Pentagon&#8217;s Job Loss Math]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/checking-pentagons-job-loss-math</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/checking-pentagons-job-loss-math#When:16:44:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[William Hartung a defense budget analyst at the Center for International Policy agrees and thinks the Defense Department may be "front-loading" the numbers]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-03T16:44:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ISAF Data Show Night Raids Killed over 1,500 Afghan Civilians]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/isaf-data-show-night-raids-killed-over-1500-afghan-civilians</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/isaf-data-show-night-raids-killed-over-1500-afghan-civilians#When:16:57:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The killing of family members and neighbours who responded to night raids with weapons was already a major issue within the U.S. mission to]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Middle East, Afghanistan, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-02T16:57:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity Urges G20 to End Tax Haven Secrecy in Cannes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/global-financial-integrity-g20-end-tax-haven-secrecy-cannes</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/global-financial-integrity-g20-end-tax-haven-secrecy-cannes#When:16:02:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today joined over 40,000 people from around the world calling on G20 leaders to end tax haven secrecy when they meet this week in Cannes]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-02T16:02:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hartung Press Release Super Committee Policy Brief]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/hartung-super-committee-former-members-lobby-defense</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/hartung-super-committee-former-members-lobby-defense#When:13:33:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A new policy brief from William D. Hartung explores the mutually beneficial and close ties between the arms lobby and super committee members. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Americas, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-31T13:33:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE: EU proposal helps curb corruption but fails to tackle tax dodging]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/eu-proposal-helps-curb-corruption-but-fails-tackle-tax-dodging</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/eu-proposal-helps-curb-corruption-but-fails-tackle-tax-dodging#When:12:36:15Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Raymond Baker, director of Global Financial Integrity, said: “The European Commission through this proposed Country-by-Country Reporting legislation]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-25T12:36:15+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exports or black money? Time for govt to investigate]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/exports-or-black-money-time-for-govt-to-investigate</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/exports-or-black-money-time-for-govt-to-investigate#When:11:53:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Washington-based Global Financial Integrity released a report last year that estimated about $213 billion ($462 billion at today’s prices)]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-21T11:53:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Only speak out against govt when my colleagues are arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/only-speak-out-against-govt-when-my-colleagues-are-arrested</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/only-speak-out-against-govt-when-my-colleagues-are-arrested#When:15:30:56Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It has been estimated by think tank Global Financial Integrity that Rs 25 lakh crore black money from India is in Swiss banks]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-20T15:30:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Petition Moved in SC to Recover Looted Wealth from Politicians, Bureaucrats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/petition-moved-to-recover-looted-wealth-from-politicians-bureaucrats</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/petition-moved-to-recover-looted-wealth-from-politicians-bureaucrats#When:17:06:32Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The petitioner made the following respondents]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Middle East, Pakistan, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-21T17:06:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Anna Hazare: India’s New Superhero]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/anna-hazare-indias-new-superhero</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/anna-hazare-indias-new-superhero#When:16:57:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A report released by Washington-based Global Financial Integrity said India could be losing at least 19.3 billion dollars annually in illegal flows]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Asia, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-21T16:57:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glencore and BP Named as Worst Offenders at Top of Tax Secrecy Table]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/glencore-bp-worst-offenders-at-top-of-tax-secrecy-table</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/glencore-bp-worst-offenders-at-top-of-tax-secrecy-table#When:16:50:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Raymond Baker, director of research group Global Financial Integrity, said: ‘This is about getting rich secretly and not having to account for such riches locally,’ he said.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-20T16:50:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changing Key Law Could Mean &#8220;License to Bribe&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/changing-key-law-could-mean-license-to-bribe</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/changing-key-law-could-mean-license-to-bribe#When:09:42:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Anti-corruption advocacy organisations including Global Financial Integrity, Transparency International, and the Project on Government Oversight have written letters in support of keeping the FCPA, which applies to U.S. businesses and any businesses trading on the U.S. Stock Exchange and makes it a crime to trade favours for business advantages in countries where multinational companies do business, in its current form. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-17T09:42:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fight Brews Over Anti-Bribery Law as Fines Jump]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/fight-brews-over-anti-bribery-law-as-fines-jump</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/fight-brews-over-anti-bribery-law-as-fines-jump#When:09:45:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[They're trying to take the teeth out of the FCPA," said Heather Lowe, legal counsel at Global Financial Integrity, a nonprofit organization focused on the cross-border flow of illegal money.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-09-15T09:45:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya: Moammar Gadhafi and His Billions Are Unaccounted For]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/libya-moammar-gadhafi-and-his-billions-are-unaccounted-for</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/libya-moammar-gadhafi-and-his-billions-are-unaccounted-for#When:12:07:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Monique Danziger, communications director with Global Financial Integrity, said Libya has the "spottiest" data reporting of the 162 countries that report financial figures to the IMF and World Bank. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Africa, Transparency & Accountability, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-08-26T12:07:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Costs of War Website Release]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/costsofwar</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/costsofwar#When:16:37:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States will spend a total of  $3.2 to 4 trillion paying for the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan according to a new report by scholars with the Eisenhower Research Project, including William D. Hartung.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-29T16:37:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Report Measures the Cost of Crime, Corruption, and Trade Mispricing in Developing Countries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-report-measures-cost-crime-corruption-trade-mispricing-developing</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-report-measures-cost-crime-corruption-trade-mispricing-developing#When:23:13:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity (GFI) released its annual analysis of the cost of crime, corruption, and trade mispricing on developing countries today.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Global Financial Integrity, Americas, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-01-18T23:13:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circling the Wagons: Tomorrow&#8217;s House Hearing on Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tomorrows-house-hearing-on-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tomorrows-house-hearing-on-plan-colombia#When:09:53:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It has been five years since Congress approved Plan Colombia, a big package of “emergency” aid to Colombia. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-05-10T09:53:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tenet&#8217;s Resignation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tenets-resignation</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tenets-resignation#When:13:20:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Mel Goodman, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and co-author of "Bush League Diplomacy," was online Friday, June 4 at 11:30 a.m. ET to discuss Tenet's resignation.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-06-04T13:20:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ex-CIA Agent on Cheney Iraq Speech: Longest Statement of Disinformation Ever Fed U.S. Public]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/cheney-iraq-speech</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/cheney-iraq-speech#When:14:09:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday attempted to restate the administration’s case for war at a speech at the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, National Security Project, Middle East, Afghanistan, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2003-07-25T14:09:27+00:00</dc:date>
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