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A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement

Conflict

Immigration officials are halting publishing a weekly report that names cities that don’t comply with requests to hold people beyond their release dates. They had published three reports — all with significant errors.

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#4. @realDonaldTrump: As you increase immigration enforcement, will you make public information about detention & deportation? #100Days100Qs

Justice
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In Nigeria, many stayed up late for the drama, not the content of the US presidential debate

Global Politics
French President Francois Mitterrand raises his cap as he goes for a walk in the streets of Chateau-Chinon in 1995.

French politicians have a long history of keeping their serious illnesses secret

Global Politics
A man works on the engine of his car, as motorists wait for fuel at a gas station in Abuja.

In oil-rich Nigeria, just getting a tank of gas is an all-day endeavor

Business
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Allegations of corruption swirl around Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.

Is $20 billion in missing oil wealth the explanation for extremist group Boko Haram?

Global Politics

The most effective way to fight the Nigerian militant insurgency Boko Haram might not be with arms, but with a war on corruption, argues Sarah Chayes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Allegations of corruption swirl around Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.

Is $20 billion in missing oil wealth the explanation for extremist group Boko Haram?

Global Politics

The most effective way to fight the Nigerian militant insurgency Boko Haram might not be with arms, but with a war on corruption, argues Sarah Chayes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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The brave new world of salary transparency

Business, Economics and Jobs

Is the conversation about how much money your peers and bosses make becoming less taboo? Kristina Cowan, senior writer for Payscale.com helps The Takeaway figure out whether we’re headed for a new era in salary transparency.

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Publicmarkup.org: democracy and access to government information

Global Politics

Do current government practices qualify as information transparency? The Sunlight Foundation is committed to helping citizens be their own congressional watchdogs by improving access to existing information and digitizing new information.

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New corruption rankings out

Global Politics

Transparency International has published its annual survey that ranks 178 countries according to how corrupt their public officials and politicians are perceived to be. Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us more about the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index.

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