Audit finds no fraud in ChÃ¡vez win
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An audit by international observers supported official election results that gave President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela victory in a referendum to recall him, the secretary general of the Organisation of American States said.
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With a recount of the Nov. 2 election results almost complete in Ohio, officials said Tuesday their electronic voting systems worked as promised, despite alleged problems with some machines.
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Fannie Mae, the No. 1 US mortgage finance company, said on Tuesday its former independent auditor, KPMG, had not offered any adverse opinions on its accounting until regulators had identified errors.
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The chief of Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said Tuesday the Legislative Council election process was clean and fair.
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An audit of the University of Colorado&#39;s football program begun in the wake of a sex-and-alcohol recruiting scandal found no evidence that escorts or strippers were hired to attract athletes.
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The Bush administration is confident that Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election will be deemed fair and valid despite protests from candidates that the balloting was marred by fraud, a top presidential aide said Sunday.
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Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential election Wednesday, after a three-week probe into vote fraud found no grounds to invalidate his triumph.
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A check-authorizing company said yesterday that credit, bank account, and other personal information on 2.3 million consumers had been stolen, but none of the data were used for identity theft or other financial fraud.
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not break Senate rules in accepting free ringside seats at boxing matches from the Nevada Athletic Commission, the Ethics Committee has concluded.
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President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela said a decision to end tax breaks on four oil projects would not drive oil companies away.
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A Diebold Election Systems spokesman dismissed criticism of the company's e-voting hardware, saying it is secure and works as it should.
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A district attorney has said that Gov. Eliot Spitzer did not break any laws in the handling of travel records.
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Election observers have reported few instances of fraud, a key concern as officials begin tallying results.
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Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who found no "element of fraud."
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There was no dancing around by the challenger this time, no late rallies to steal rounds and -- most significant for the undisputed middleweight champion of the world -- no upset.
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_ A jury has ruled that Union Carbide was not fraudulent in how it sold asbestos for use by Kelly-Moore Paints in its interior finishing products.
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There's nothing skimpy about corporate transparency.