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When Should We Put Anticorruption Agencies in the Constitution? (op-ed)  "Absent from [the debate on specialized anti-corruption agencies] is a discussion of the means countries should use to create these specialized bodies—in particular, whether these specialized anticorruption bodies should be enshrined in the nation’s constitution, or should be created by ordinary law."

Courtney Millian/Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2016/07/18/when-should-we-put-anticorruption-agencies-in-the-constitution/

Iran President Confronted by Scandal Over Inflated Government Wages.  President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is confronting a major scandal involving inflated salaries for the managers and executives of state-run companies.

Thomas Erdbrink/International New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/world/middleeast/irans-president-is-confronted-by-scandal-over-inflated-government-wages.html?_r=0

Hong Kong’s anti-bribery laws should cover off-shore graft. (op-ed)  “An individual faces no sanction from offering a bribe so long as it is done outside of Hong Kong.”

Jane Moir/South China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1988811/hong-kongs-anti-bribery-laws-should-be-expanded-cover-shore-graft

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