Thieves Follow the Money to Corrupt Officials' Homes
Date: 12 September 2014
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Austin RAMZY
Corrupt officials make ideal targets: They are known to keep large supplies of cash in their residences and are reluctant to report thefts for fear of a graft investigation.
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Foreign Journalists in China See Decline in Reporting Conditions
Date: 12 September 2014
By ANDREW JACOBS
Andrew JACOBS
Conditions for foreign journalists working in China have gone from bad to worse over the past year, according to a report issued on Friday by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China.
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ISIS Fight Raises Fears That Efforts to Curb Iran Will Slip
Date: 12 September 2014
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
News Analysis; fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria raises fears that Pres Obama's efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon will slip.
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Journalists in China Describe Extortion
Date: 12 September 2014
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
Chris BUCKLEY
Journalists who worked for business news website 21st Century Net have described scheme of extorting Chinese companies in return for production of flattering articles or burying damaging ones.
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Tune In to The Times
Date: 12 September 2014
By JORDAN COHEN
Jordan COHEN
Highlights from New York Times reporters and contributors’ interviews regarding their coverage and other top news stories.
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New Military Campaign Extends a Legacy of War
Date: 11 September 2014
By PETER BAKER
Peter BAKER
News analysis; Pres Obama's ordering of sustained military campaign against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq effectively sets new course for remainder of his presidency; likely ensures that he will pass his successor a volatile and incomplete war, much as predecessor George W Bush left for him; new phase against ISIS will not involve many American ground troops, but it continues to keep United States at war.
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Far From Home, Party Officials Feel the Stress, Study Finds
Date: 11 September 2014
By KIKI ZHAO
Kiki ZHAO
One of the Communist Party’s tools for curbing corruption — assigning officials to positions far from their homes — has inflicted emotional hardship and contributed to misdeeds, according to a new study.
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