1.   A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government.

2.   The governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal.

3.   Toms Rodrguez were currently under investigation for their part in bribery scandals involving air force contracts.

4.   A further source of embarrassment to the Prime Minister was the development of a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters.

5.   Amato has seen his Socialist party split and his government rocked by a huge bribery scandal which has been sweeping the country over the past year.

6.   Also, about three dozen new members have joined the IOC since the bribery scandal, including athletes and heads of international sporting federations.

7.   Banks rose as optimism about the government ability to deliver measures to bolster the financial system overwhelmed fallout from a bribery scandal.

8.   Brazilian Brady bond prices fell to a two-week low as a bribery scandal in Brasilia widened to include a high-ranking government official.

9.   A Senate committee is considering whether to hold hearings into the Olympics bribery scandal, a proceeding that could lead to financially crippling sanctions against organizers.

10.   A wave of bribery scandals hit all parts of the world.