Amid party graft, Brazil's leader loses his luster
Payoff scandal stymies pledge for a cleanup
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three years ago, when Brazil's first elected leftist leader was swept to power in a landslide vote, he promised a new era in national politics: a clean government in a country plagued by corruption. (Full article: 1076 words)
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