Ig-Noble Pulitzer Edition

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Yeah, came across this headline today. Apparently this is big news...

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-17-voa14.cfm

Annual Report Finds Sub-Saharan Africa Especially Hard Hit by Corruption


Amazing, hard-hitting journalistic excellence.

Coming up next:

The French are a pain in the ass

The Russians go back on their word, go back on their word again, and then again, aww crap we are confused whose side they are on

The Italian Government is wracked by scandal and is in danger of collapsing

North Korea promises to give up nukes, then does whatever the hell they want

China limits someone's political freedom

The Brits get really up in arms over something that is not that big a deal at all, the rest of the world does not notice

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