Most big media outlets have murky ownership, leaving their journalists vulnerable to outside pressure and influence-peddling.

大部分媒体巨头都归黑暗势力所有，他们的记者十分脆弱，不堪外界压力的重负，还要面对招权纳贿。

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Americans stopped trusting Republicans with their money in part because some conservatives were caught trousering bribes or peddling influence.

美国人对共和党管钱不放心部分是因为一些保守党人被查出收受贿赂和滥用。

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Last year he faced allegations of illegal enrichment and influence-peddling.

去年他面临外界非法致富和出售影响力的指控。

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He says Democrats couldn't get any traction when the issue was just influence peddling and bribery.

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In the political realm campaign contributions and all sorts of influence peddling are commonplace.

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Current Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a Democrat who succeeded Hevesi, has instituted several policies in the office to avoid influence peddling.

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