Are these sites gaming Google News?

WebProNews has an interesting article on 'foreign' sites that are possibly gaming Google Adwords to be included in the top 10 stories that Google links to. The article has brought out lots of opinions on whether it is correct or not, and even the validity of a foreign news or other source linking to a US based news. I personally think that these companies are motivated by the links they will get and not for any other reason. Foreign news sources have a right to write about anything in the world, but I agree with the author Rich Ord, the CEO of iEntry Inc, that these sites look like they only exist for Google Adwords.