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...face of the challenge, U.S. officials have earmarked $4 million to help bolster Mexican prisons, part of an aid package to support the fight against the drug armies. Calderon has also promised to build more pens to cope with the burgeoning numbers. But some working in the prison system say the difficulties in the controlling the inmates will not be solved by raising more jail houses; the crisis, they say, also stems from profound problems in Mexico's justice apparatus. More than 41% of the nation's total prison population of 220,000 has not even been convicted and sentenced...
...while many observers have said that this outpouring of support represented a turning point for civil society in China, new research suggests the state still dominates aid work. Average Chinese, many with no connection to Sichuan, contributed blood, sweat and cash to relief efforts, and for non-governmental organizations toiling in obscurity, the disaster represented an opportunity to raise cash and build support networks in one of China's most populous provinces. But much of the donations collected over the past year ended up being funneled through local governments, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Beijing...
...Alexandra N. Alves '11, from Cape Verde, another executive producer of last year's Eleganza, said that, while she appreciated the boost to financial aid, the clothing line could alienate many students. "The clothing line could cause a whole lot of pressure on a whole lot of minority students at Harvard," she said. "lt's confusing that Harvard is saying 'this is who we are' through this clothing line when it's not like that in real life. There's a disconnect there...
...private- and public-sector positions are being subsidized through the use of several million dollars' worth of the state's emergency-fund allotment. Some of these are just temporary, a short-term pick-me-up for the laid-off. Elsewhere, officials are eyeing the emergency fund for longer-term aid. Los Angeles, for example, has plans to kick off a yearlong employment program that will give subsidized jobs to up to 10,000 people. (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...
...American government has committed $17 million towards training Liberia's police force, just a small portion of the over $2 billion the U.S. Government has spent in Liberia since 2003, the highest number of aid dollars spent per capita anywhere in the world. Clinton and President Johnson Sirleaf's camaraderie is an indication that U.S. support of Liberia will continue. At a lunch event, Clinton even promised President Johnson Sirleaf she would soon read her recent memoir, This Child Will Be Great. Read "In Liberia, Sirleaf's Past Sullies her Clean Image" Read "Sweet Ride: Surfing in Liberia...