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...small programs have drawn little attention. But their impact has been dramatic. Zinc pills appear to halt diarrhea in its tracks. "Before, we were terrified when children's stomachs began running, because we knew some of them would die," says Sata Djialla in the Malian village of Morola. "Now our children are not dying of diarrhea...
These cash-for-clunkers efforts appear to be working well as an economic stimulus, although they've lost some of their environmental benefit. Research has shown that the greenest (and most equitable) plans target the oldest gas guzzlers and allow consumers to spend the money however they want...
...sources beyond Rio and BHP Billiton for next year and beyond. China is the world's largest steel producer, and despite the global recession, its factories are running close to flat-out thanks to enormous infrastructure construction and brisk sales for new autos and apartments. That means it would appear to have little leverage in pursuit of the price cuts on iron ore that it seeks: a 45% reduction from last year's record levels. (Japan and South Korean steelmakers got cuts of 33% from 2008 levels...
...President will have some rhetorical backup. The White House announced that a number of Montanans will appear with the President to bear witness to how they have been harmed by insurance companies' raising prices while they were under treatment for serious illnesses. (Read "Ezekiel Emanuel, Obama's 'Deadly Doctor,' Strikes Back...
Sitting in a gilded chair upholstered in white leather, al-Bashir didn't appear worried. The former paratrooper came to power as part of a 1989 military coup that introduced a strict Islamic legal code to Sudan. Since then, he has survived U.S. bombings (ordered by President Bill Clinton on suspicion that Khartoum had ongoing ties to Osama bin Laden), accusations that Sudan practices slavery, a long-running civil war and the bloody conflict in Darfur. It helps that the country's fast-growing oil industry, closer ties to China and a peace deal to end the civil war have...