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Other than the growing profit margins for the food industry, the only good thing about fast-food companies' pushing meat, fat and sugar on the developing world is the financial boon it will create for another ethically challenged U.S. industry. As those chicken nuggets start clogging arteries and aiding the global obesity epidemic, millions of people will develop diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. What an untapped market for the pharmaceutical sector! Simon Chaitowitz, WASHINGTON...
...weeks after the assassination of Bhutto, that mission has become a sacred trust, and for candidates such as Hussain campaigning on the PPP ticket, a potent political boon. Analysts, diplomats and politicians are expecting a large PPP sympathy vote on February 18, when Pakistanis go to the polls in an election that very well could lead to the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf, if the opposition wins a majority in parliament. "It's all about Benazir now," says Hussain. "After the 27th, I am much less relevant. It sounds terrible, but the death of Benazir has increased our chances...
...before the Kerviel affair. Meanwhile, comments by French officials indicating the government would step in and prevent foreign "predators" from exploiting the Société Générale fiasco drew fire from European Union authorities. Mistral suggests that BNP's shot across the bow was a boon for the government: "by signaling to rivals abroad that French banks are already on the case, BNP saves President (Nicolas) Sarkozy and his advisors the trouble of noting that foreign suitors need not apply...
Other than the growing profit margins for the food industry, the only good thing about fast-food companies' pushing meat, fat and sugar on the developing world is the financial boon it will create for another ethically challenged U.S. industry. As those chicken nuggets start clogging arteries and aiding the global obesity epidemic, millions of people will develop diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. What an untapped market for the pharmaceutical sector! Simon Chaitowitz, WASHINGTON
...Eventually, Serbia will join the EU, Kosovo will join the EU, and Kosovo will be released from Serbian rule—all on the same day. Only thus can Kosovo be both completely independent from Serbia and yet still united with it. Accession to the EU would be a boon for the mismatched pair. Their economies would receive boosts from the strong euro and the association with other members. If left to fend for themselves, however, alienation and their landlocked status could foster economic discontent and instability. Both could also benefit from the EU’s human rights standards...