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...Although time is running out, South Asian nations may yet get a boost if the U.S. textile industry persuades Washington to restrict clothing imports from China for a few more years. Representatives of several Asian governments are doing their own lobbying in the U.S. capitol, hoping to gain protection for at least three more years. Without special treatment, garment industries in countries such as Nepal are likely to become a free-trade casualty, says exporter Pokhrel: "Death is the only prediction we can make...
PetroChina is a spin-off of the China National Petroleum Company, which is involved in a more than $1 billion joint venture with the Sudanese government to boost that country’s oil production. Revenues from the venture are filling the coffers of the Sudanese regime, which the U.S. government says is guilty of genocide against its own people...
...troops in Iraq, why does it need this small number of Brits, who already have their hands full around Basra? Were the Americans going to suck them into a heavy-handed assault on Fallujah, undermining the British army's reputation? The darkest suspicion was that Blair was trying to boost George W. Bush on the eve of the U.S. election - the actress and Labour M.P. Glenda Jackson said she feared British troops were being "reduced to the level of mercenaries for a Republican White House." But the military rode to Blair's rescue. General Michael Walker, Chief of the Defense...
...committees, then he owes everyone an explanation highlighting the specifics of his charge. But the only “habits of mind” leading to “passive discrimination” I perceive is the growing animus, encouraged by Kirby and Summers, to penalize qualified men and boost percentages that make Harvard look good...
...gift provides a significant boost to the HBS capital campaign, which aims to raise $500 million by the end of next year...