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'Let not my detractors feast on this declaration. I'm not admitting guilt.' BENJAMIN ABALOS, head of the Philippines' elections commission, who resigned Oct. 1 over accusations of bribery, while maintaining his innocence and vowing to sue his detractors
But oil can lead to the "resource curse" - a government-connected élite profits, most people still suffer, and the economy winds up dependent on petroleum and facing inflation from rising oil revenues. Nigeria, for example, ranks in the top 10 of world oil exporters, yet 60% of Nigerians live...
Nevertheless, Japan is eager to expand its whaling industry. Coastal hunting of smaller cetaceans such as dolphins and pilot whales is not regulated by the International Whaling Commission. And Tokyo has repeatedly lobbied the global organization to allow it to resume coastal hunting of bigger species like minke whale. These...
If true, Young's statements describe political money laundering that would be a clear violation of federal law. In 1996, when Young said he had made the contributions, it was illegal to give a candidate more than $1,000 for a primary or general campaign. None of the individuals Young...
Before male feminists were groovy, Richard Graham, onetime deputy to Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver and founding member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, waged an uphill battle for women's equality. In Washington, where members of Congress joked about sex discrimination and the eeoc ignored it, the ex-Air...