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...nation from dust and rubble. It has yet to implement a system of income taxes and trade duties to regulate the economy. Still, Juba's potential is radiating beyond its borders, and a bustling cross-country trade is under way, as newly certified businessmen from Kenya and Uganda flood in, eyeing the oil riches and selling everything from eggs to cellphones. If the entrepreneurs are hearing war drums, they are not letting alarm get in the way of a lucrative deal...
...with 1.5 million refugees from the war and hundreds of thousands displaced by a recent flood, the area still faces dramatic challenges, according to Julian J. Atim, a Ugandan student at the Harvard School of Public Health who received the 2006 Physicians for Human Rights Award for her walk in one of the districts near Gulu. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...issue exploded last May when a letter was sent by the House Transportation Committee's James Oberstar of Minnesota and Peter DeFazio of Oregon to all 50 Governors, expressing concern that a flood of local deals might put "parochial and private interests" ahead of an "integrated national transportation network"--and threatening to undo any deals found not to be in the public's interest. That's pointedly at odds with the Department of Transportation (dot), which, following the lead of the Bush Administration, has been a huge supporter of privatization and helped pave the way by letting some companies issue...
...City in Ruin Michael Grunwald is right: New Orleans isn't safe [Aug. 20]. But how could anyone expect a guarantee that a city built below sea level will not flood? Why are so many residents expecting better protection than they received against Katrina? The poor and elderly who endured the horror at the Superdome are back. How will they make it through the next storm? Mary Frances Herrin, GALLIANO...
...once said Paul Newman is an example of the longevity few actors achieve. What does the future hold for you? -Ed Flood, Havertown, Pa.Most actors don't get that kind of time in the spotlight, so the trick is to focus more on writing and directing. My hope is that as time goes on and people want to see less and less of me onscreen, which happens to everybody, I'll be able to direct...