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Drug trafficking and money laundering, which reached epidemic proportions under Noriega, continue to flourish. More than 13,000 lbs. of cocaine -- worth $153 million wholesale in the U.S. -- have been seized since January. "One can only surmise that if this much is being seized, a lot more is moving," says Hinton. At the same time, U.S. attempts to control money laundering have been stymied by Panama's banking laws, which remain unchanged since Noriega's days. Washington is eager to negotiate a treaty that would give American investigators access to secret accounts when they suspect criminal activity. But Endara...
...education." That, experts agree, needs to change. As the U.S. population ages rapidly, diabetes, which already costs the nation $20 billion a year, is expected to become increasingly common. And since rising affluence and obesity go hand in hand, the disease can be expected to take root and flourish in developing countries, where it is now rare. In the coming years, every penny spent educating patients about this terrible disease could help save health- care dollars and prevent incalculable suffering...
According to Lekgoro, the South African government could not flourish or continue to oppress its people without the economic power derived from various international companies...
...crisis from raging out of control in the 1980s. After deregulating the industry at the start of the decade, politicians looked the other way as reckless thrifts financed countless condominium blocks and office towers that now stand empty. Meanwhile, many questionable -- and sometimes criminal -- business practices were allowed to flourish. When bond salesmen for Keating's Lincoln Savings and Loan went to work, a memo advised them: "Always remember the weak, meek and ignorant are always good targets...
...Downie, is an example of his goal of surrounding himself with visionary editors: "I hire lots of people who are smarter than I am, and I act as a catalyst." Still, the final question that will have to be answered by the Downie regime is whether the Post can flourish without a single controlling vision at the top. Says Robert Kaiser, 47, who came in second to Downie in the race for Bradlee's spot and will become deputy managing editor in September: "Ben is the only editor in your time and mine who will appear in our grandchildren...