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...time when more than 6,000 government troops are already involved in a third entanglement-attacking Abu Sayyaf's jungle strongholds on Jolo Island. Adding to all this bloodshed is the other war: in recent years, but especially in 2006, hundreds of antigovernment activists across the Philippines-labor leaders, lawyers, journalists, even priests-have been assassinated. Many were members of legal left-wing political parties that senior state officials have publicly accused of supporting, and even fighting for, the N.P.A. Local and international human-rights groups suspect the military is involved in the killings, though last month an Arroyo-appointed...
Campaign veterans caution against taking this early frenzy of election action too seriously, noting that actual voters aren't likely to start paying much attention until after Labor Day. But the mania has a way of feeding on itself, as every campaign seeks to impress the media, the donors and one another with its poll numbers, endorsements, financial strength and organization on the ground...
...variation. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Jun. 2000 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have the authority to regulate the tobacco industry, including nicotine levels. But Sen. Edward Kennedy ’54 (D-Mass.), incoming chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, indicated last week that he plans to introduce legislation to put the industry under FDA regulation. “This study is an extraordinary public service by Harvard’s School of Public Health,” said Kennedy in a statement on his Web site...
...region, and the Democrats have profited by supporting comprehensive plans--increased border control, along with guest-worker provisions and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants--that reflect both the growing influence of Latino voters in the region and the needs of the local farming and construction businesses for labor. Democrats also tend to reflect a Western let-and-let-live attitude on social issues like abortion and homosexuality. But given the traditional Western aversion to lockstep conformity, none of the above are hard-and-fast rules...
...Hong Kong companies have truly distinguished themselves is in the growing field of supply-chain management. Rather than merely sourcing, they can supervise the entire production process, handling everything from design to quality control to transportation. Some firms even conduct investigations of factories to ensure that they comply with labor and safety regulations, thereby protecting U.S. companies from attacks by human-rights groups. "We're doing more in terms of services than we ever comprehended," says Cicetti...