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...still operational despite the string of defeats and the deepened revulsion toward terror since March 11. "Before the parties sit down at the table, ETA wants to show it's coming from a position of strength," says Gemma Zabaleta, a Socialist M.P. in the Basque parliament. "The I.R.A. planted bombs while the governments negotiated." But observers like Gustavo de Arístegui, a Popular Party member of the Spanish parliament from the Basque Country, cast doubt on such comparisons: he argues that the I.R.A. followed Sinn Fein's political lead, whereas Batasuna is subordinate to ETA. And the militants themselves...
...Agent Orange, the infamous defoliant used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, which was linked to high rates of lymphoma, soft-tissue sarcomas and cancer of the lung and prostate. People poisoned by dioxins released during industrial accidents, such as the 1976 explosion at a chemical plant in Seveso, Italy, developed the skin disease chloracne, which has ravaged Yushchenko's face and also causes severe joint pain and fatigue. The condition can take years to improve. "There is an increased risk of cancer and other conditions," Professor John Henry, former head of the U.K.'s National Poisons Service...
...Chemical was asked to report on its management’s new initiatives for survivors of the 1984 chemical accident at a plant in Bhopal, India owned by Union Carbide—now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical. The proposal said Dow Chemical has a “humanitarian responsibility” to address the disaster victims’ concerns, regardless of a lack of current liability...
Sodexho USA, which is a subsidiary of the Parisbased multinational Sodexho Alliance, employs more than 100,000 people, offering “a full range of outsourcing solutions...including food services, housekeeping, grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance, and integrated facilities management.” According to its Campus Services homepage, the company is the biggest provider of college dining services in North America...
...medical applications of marijuana. “There is some research going on regarding medical marijuana, but it is limited,” said Shaffer. “Scientists need special permission from the government…The application process does not make it easy to study the plant...