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...call to oppose "anyone trying to incite hatred." But sectarian violence has worsened under his reign. Musharraf has been reluctant to act against militant groups, largely to avoid alienating the fundamentalist political parties keeping his secular political opposition at bay. "The government does not recognize the threat homegrown terrorists pose to the stability of Pakistan," says Samina Ahmed of the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based NGO. "Isn't it time the government recognized the price of the game being played...
...while Bank of America has pledged to shun investments in logging operations in the world's most sensitive forests. Even more important is the introduction of new industry standards, such as the Equator Principles, which "promote responsible environmental stewardship and socially responsible development" by evaluating the threats that projects pose to forests, natural habitats and indigenous populations...
...snagged senior managers from respected media organizations, including his alma mater, the London-based Associated Press Television News. He wants some old journalistic hands in front of the camera too. He has signed up Riz Khan, a former program host on CNN International, whose daily Washington-anchored show will pose questions from viewers to newsmakers and celebrities...
...discuss the difficulties that this situation could pose, it seems that the most practical and least sketchy decision is to carry on a friendship and hold off on something more until you are submerged in more comfortable circumstances...
...among the book’s many illuminating moments, Sandel cautions Friedman: “A flat, frictionless world is a mixed blessing. It may, as you suggest, be good for global business. Or it may, as Marx believed, augur well for a proletarian revolution. But it may also pose a threat to the distinctive places and communities that give us our bearings, that locate us in the world. … Some of these inefficiencies are institutions, habits, cultures, and traditions that people cherish precisely because they reflect nonmarket values like social cohesion, religious faith, and national pride...