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...black markets. There are millions of poor young men in India, desperate for a job and only too ready to travel to India's big cities at the promise of a quick buck. And even if they're not willing, they're still potential fodder. The Associated Press reported that while some donors sold their kidneys willingly, some were forcibly brought to clinics, held at gunpoint and then forced to undergo operations that they didn't want. "India is not such a literate population," says a spokeswoman from the National Human Rights Commission. "That's the main thing. There...
...down-payment was delivered to the Department of Revenue. “We were hoping that we wouldn’t have to deal with this until the spring time when we were busier,” Rancatore said. Rancatore, who is accustomed to glowing reviews from patrons and press alike, hopes to keep a low profile moving forward. “My hopes for the future,” he said, “are to never be in the newspapers again, pay my taxes, and make good ice cream...
...demanding that he honor his earlier promise that Labor resign from Olmert's coalition after the Winograd report. But Barak is now hedging; polls show that in an early election, Barak would lose to Netanyahu. So for now, Barak will probably clutch his cabinet seat tight. The politicians and press will be sifting over the gritty details of the report during the next few days, but Olmert and his new enlarged team of media monitors - their ranks have swollen from four to over 30 in advance of the war report - are putting out the word that he's been exonerated...
...interfere in December's elections. Should Samak seek revenge against those involved in the coup, or put officers loyal to Thaksin in charge of the military, he could sow the seeds of another takeover. As Panitan says, "Coups never happen for a single reason." Reports in the Thai press have also fueled speculation that the abrasive Samak could be replaced by a more conciliatory leader. If the economy continues to falter, or if the new government overspends its political capital trying to rehabilitate the exiled Thaksin, his time at the top could be short-lived...
...Lebanon. And so, when they were handed a copy of the 617-page report today, Olmert and his aides frantically skimmed the document for damning remarks that might have forced the prime minister to resign. They had a single hour before the bloodhounds of the Israel press, along with Olmert's political enemies and the families of soldiers who died in the war, grabbed copies of the same document. But, as one relieved Olmert aide told TIME: "We couldn't hope for anything better than this...