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...bill to reform accounting and corporate practices--a political no-brainer in the scandal-a-day summer of 2002--finally made it to Bush's desk on nearly unanimous votes. The Senate confirmed overdue nominations to more than a dozen key posts across regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. And the House worked into the early hours to pass the stalled trade bill before the August recess...
...from the Saudis, it didn't ask for it. On sensitive internal matters--such as the radical indoctrination of schoolchildren by the Wahhabists--the U.S. has not pressured the royal family directly. "There has been no table pounding," admits a senior U.S. official. "When the Saudis get hectored about reform, they get their backs up and say, To hell with it--we're not going...
...Korea: Prostitution Scandal Philippines: G.I.s Go Home North Korea: Ready to Reform...
...suspended bilateral ties with the Indonesian military in 1999 because of horrifying human rights abuses in East Timor. While the needs of American policy may have changed, Indonesia's military has not. "The fear among pro-reform elements is that the money could provide an opening for the security forces to go back to the bad old days," warns Sidney Jones, Indonesia Project director of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group. Pakistan's dictator Pervez Musharraf found himself similarly in the U.S.' good graces after Sept. 11. His regime has benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars in debt relief...
...Korea: Prostitution Scandal Philippines: G.I.s Go Home North Korea: Ready to Reform...