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...since a considerable portion of the total debt was owed to the IMF, it was hardly enthusiastic about what debt forgiveness would do to its balance sheet. Given all this, it was not too surprising that only three countries - Uganda, Bolivia and Guyana - met the hurdles and received debt relief. Those concerned with the plight of the poor in developing countries were frustrated by the slow pace of debt forgiveness. In 2000, the Jubilee movement mobilized sufficient public opinion to the point where debt forgiveness was greatly extended and the hurdles adjusted to a more reasonable level...
...when Zubaydah was confronted by the false Saudis, writes Posner, "his reaction was not fear, but utter relief." Happy to see them, he reeled off telephone numbers for a senior member of the royal family who would, said Zubaydah, "tell you what to do." The man at the other end would be Prince Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, a Westernized nephew of King Fahd's and a publisher better known as a racehorse owner. His horse War Emblem won the Kentucky Derby in 2002. To the amazement of the U.S., the numbers proved valid. When the fake inquisitors accused...
RAPTIVA For people who suffer from psoriasis, there may be relief--and convenience--in this new drug awaiting FDA approval. With a weekly injection, Genentech's Raptiva prevents certain immune cells from migrating to the skin's surface, where they trigger abnormal growth and create the disease's hallmark lesions...
...Undeterred, Prozac's maker, Eli Lilly, has filed for FDA approval of Cymbalta, an antidepressant that targets not just serotonin but norepinephrine levels as well. The FDA should decide by the end of the year. In tests, patients taking Cymbalta were up to three times as likely to find relief from depression as those taking a placebo...
Trombly told The Crimson Thursday that he felt a sense of relief at the apparent end of the drawn-out legal process...