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Clinton acknowledged "mistakes" in the past, specifically related to the economic development of Haiti. "When I restored the democratically elected President of Haiti, I also signed legislation which essentially increased the penetration into Haiti of American rice and reduced Haiti's own rice production. I think it was a mistake." But the main focus of the former Presidents was not the past but the present. President Barack Obama appointed both Clinton and Bush to spearhead U.S. fundraising efforts for Haiti...
After spending a week training at Rice University, the women’s distance squad was more than ready on Friday. In one of the first races of the day—the women’s 3000-meter event—a pack of Harvard runners took the lead from the start, refusing to relinquish its position. Junior Claire Richardson crossed the line first with a time of 9:59.33, followed four seconds later by Crimson sophomore Nicole Cochran. Sophomore Jeanne Mack and juniors Hilary May and Jamie Olson grabbed the third through fifth positions. Fifteen more seconds lapsed...
...three of the detergent packages. Of the 32 different sizes of Kellogg's cereal brands offered by WinCo, Walmart carried just seven. Of the brands both stores sold, WinCo was cheaper on six of them - two different sizes of Raisin Bran, two different sizes of Frosted Mini-Wheats, one Rice Krispies box and one Cocoa Krispies box. At WinCo, a huge sign trumpeted that a 42-ounce box of Quaker Oatmeal cost $2.48. A similar sign stood at Walmart - Quaker Oatmeal, 42-ounces...
...This shows we can spill our blood for our country without using violence,'' said Nawart Somsieng, a rice farmer from the northeastern Khon Kaen province as she entered one of three medical tents staffed by about 100 volunteer doctors and nurses from local hospitals. "In Vietnam, monks have burned themselves alive for their beliefs, so it is not difficult for us to give our blood for our belief in democracy," said Chitra Chitprasert, a retired office worker from Bangkok also participating in the blood drive. (Watch an interview with the monk who led protests in Vietnam in 1960s...
...Thailand's recovery from the world recession has recently picked up steam, with Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij garnering the Finance Minister of the Year Award from British-based magazine the Banker. But farmers have been complaining that rice prices have been falling and that they have not been benefiting from the recovery as a result...