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...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. So it now appears that many more countries will get debt relief. Excessive austerity For more than 70 years...
...Frederick, Md., has developed a faster-acting anthrax vaccine that by next year is expected to complete Phase I clinical trials, in which a substance is tested on healthy volunteers to evaluate its safety in increased doses. Current anthrax vaccines require 18 injections over six months. That's too slow to defend against a sudden widespread outbreak or to permit people to return safely to contaminated homes and workplaces, where spores may linger for years...
...million turkeys eaten in the U.S. every year are Broad Breasted Whites. Bred for maximum white meat, these birds could not exist in nature. Their short legs and oversize breasts leave them unable to run, fly or even copulate; they have to be artificially inseminated. As an alternative, Slow Food U.S.A., a group dedicated to preserving unique regional foods, has encouraged more than 30 farmers in 17 states to begin raising heritage turkeys, like the Narragansett and the Bourbon Red, for local markets. These turkeys, descendants of breeds from the Pilgrim era, have richer, more savory meat than their supermarket...
...That, plus the fact that, so far, no Democratic presidential candidate has really made an issue of the trade deficit with China?not even Dick Gephardt, who was never slow to tackle the Japanese. True, Gephardt has called for an "international minimum wage," which free-trade purists (I am one) see as a disguised way to make poor countries' exports more expensive on international markets. Similarly, at the Democrat contenders' debate last week in Albuquerque, N.M., Vermont Governor Howard Dean said "we cannot continue to ship our jobs to countries where they get paid 50? an hour...
...rule. As Jean-Louis Costes puts it: "A famous politician told me, 'You're just a tiny bit better than all the other places, and that's why we come.' Chez nous, you won't find much that pisses you off." It's unlikely the two brothers will slow down anytime soon. Gilbert steps down from the commerce tribunal, France's court for commercial litigation, next year after serving for 13 years, which will free him for more business without worrying about conflicts of interest. Not for nothing are the two boys descended from people who lugged coal...