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Instead, in announcing the arrests, officials had to concede that they had "no specific information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack." What the FBI had were bits and pieces of evidence--handwritten notes on bomb-making techniques, materials that could be used for explosives--that, taken together, hint at the "backpack bombs" used by terrorists in Madrid in 2004 and London...
Some argue that the government should target sweatshops instead of a company like American Apparel, which pays high wages and touts its humane working conditions. But, in July, Homeland Security released a list of 652 companies that it would be auditing. To make an exception for American Apparel would be to deliberately not enforce a law and would send the wrong message to the other firms on the list. Now, all companies throughout the United States understand that the government will hold them responsible for hiring workers with proper documentation, rather than illegal immigrants...
...advocates like Henares-Esguerra have helped make the Philippines, which has one of Asia's highest birthrates, one of the leaders in the international legal effort to support women's right to breastfeed. Aimed at controlling aggressive marketing of formula-milk companies, particularly in developing nations, pro-breastfeeding laws target corporate practices like sponsoring maternity-related events, giving out formula samples to new mothers, and indicating on labels and advertising that their products make babies smarter. "Breastfeeding can save the lives of both mothers and infants. It may be the single most important intervention for promoting Millennium Development Goals...
...development than almost any other advanced country, and too little of what we have spent has contributed to genuine and lasting progress," said Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in a July 15 speech at the Council on Foreign Relations. "Too much of the money has never reached its intended target but stayed here in America to pay salaries or fund overhead in contracts." Ironically perhaps, one of the best things Clinton can do is to rebuild and finally install new leadership at USAID so it has a better chance of being able to handle all the money that's about...
...said, was turned down by national authorities. In retrospect, the denial may look unwise. But Indonesia is a cash-strapped country with many cities located in unstable geological sites. As Padang digs out from this latest devastation, other Indonesians are no doubt wondering who will be the next target of nature's wrath...