Word: tooled
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...EPA’s recent behavior directly benefits rich corporations—many of which contributed vast amounts to Republicans in the recent elections. It is very disappointing that the EPA, a well-conceived agency with a noble purpose, has been transformed into a tool for promoting the Republican agenda and for benefiting manufacturing interests...
...figures in the State Department, sources tell TIME, are arguing that the litigation should be done away with before it impedes Saudi cooperation in a possible war against Iraq. But that view is not shared by everyone. Some Justice and Treasury Department officials see the lawsuit as a useful tool to pressure the Saudis into defunding al-Qaeda." The Saudis have offered piecemeal cooperation that has led to some successes," says a frustrated senior U.S. official. "Now it's time for an approach that produces greater results...
...which artificially raises the price of medications, another reason that drugs are kept out of the hands of the poor is simply that they are poor. Even at competitive prices, life-saving medicines may be unaffordable to many of the most desperately impoverished. In this respect, the most powerful tool that nations like the U.S. have to save lives is a simple one: generosity. Medical research will benefit rich and poor nations alike, but responsibility for the funding lies with the developed countries, because only they can afford it. Considering that the U.S.’s current foreign...
...people and to keep our class intact after graduation,” Jiggetts said. “I think it’s important for us to know what’s going on with each other’s lives, and it’s an important networking tool as well...
...Europeans have been quick to provide funds for alternative sources of maize," notes former minister Scott. "They're pretty entertained by the U.S. discomfort over this." Green groups and other nongovernmental organizations have also latched onto the Zambian decision. "The U.S. is exploiting the world's most effective marketing tool: starvation," says Ben Stewart, a London-based spokesman for Greenpeace, which accuses the Bush Administration of sending GM grain to Africa to increase acceptance of GMOS and U.S. exports. U.S. officials reject the accusation. "We clearly have a major humanitarian problem," says Roger Winter, assistant administrator at USAid, which distributes...