Word: unfairness
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...diplomat. "They'd like to see him go." Annan's associates say that while he has no intention of stepping down, he is feeling unprecedented pressure. "He looks good, he sounds good," says a former senior official who has worked closely with him. "But the many--and often wildly unfair--personal attacks have taken a huge toll...
Many South Asian countries say they are fighting unfair competition. Bangladeshi exporter Faruq, like many others, believes that China manipulates its currency to keep it undervalued against the U.S. dollar, thereby making its exports cheaper than Bangladesh's. But even if its currency rose against the dollar, China would still have tremendous advantages, as shown by data compiled in an International Monetary Fund working paper. The average Chinese garment-industry worker was paid $1,600 in 2001, more than double his Indian counterpart's wage and four times the money earned by the Bangladeshi. Despite the higher pay, the study...
...cheap dollar and equally cheap Chinese yuan, which, to the dismay of global leaders, remains pegged at 8.3 yuan to the dollar. China has a large and growing trade surplus with the U.S., and American and European officials argue that the cheap currency gives the Chinese an unfair advantage. Some Europeans are taking advantage of the robust euro to come to the U.S., where everything from iPods to Gap jeans to four-star-hotel stays are suddenly a bargain. (Bookings are up 30% at Germany's largest tour company, TUI, which has been able to cut trip prices as much...
...goes the stereotype, and it’s unfair. Some people were already pale. But however partly true it may be—like all stereotypes, this one includes many morsels of veritas—I was determined not to let this happen to me. I had vague designs on a career in journalism, but no desire to make it the center of my undergraduate life. “I’ll be writing enough in my classes,” I figured. “I’ll take a four year break from journalism, and then...
...Azar was charged and convicted for the murder of his three-month-old baby, Geneva. After an unsuccessful appeal and over 12 years in prison, Azar successfully challenged the verdict, claiming the judge issued erroneous instructions to the jury that led to an unfair conviction. The appeals court ordered a retrial, but Azar pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a lesser offense than the original charge of second-degree murder, and the judge sentenced Azar to time already served. Azar was released...