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...previous estimates. The commission blamed the Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path for more than half of the killings carried out between 1980 and 2000, and government troops for much of the rest. Most of the victims were Quechua-speaking peasants. Nuclear Traces IRAN The U.N.'s nuclear weapons watchdog confirmed that inspectors found particles of highly enriched uranium at a nuclear power plant south of Tehran. Iran claimed the weapons-grade samples originated from equipment imported onto the Natanz site, and says it will discuss letting the U.N. conduct snap inspections. Souvenir Hunters THE U.K. Thieves posing as tourists made...
...shares for short-term investors, while 53% favored B and C shares for clients with more than $25,000 to invest. Smythe calls this "very disturbing evidence" that brokers are either as fee-befuddled as their clients--or blatantly self-serving. I call it proof that the only investing watchdog you can rely on is yourself. Here's how to avoid a load of trouble...
...exhibit their dislike for the American and British presence, may prove that the troops have overstayed their welcome. It is one thing for a nation to show concern for the welfare of the world but quite another to interfere in another country's affairs. If Americans must play global watchdog, they might as well let the occupied nation do its own work. The images portrayed in your report were sad reminders of the mission that went bad in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993. Haven't Americans seen enough? How long will they allow their countrymen to suffer at the hands...
...cash virtually every day. Consider that there are 850,000 nonprofits, or 501(c)(3) organizations, across the country and that an estimated 40,000 new charities are formed each year, according to Bennett Weiner, chief operating officer of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, an Arlington, Va., charity-watchdog group...
...supposed to ensure fairness. Most prosecutors feel an intense obligation to let the system work as it's built; crusading just isn't part of the prosecutorial gene pool. But Earle believes that, as he puts it, "the system cannot be trusted to run itself." It needs a watchdog, a backup...