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Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells

May 21, 2010
Nations may stake territorial claims to waters off their coast, but once an accident occurs, authorities can do little to slow the spread of polluted water to other jurisdictions. Since the April 20 explosion on a drill platform in the Gulf of Mexico, just off the coast of Louisiana, oil has...

Anti-Christian Extremism Attacked

April 19, 2006
Newspapers in the Arab world have weighed in on recent attacks against Christian churches in Alexandria, addressing issues of extremism’s threat to Egyptian society. To overcome the forces of ignorance, hatred and sectarian sedition, leading newspapers call for concerted action on the part of...

Sony Chief Stringer Blindsided by Hackers Seeking Revenge

June 1, 2011
Unpredictability and intrigue are the appeal of great video games, but Sony Corp. PlayStation Network customers are getting more delayed satisfaction than expected. Services were unavailable for nearly a month with more than 100 million accounts compromised worldwide, reports Bloomberg. The revenge...

Offense and Defense

March 31, 2003
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour M. Hersh writes that US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has dominated logistical planning of the US military operation in Iraq. Taking control of day-to-day logistical planning to an unprecedented extent, Rumsfeld has angered several senior war planners...

Nations That Debate Coal Use Export It to Feed China’s Need

December 3, 2010
Pollution from burning coal has no borders. Yet wealthy developed nations that limit construction of coal-fired plants within their borders do not hesitate to ship loads of coal to China and other nations in Asia, reports Elisabeth Rosenthal for the New York Times. The article lists numerous trade...

Money Can’t Buy Us Democracy

August 2, 2006
Cash won’t promote democracy in Iran, and anyone who claims it will is a swindler, writes Akbar Ganji, an Iranian journalist. Money from outsiders can support despotism, but democracy must swell from citizens’ hearts and minds. Iran’s oppression has deep historical roots, and the international...

In Ukraine, Illegal Mines Beckon the Jobless

June 21, 2007
Under communism, miners in Ukraine earned three times the national wage average, and mining jobs included perks like an apartment and early retirement. The transition from communism to capitalism has not been easy for Ukraine’s state-run mines, since the nation gained independence in 1991....

奥巴马的贸易政策正在形成 ——第一部分

September 14, 2009
贸易专家爱德华•格莱塞（Edward Gresser）是华盛顿的民主党领袖委员会（Democratic Leadership Council）成员。他认为，美国打算向中国汽车轮胎征收关税引发大量不满，最终结果很可能只是怨声载道。这一关税不可能引起下一场贸易战，并引发类似 20世纪30年代大萧条的全球萧条，因为这样的关税已司空见惯，而且得到世界贸易组织的允许。此外，这一税率为35%，较最初提议的55%的税率还低，而且到2012年，该税率将下降至4%的正常水平。正如人们所注意到的，2000-2003年期间的关税税率只导致了美国钢铁进口的小幅度下降，所以这些举措也不会对进口产生什么影响。再者，...
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