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China trials put spotlight on corruptionChina's long simmering battle against corruption has come to a boil, this time in Chongqing, the largest megalopolis in the world. A massive crackdown has put the spotlight on organized crime and how it has infested local bureaucracy and businesses through bribery, extortion, blackmail and violence.
CNN Thursday, October 22, 2009RV worker rebounds, cautiouslyMarlin Hostetler is thrilled to be back at his job building RVs, called back
nearly a year after being laid off. But like the community and economy as a whole, he has a long climb back to where he was before the recession broadsided him. By Kari Huus.
Msn Thursday, October 22, 2009Mistrial declared in Travolta extortion trialA mistrial has been declared in the trial of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from actor John Travolta after the death of his 16-year-old son, Jett. Judge Anita Allen thought a juror had had inappropriate communications outside of the jury room, where jurors had been deliberating for eight hours. Jett Travolta died in January after suffering a seizure at the
family's vacation home on the island of Grand Bahamas.
CNN Thursday, October 22, 2009Can the World Agree on a Stimulus Exit Plan?Asia is rapidly regaining growth momentum, while economies in the west are still struggling. Will this mean the end of global economic policy coordination?
Time Thursday, October 22, 2009Iran Keeps Obama Waiting on Nuclear DealTalks in Vienna have broken up and Tehran has been given until Friday to agree a reactor fuel deal. But even a 'yes' won't bring an end to Iran's uranium enrichment
Time Thursday, October 22, 2009A Timeline of U.S. Aid to PakistanOver the years, the U.S. has unloaded massive amounts of aid to Pakistan, including $7.5 billion more earlier this month. But the money doesn't always wind up where it's supposed to.
Newsweek Thursday, October 22, 2009Jihadists in Pakistan's Punjab Enter the FightIslamabad's full-on assault in Waziristan is targeting the Taliban on the country's western border. The problem, however, is in the east, too.
Newsweek Thursday, October 22, 2009Top pay at bailed out companies to be cutWASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top earners at financial and auto companies bailed out by the U.S. government will see their pay slashed under an Obama administration plan aimed at addressing public outrage over eye-popping paychecks, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Reuters Thursday, October 22, 2009Gates says moving ahead on Afghan troop policySEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday he is
moving ahead with his recommendation on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan and would first tell the president before a NATO defense ministers meeting this week.
Reuters Thursday, October 22, 2009Iraqis top list of refugees seeking asylumFor the fourth year in a row, Iraqis top a growing roster of people seeking asylum in an industrialized nation. They are just ahead of people fleeing wars in Afghanistan and Somalia, said a report published by the U.N. refugee agency Wednesday.
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