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Wednesday, March 10, 2010   18:36 GMT
FINANCE : Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
Charles Fromm

WASHINGTON - An international initiative that seeks to reform how governments profit from their natural resources should not reduce its existing standards of membership solely because candidate countries have been reluctant or incapable of meeting them, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
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POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
Eli Clifton
WASHINGTON - After U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's January address on the role of internet freedom in U.S. foreign policy, the Barack Obama administration appears to be taking the first steps to introduce specific legislation and policies to exploit the role of the internet in opening up those countries ruled by oppressive or authoritarian governments.
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RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS - "What do I get from them? Nothing but bullsh*t," says Nupur Acharya, reflecting about how she is treated by her husband and two grown sons on daily basis.
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Economy and Trade
> FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
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Politics
> FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
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Civil Society
> HAITI: Experts Urge Sea Change in "Culture of Aid"
> U.S.: Grassroots Groups Get More Bang for Donors' Bucks
> U.S.: Obama Urged to Aggressively Pursue Rights Agenda
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Environment
> FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> BIODIVERSITY: CITES Faces Political Storm over Tuna Ban
> ENERGY: Coal-Fired Power on the Way Out?
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Development
> RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
> HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit
> RIGHTS: U.S. Criticised over Soaring Housing Costs
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Human Rights
> FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
> RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
> IRAQ: Elections Bring Joy and Uncertainty
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Health
> POLITICS: U.S. Still Noncommittal on Landmine Treaty
> U.S.: Healthcare Should Include Abortion Access, Women Say
> US-MEXICO: Escalating Drug Violence Rooted in Northern Demand
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Media & Communications
> POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> U.S.: Gov't Sued Over Cell Phone Tracking
> U.S.: Telecom Lobby Tests Pledge of Transparency
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 IRAQ: Elections Bring Joy and Uncertainty
 HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit
 U.S.: ACLU Ad Challenges Military Commissions
 POLITICS: Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War
 IRAQ: Secular Candidates Have Their Best Chance
 BIODIVERSITY: CITES Faces Political Storm over Tuna Ban
 US-TURKEY: Armenian Genocide Vote Threatens Ties at Key Moment
 RIGHTS-US: Senate Debates Indefinite Detentions
 RIGHTS: U.S. Criticised over Soaring Housing Costs
 HAITI: Experts Urge Sea Change in 'Culture of Aid'
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 More about the IPS cast of writers
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Ngoc Nguyen
Lucy Komisar
Bill Berkowitz
William Fisher
Stephen Leahy
Jim Lobe
Gareth Porter
Haider Rizvi
Abid Aslam
Thalif Deen
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 LATIN AMERICA: Abortion - Still Illegal, Still Killing, Despite Growing Awareness
 ASIA: Religious Advocates Heed the Call of New Media
 POLITICS: Sri Lanka Locks Horns with UN over Experts? Panel
 TANZANIA: Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
 MIDEAST: Iran, Israel Spoiling for a Fight?
 SINGAPORE: As Casino Opens, Watch for Its Social Impact Begins
 POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
 FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
 RIGHTS: "Famine Marriages" Just One Byproduct of Climate Change
 ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
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Bush at War Part II