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| Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST A hot seat for the World Bank's new president |
| In the 10 months that Paul Wolfowitz has been president of the World Bank, there's been a whole lot of sniping going on. |
| Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST Senator bashes World Bank corruption |
| Kicking off a series of new hearings into corruption in projects funded by the World Bank and similar institutions, Sen. Richard Lugar said today that "billions of dollars that could have helped'' the world's poor "have been siphoned or squandered'' over the years. |
| Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST A market for retirement anxiety |
| Many baby boomers are going through retirement anxiety, and seemingly everyone is marketing to that anxiety. A quick search on amazon.com this week yielded 69 books published or to be published in 2006 with the word "retirement" in the title. That's more than a book a week on retirement planning. How many times a day are you exposed to ads that tell you to "look and feel younger" or "plan for your future financial security"? How many times a day do you see articles and information that feed your retirement anxiety? |
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| Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:11:40 EST Afghan Christian convert arrives in Italy |
| The Afghan man who could have received the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has arrived in Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced at a news conference. There had been some doubt about whether Abdul Rahman would be allowed to leave Afghanistan, after the country's parliament voted he should remain there. |
| Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:35:03 EST Ex-Liberian president in custody |
| Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, captured while trying to flee his home in exile in Nigeria, was put on a plane to his native country, where U.N. peacekeeping troops are waiting to take him into custody on war crime charges, government officials said. Taylor had vanished Monday night from his Nigerian villa. |
| Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:42:46 EST Hamas Cabinet sworn in |
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