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By Barry Wood Washington 28 February 2007 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday regulators are closely watching U.S. markets following the huge drop in stock prices Tuesday. But U.S. stock markets rebounded early Wednesday on
Donors Set Health Priorities A new article in PLOS Medicine says large donors have a major influence on which health issues get funded. The author says its an attempt by governments and others to exert more control over international agencies. Oxford
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By Carolyn Weaver Nigeria 14 August 2006 watch Interview Tanzanians elected Jakaya Kikwete president last December. He is the second president elected since the East African state transitioned to multi-party democracy in 1992. President Kikwete spok
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By David Gollust State Department 15 November 2006 A top U.S. State Department official says he thinks Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is losing influence following his verbal attack on President Bush at the United Nations in September. Undersecre
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