8-3-08—Shipping costs start to crimp globalization. NYT A1
8-3-08—Even some locals [of NYC] who consider themselves cosmopolitan and internationalist confess to feeling envy, not to mention territorialism, in watching outsiders treat their city like a Wal-Mart of hip. NYT, ST8
8-3-08—The AIDS epidemic in the US is about 40% worse than the government has reported, a new study released ... shows NYTA115
8-1-08—Wal-Mart Stores Inc is mobilizing its sore managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies—including Wal-Mart. WSJA1
7-30-08—A 7 year effort to forge a new global trade pact collapsed over farm tariffs, reflecting a dramatic shift in the influence and interests of China, India, and Brazil. WSJ A1
7-30-08—I guess Mr. Obama felt obliged to offer only uplift while speaking overseas. Fair enough. Now that he is back home, however, let him look around and note that our market god has failed. –Tholmas Frank, WSJ A13
7-29-08—Senior aides for former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales broke civil service laws by using politics to guide their hiring decisions, picking less-qualified applicants for important nonpolitical positions, slowing the hiring process at critical times, and damaging the department’s credibility, an internal report concluded... NYT A1
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