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December 2008: Letter from London
“In Zimbabwe, Survival Lies in Scavenging,” The New York Times, Dec. 22, 2008.

The half-starved haunt the once bountiful landscape of Zimbabwe, where a recent United Nations survey found that 7 in 10 people had eaten either nothing or only a single meal the day before.

Still dominated... ...; Busted!
“Big Oil Projects Put in Jeopardy by Fall in Prices,” The New York Times, Dec. 15, 2008.

Oil markets have had their sharpest-ever spikes and their steepest drops this year, all within a few months. Now, with a global recession at hand and oil consumption falling, the market’s... ...; Penal Pageantry
“Executions and Death Sentences in United States Dropped in 2008, Report Finds,” The New York Times, Dec. 11, 2008.

LOS ANGELES — The use of capital punishment in the United States waned this year, as state and federal courts executed 37 inmates, a 14-year low, according to a... ...; Bonus Babies
“Thain's Bonus, (S)Mack’d,” Condé Nast Portfolio Online, Dec. 8, 2008.

Well, that didn't take long, did it? John Thain experienced a perfect storm of negativity over his $10 million bonus request from Merrill Lynch's board of directors today: one well-placed leak in the Wall Street Journal, an incredulous... ...; Aftermath
“Rwanda Stirs Deadly Brew of Troubles in Congo,” The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2008.

KIGALI, Rwanda — There is a general rule in Africa, if not across the world: Behind any rebellion with legs is usually a meddling neighbor. And whether the rebellion in eastern Congo explodes... ...

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