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Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Clements et al.	Getting Spending Right Latin America needs to reform public spending to make it more efficient, better help the poor, and address infrastructure bottlenecks.
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Jaumotte & Tytell	Globalization of Labor Globalization is a vital force sustaining world growth, but policymakers need to ensure that all people benefit by strengthening access to education and training, adopting adequate social safety nets, and improving the functioning of labor markets.
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Ina Kota	Microfinance: Banking for the Poor Although microfinance appears to be a promising way to provide financial services to the poor, there is considerable debate about its future.
ifeminists June 9, 2007 Carey Roberts	Lots of Lucre in False Claims of Abuse In a country that prides itself on the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, how do we account for these legal travesties in which the following four women made phony allegations of abuse?
Science News June 9, 2007 Janet Raloff	Super-Size Mice--Fast Food Hurts Rodents When rodents eat the equivalent of a fast-food diet, they develop health problems similar to those seen in the movie Super Size Me.
Chemistry World June 8, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	National Survey Finds Fewer Toxic Chemicals in Soil Concentrations of dioxins in the UK's soil and plants have fallen by about 70% since the late 1980s, according to major survey. The results suggest that industrial emissions are no longer a significant source of persistent organic pollutants in the country.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Toby Shute	Rumble in the Ecuadorian Jungle Ecuador wants $3.5 billion -- or else the killing begins. Nature conservation has economic value, which would be made somewhat more tangible with a robust emissions-trading market. But $3.5 billion is a lot to pay to merely delay drilling for ten years.
Chemistry World June 5, 2007 James Mitchell-Crow	Possible Pollutants Assessed in Minutes With Reach, the EU chemicals legislation, now in force, a computer system that predicts how chemicals biodegrade - or not - could help EU regulators spot persistent polluters.
ifeminists June 5, 2007 Leving & Sacks	NY Electronic Tagging Device Bill -- An Orwellian Measure Assembly Bill 5424 is a draconian measure which will victimize many innocent New York men and fathers. The bill requires any person against whom an order of protection is issued.to wear an electronic monitoring device.
Reason June 2007 David Weigel	Farmer in the Cell After a crackdown on illegal immigration, farmers in the rural area outside Pueblo, Colorado, found they lacked the labor to help them plant and harvest crops. One answer is to use prison inmates.
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