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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert accused of hiding sex abuse of former student
2015-05-30 06:12:13| Apparel - Topix.net
J. Dennis Hastert stumbled into political power amid a Republican sex scandal in 1998 that unexpectedly elevated the husky Illinoisan to a position just two heartbeats away from the presidency. He became the longest-serving Republican House speaker in U.S. history, but remained so proud of his days as a small-town high school teacher and wrestling coach that he relished the Capitol Hill nickname "Coach."
OECD report calls for increased prices in battle against alcohol abuse
2015-05-13 21:49:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has said that increasing alcohol prices through taxes and minimum prices may help "tackle the heavy cost of harmful drinking".
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Trade Abuse
2015-05-11 22:20:37| Footwear - Topix.net
Despite their long history of battering the U.S. middle class with bad trade deal after bad trade deal, these lawmakers and CEOs contend workers should believe that their new proposal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership , will be different. President Obama and the CEO of Nike, a company that doesn't manufacture one shoe in the United States, got together in Oregon on Friday to urge Americans to fall once again for a trade deal.
Dogged by abuse allegations, Mitr Phol pulls out Cambodia
2015-05-11 15:55:35| Beverages - Topix.net
Mitr Phol Sugar Corp has pulled out of its three plantations in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province after years of allegations about illegal business practices and human-rights abuses, a media report said Monday. The Phnom Penh Post reported that Asia's largest sugar producer withdrew from its concessions, which total 20,000 hectares, after an audit in 2013 by the Coca-Cola Co as part of its "zero tolerance" campaign against land appropriation.
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SCOTUS to Foreign Victims of Corporate Human Rights Abuse: Stay Away
2015-04-27 12:20:50| Food - Topix.net
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear plaintiffs' appeal in Cardona v. Chiquita Brands International , a lawsuit brought by victims of terrorism and crimes against humanity in Colombia.
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