Haitian farmers undermined by food aid

By Jacob Kushner

After the quake, Haitian grain farmers watched as the U.S. government sent tons of food aid to the island

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dominican Republic":

"… €ť Jean-Baptiste said.Jacob Kushner is a journalist based in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He has written for such media as the Associated Press, Newsweek …"

Ethics Committee members, staff among the well-traveled

By Robert Brodsky

House legislators mulling rules and their aides took about $1 million in trips

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dominican Republic":

"… ' trips included 2005 travel to participate in business roundtables in the Dominican Republic and Antigua sponsored by the Inter-American Economic Council; to see the r …"

Drug lobby second to none

By M. Asif Ismail

How the pharmaceutical industry gets its way in Washington

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dominican Republic":

"… power in influencing U.S. trade policy. For example, current drafts of the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement reflect PhRMA's desire to remove pri …"

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Exporting prices

By M. Asif Ismail

Drug makers' trade group makes the industry's priorities U.S. trade policy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dominican Republic":

"… g appears to have paid off.Recent trade negotiations, such as the proposed Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement involving the United States, Costa R …"

"… ed States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, have incorporated the pharmaceutical companies' primary demands.For examp …"

"… porated the pharmaceutical companies' primary demands.For example, a CAFTA-Dominican Republic draft document stipulates that "export and import price requirements" are …"

Private interests

By Paul Radu

The privatization of Romania's oil industry has enriched the well-connected—and corrupt

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dominican Republic":

"… a country with "rampant corruption" and ranked it on the same level as the Dominican Republic and Iran, slightly ahead of Russia, Albania and Sierra Leone.The report ci …"

Haiti

By Sarah Fort

Haiti has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases in the Caribbean

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dominican Republic":

"… many that voodoo is the national religion.Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic, but the two countries differ greatly. The HIV rate in Haiti is three time …"

"… countries differ greatly. The HIV rate in Haiti is three times that of the Dominican Republic. Socially and economically, the Dominican Republic is also more stable, wi …"

"… three times that of the Dominican Republic. Socially and economically, the Dominican Republic is also more stable, with a higher life expectancy and a gross national in …"

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New study affirms the grim role played by US guns in Mexican violence

By Aaron Mehta and R. Jeffrey Smith

More than two-thirds of the arms seized over five years came from U.S. sellers.

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"… ons with a U.S. origin came from The Bahamas (94 percent), followed by the Dominican Republic (81.3 percent), Jamaica (80.8 percent), Barbados (60 percent) and Trinidad …"