Water and power: The French connection

By Julio Godoy

The French government has taken a protectionist approach to the water business

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"… rench water companies, Chirac, too, has managed to float above the scandal.France could be described as the birthplace of water privatization. Private compa …"

"… world. Together with Saur, they control 80 percent of the water market in France, leaving the rest to municipal utilities. Comfortably secure in their home …"

"… ned by German conglomerate RWE, has 70 million customers.Back home in France, both Suez and Vivendi have come under scrutiny in a host of criminal and …"

"… oach to the water business. No foreign companies have water concessions in France (See sidebar).Suez's roots lie in the building of the Suez Canal in the 19 …"

NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

As part of their continuing effort to take a lead in managing global fisheries, officials with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospher

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"… wo years ago in its first report to Congress. Italy, Libya, Panama, China, France, and Tunisia were all cleared of prior claims of fishing-rule violations, …"

Key findings: Looting The Seas

In March 2010, a team of reporters from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists set out to document the plundering of one

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"… nts, regulatory reports, and corporate records in ten countries, including France, Spain, Japan, and Tunisia. In addition, ICIJ gained access to an internal …"

"… n tuna industry to doctor catch numbers and avoid international criticism. France, for example, allegedly filed fraudulent catch data with the European Comm …"

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Which country's exports comprised the highest percentage of its GDP in 2007?

Which G10 country's exports comprised the highest percentage of its GDP in 2007?

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"… s attending the annual Group of Eight summit today in Deauville, France, where talks will focus on recent turmoil in the Arab world, nuclear …"

Koch's web of influence

By John Aloysius Farrell

The Koch Industries web of influence

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"… ina, ethanol in Iowa, fertilizer in Trinidad, nylon in Holland, napkins in France and toilet paper in Wisconsin.According to the most recent Forbes magazine …"

Green bundler with the golden touch

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Investor Steve Westly straddles the worlds of venture capital, presidential fundraising and government advising

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"… has continued a long tradition, tapping bundlers as ambassadors to Norway, France and Japan. More than 100 bundlers for the GOP’s George Bush landed gover …"

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Analysis — Death panels, fact and fiction

By Wendell Potter

“Death panels” are back in the news and Congress is turning its attention to them once again. The problem is, lawmakers are looking in all t

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"… might have gotten the transplant if she had lived in Canada or England or France, countries that do not permit doctors at for-profit corporations to make s …"

Overview: The black market in bluefin

Along the Mediterranean coast of France, in the city of Montpellier, prosecutors are quietly putting on trial an ancient French tradition —

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"… s on BBC World News on November 6-7, 2010. …"

"… urants from New York to Tokyo. The still-secret proceedings accuse some of France’s most prominent fishing masters of illegally catching several hundred t …"

"… y were part of a culture that manipulated national catch figures to shield France’s bluefin fishing industry from international scrutiny. They charge that …"

"… In fact, in what has become one of the world’s most notorious fisheries, France is just one player — and there’s plenty of blame to go around.As regul …"

Little house(s) and the veepstakes: Part two

By Aaron Mehta

Last week, after John McCain had trouble remembering how many homes he owned, PaperTrail took a look at the number of houses owned by the to

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"… artments in New York, hotels in Italy and Canada, and land in Thailand and France.Maybe he can let Joe Biden borrow one for a weekend getaway.Laura Cheek co …"

Bank of America, tech VP clash over money-laundering detection

By Michael Hudson

Bank of America Corp. faces myriad disputes with whistleblowers, state attorneys general, and homeowners after surviving the U.S. financial

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"… counts that he was a billionaire arms dealer under criminal prosecution in France since 2000. (The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Jour …"

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