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Few options for Obama administration in Syria

By Laurel Adams

May 17, 2011

Existing sanctions on Syria severely limit Obama's options to step in as civilians are killed

Open your mind

By Stephen Engelberg

March 1, 1999

NEW YORK, March 1, 1999 — Day-to-day, investigative reporting is about sweat and perseverance. Forget about the widely held view that govern

Interview: Unprecedented opportunity

By The Center for Public Integrity

March 2, 2005

Rami Khouri, a veteran editor and reporter who currently serves as editor-at-large for the Lebanese English language newspaper, The Daily St

Analysis — U.S. interests at risk in six Mideast nations

By Barbara Slavin

March 4, 2011

Snapshots of six pivotal nations: Turmoil in Middle East threatens U.S. interests in short term even if more democratic governments emerge..

ATF’s ‘ad hoc’ efforts give tobacco smugglers a free pass

By Te-Ping Chen

October 1, 2009

Smuggling cigarettes in America has become a multi-billion-dollar business, robbing states of desperately needed tax money and fueling organ

Conflict diamonds are forever

By Mungo Soggot

November 8, 2002

De Beers Mines strike major diamond find in area previously believed to be worthless

Excerpts from this story referencing "Liberia":

"… anctions on diamond dealing with UNITA in 1998 – a ban later expanded to Liberia and the rebel-held areas of Sierra Leone. But only a handful of countries …"

"… � was replicated in other African conflicts, particularly in Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But it was not until 1998, when …"