Suspected Russian arms merchant gets his day in a New York court

By Traver Riggins

A former Soviet Air Force officer accused of supplying governments, dissident groups and terrorist organizations with weapons used in bloody

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"… ombia. His delivery to the United States came after a two-year battle with Russia over extradition rights. Bout, who had been on Interpol’s red notice lis …"

Uruguay tobacco dispute heats up

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

Uruguay, a focus of ICIJ’s “Smoke Screen,” a series this week on tobacco industry lobbying in developing nations, is back in the news with

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"… e look at what’s behind the Uruguay controversy, as well as stories from Russia and Mexico that show how Big Tobacco is lobbying hard in developing nation …"

Overview: The tobacco lobby goes global

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

The tobacco lobby goes global

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"… China, by far the world’s largest tobacco market, as well as places like Russia, Indonesia, and India – nations where cigarettes are at least $3 cheaper …"

"… an annual growth rate of 10 percent, citing sales successes in places like Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and Malaysia. British American Tobacco (BAT) boasted in …"

"… i-smoking efforts in some countries, and derailing them entirely elsewhere.Russian revolving doorsConsider the case of Russia, one of the most important eme …"

"… ailing them entirely elsewhere.Russian revolving doorsConsider the case of Russia, one of the most important emerging markets for the tobacco industry. Last …"

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End of DeLay probe raises broader questions about Justice Dept.

By Peter H. Stone

The Justice Department’s probe of the biggest Congressional target in the sprawling Abramoff scandal, ended not with a bang, but with a whim

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"… lients: to Scotland, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Russia. These foreign excursions helped Abramoff cement his image and his busines …"

Angola-gate case goes on without ‘extraordinary operator’

By Peter Newbatt Smith

That was then . . . One chapter of the Center’s 2002 report Making a Killing: The Business of War was devoted to Arcadi Gaydamak, whom we de

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"… tner, Pierre Falcone, arranged for $633 million in arms to be shipped from Russia and other Eastern European countries to the government of Angola, then eng …"

Pentagon’s anti-trafficking efforts need improvement

By Laurel Adams

For the past 10 years, the Pentagon has required a clause against human-trafficking on military contracts, but a review by the inspector gen

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"… tions.FAST FACT: In 2002, a news report alleged that trafficked women from Russia, Eastern Europe and the Philippines were forced into prostitution in South …"

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U.S. embassy in Baghdad needs transition plan for staffing, vehicles

By Laurel Adams

As U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011, the American embassy in Baghdad must make its own transition plans to prote

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"… s’ projecting the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer by 2030, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the United States are preparing territorial claims f …"

George H.W. Bush — Revisited

By John Solomon

He’s 86 now, his eyebrows silver and his legs weakened by Parkinson’s-like symptoms. But as George Herbert Walker Bush approaches his twilig

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"… ush's most trusted advance aides, who accompanied him on the mission.Added Hector Irastorza, a White House aide who went with the security detail to inspect the presi …"

Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

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"… llion metric tons of asbestos were mined worldwide in 2009 — led by Russia, China, and Brazil — mostly to be turned into asbestos ce …"

"… reaches from New Delhi to Mexico City to the aptly named city of Asbest in Russia’s Ural Mountains.An analysis by the International Consortium of Investig …"

"… xports worldwide were valued by the United Nations at nearly $400 million. Russia is the world’s biggest producer, China the biggest consumer. But Canada …"

"… is in regular contact with the Chrysotile Institute and related groups in Russia and Brazil, and gives presentations inside and outside of Mexico on the pr …"

A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… ing a $2 billion joint venture with Neftegas of Uzbekistan, and Gazprom of Russia to develop Uzbekistan’s natural gas and transport it to markets in Europ …"

"… on behalf of Enron on the Dabhol issue.In 1994, during a Brown mission to Russia, Rodney L. Gray, chairman and chief executive officer of Enron Internation …"

"… e officer of Enron International, finalized a deal to develop a market for Russian gas in Europe. During the 1991-92 election cycle, when Brown served as th …"

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