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Happy New Years from everyone at the CorpWatch staff! We are beginning the new
year with two new stories, two new staff members, and a new blog.

Check out the bios of our new editor, Brooke Biggs, and Associate Director,
Erica Marcus.
corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11316

Our new blog, which will begin in full effect in the New Year, features a
comment section allowing your feedback on our up-to-date commentary on
corporate news and issues.
corpwatch.org/article.php?list=class&class=21

Finally, this week, we have two new features:

Haiti Telecom Kickbacks Tarnish Aristide
Lucy Komisar
Politically connected U.S. telecom companies named in lawsuits as paying
kickbacks to Aristide and associates.
corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12990

Coca Farmer Wins Bolivian Election: New President to Challenge Multinationals
Anton Foek
Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian who grew up in childhood poverty, has won the
Bolivian presidential elections. He is part of a wave of leftists taking power
in Latin America and challenging multinational corporations.
corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12989

IN THE NEWS

RUSSIA: In Russia, Pollution Is Good for Business
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12988

INDONESIA: The Cost of Gold: The Hidden Payroll
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12985

UN: US Urged to ‘Seek Resolution’ with Iraq over Halliburton Oil Contract
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12986

US: Ex-Qwest Executive Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12980

NEPAL: Nepal’s Garment Industry Hangs by a Thread
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12912

US: F.D.A. Puts Restrictions on Guidant
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12978

US: Pentagon Stalls on Banning Contractors from Using Forced Labor
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12976

IRAQ: US Army officer Charged in Iraq Fraud Scam
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12894

US: Jury Awards $207 Million To Wal-Mart Workers
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12960

US: Deutche Bank Settles Arms-Trade Fraud Case
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12958

ROMANIA: PM advises Bechtel contract could be annulled
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12957

US: Lawsuit Could Dent Global War-Contractor Boom
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12950

AUSTRALIA: Billionaire Pratt Faces Price-Fixing Charge
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12949

UK: Britain in $70 Billion Jet Deal With Saudi Arabia
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12947

US: Another Former HealthSouth Exec Gets Jail Time
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12946

US: Trial Against News Corp. Is Allowed to Go Forward
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12936

GERMANY: Germany’s Top Banker Faces Retrial
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12935

ZIMBABWE: Mining Firms Scandal Unearthed
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12934

US: $64B diamond industry rocked by fraud
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12932

US: Suit Filed Against BP, Exxon in Alaska
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12929

US: Wal-Mart Under Investigation for Hazardous Waste
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12928

NETHERLANDS: ABN to Pay $80 Million for Violations
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12926

ITALY: Italy bank chief hands in resignation
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12910

INDIA: Testing Drugs on India’s Poor
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12908

UK: Tobacco giants face smuggling fines
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12917

US: Ex-Medical Manager Execs Charged With Fraud
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12906

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