WG: Globalization bites / Solar's comeback?

enjoy the reading as much as I did

arno

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> * The Domino's Effect * - News: The International Finance Corporation -- a
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> little-known arm of the World Bank -- is supposed to fight global poverty,
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> fighting globalization. But can the activists keep up the momentum to 
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>       http://www.motherjones.com/reality_check/imf_wrap.html
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