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That’s right, there were indeed other priorities in the war against Iraq. Top among the Coalition’s priorities was defeating Saddam’s army, while keeping American and civilian casualties to a minimum. Once forces entered Baghdad, military planners had to contend with the threat of chemical or biological strikes and the promise that an army of suicide bombers would defend the city to the last man. These concerns, along with the responsibility of bringing food and water to desperate Iraqi civilians rightfully eclipsed the preservation of cultural objects...
Fair Trade certification ensures consumers that their coffee importer meets a strict list of criteria aimed at protecting the individual farmers. The mark ensures that farmers received competitive prices for their product. An importer must pay a minimum $1.26 per pound—a price that guarantees farmers a decent living wage. Fair Trade programs are able to pay the higher rate by reducing the market role played by the intermediary—essentially cutting out the abusive middleman...
...suspicions that the U.S. seeks to control Iraq's oil wealth, it will also counter the Russians and French by arguing that their contracts were concluded by an illegitimate regime on the basis of political rather than business judgments, and that U.S. and British oil companies will expect, at minimum, the right to compete for such contracts on an open playing field...
Harvard officials would not comment on the circumstances behind Murray’s departure. But a year off, with a six-month work requirement, is Harvard’s standard response to students who fail to meet minimum academic requirements...
...course played at 5,830 yards with the modifications, just meeting the NCAA minimum of 5,800 yards...