U.S. Seeks to Provide More Jobs and Speed Rebuilding in Iraq
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The U.S. State Department is reviewing the $18.4 billion post-war aid program to rebuild Iraq. Slow progress and criticism of the Pentagon's 'big project, big contract' approach as being wasteful and ill-conceived have plagued the program. Experts on reconstruction say that putting large infrastructure projects first in a post-war society is a mistake, and that Iraqis who know their own system should perhaps be put in charge of reconstruction.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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Spitzer Sues Broker Used For Insurance In Workplaces
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Insurance broker, Universal Life Resources, based in San Diego, is being accused of fraudulent practices. This is the second suit New York Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, has brought against the insurance industry after investigations into bid-rigging.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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The Cozy Ties Of Marsh May Be Hard To Untangle
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Insurance brokers, Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc., invest in other insurance companies through a subsidiary, MMC Capital Inc. Several corporate directors sit on both boards, putting into question possible conflicts of interest.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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