1. Statline:

Public Concern about HIV/AIDS Remains Strong

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=8/9/2004&;id=08090418542046

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2. Commentary by Rushworth M. Kidder:

Swimming with the Sharks

Swimming just off the port side of the six-foot jaw of a living shark is, under any circumstances, enough to concentrate the mind. In those few sunlit minutes when it was my turn, I found myself uneasy -- not from any fear for my safety, but from a more unsettling question: Should I be here? Is this the right thing to be doing to -- and for -- these animals?...

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3. What They're Saying:

In Time for the Olympics

"Men are being forced to work long shifts, up to 14 hours a day every day, in very hot temperatures and under constant pressure to complete construction work in time for the Olympics. Most have no hard hats or safety boots and if they complain, they're sacked."

-- George Theodorou, general secretary of the Greek Construction Workers' Union, speaking to the BBC. The BBC alleges that a rush to complete construction on Olympic facilities ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies has led to the deaths of many more workers than the 14 listed on the official tally....

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4. Bristol-Myers Squibb Fined $150 Million over Accounting

WASHINGTON

U.S. drug firm Bristol-Myers Squibb was hit last week with a $150 million fine over charges that the company tried to keep Wall Street happy by distorting its sales and revenue figures to meet financial targets....

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5. Halliburton Settles Some Charges, Denies Others in Busy Week

WASHINGTON

Oil services superpower Halliburton, already under scrutiny for alleged accounting abuses in Iraq, faced continued questions last week, settling one lawsuit, fending off another, and acknowledging a federal inquiry into possible bribery in Africa....

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6. Kodak Accused of Discriminating against Black Workers

NEW YORK

Photo products pioneer Eastman Kodak Co. was hit last week with a racial discrimination suit filed on behalf of the company's black workers, who say they have suffered inequalities in wages and promotions....

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7. Government Bows Out of Battle over Pricing of Popular AIDS Drug

WASHINGTON

The federal government refused last week to block Abbott Laboratories from hiking the price of a popular AIDS drug by 500 percent, shooting down a request to override the firm's patent on the drug....

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8. Massachusetts Puts Sex-Offender List on Internet

BOSTON

Warning the public not to misuse the information, Massachusetts last week posted to the Internet the names of 975 convicted sex offenders who officials say pose the greatest risk to the public's safety....

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9. Kenya Warned to Get Serious about Anti-Corruption Efforts

NAIROBI

Kenya was warned last week that continued corruption in the government and corporate sectors was causing donors' patience to wear thin, endangering the country's eligibility for future funding....

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10. Virginia Tech Suspends Troubled Player but Offers One More Chance

BLACKSBURG, Virginia

Saying that both punishment and compassion are warranted, Virginia Tech last week suspended quarterback Marcus Vick from its 2004 football season due to the star player's legal problems....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=8/9/2004&;id=08090418592115

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11. Research Report:

U.S. Public Says Government Should Do More about AIDS Crisis

From Harris Interactive and the Wall Street Journal:

Most Americans (58 percent) believe the global HIV/AIDS epidemic is 'worse' today than it was five years ago, according to the results of a new Harris Interactive(r) poll of 2,169 U.S. adults conducted ... for The Wall Street Journal Online's Health Industry Edition...."

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=8/9/2004&;id=08090418595495

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12. Quote from the Ethics File:

Caught with Ourselves

"Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time."

-- Henry Beston (U.S. author and naturalist, 1888-1968)

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