Posts Tagged ‘anything’

May 27 2010

Baghdad’s trade in wildlife anything but tame

Sabah al-Azawi hand feeds two African lion cubs that sell for $6,000 each at his shop in Baghdad, Iraq. The sale of wildlife and trafficking of endangered species has been largely ignored by Iraq's government as it has struggled to make the country safer.While Baghdad’s animal markets flourish as security improves, a lack of regulation means animals like lions, crocodiles are going home with people unequipped to take care of them.


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December 3 2009

Most in U.S. want public health option: poll (Reuters)

Reuters – Most Americans would like to see a “public option” in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday.