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Minnesota's Legislators Didn't Get Obama's Mideast Memonew

The state's push for divestment from Iran came on the heels of President Obama's call for diplomacy. Just last week, Obama reiterated that Iran has some right to nuclear energy, provided it can prove it's for peaceful purposes.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Matt Snyders  |  06-10-2009  |  Politics

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Takes on Everything from GMOs to Greenhouse Gasesnew

The group was born out of Apartheid South Africa and a group of Protestant shareholders who asked General Motors to reconsider its extensive investment in the country. Executive director Laura Berry talks to us about the ensuing 37 years, and how they group uses shareholder power to influence a host of issues.
San Antonio Current  |  Elaine Wolff  |  04-16-2008  |  Business & Labor

Is New Mexico Funding Schools With Darfur Dollars?new

The State Investment Office, which invests state money that primarily benefits schools, holds $42.3 million worth of stock in seven "highest offender" companies with oil and gas operations in Sudan.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Dave Maass  |  11-02-2007  |  International

Divested Interestsnew

Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently endorsed a divestment plan to pressure Sudan on the genocide in Darfur -- the next day, he awarded an $8.5 million grant to a major stockholder in oil companies working there.
San Antonio Current  |  Dave Maass  |  02-28-2007  |  Politics

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