DEVELOPMENT: Aid For the Poor, Not For the Consultants

No less than a quarter of annual development aid -- about 20 billion dollars -- is being used by donor countries to fund technical assistance of sometimes dubious worth, says ActionAid International in a new report.

Non-Ohioans pour nearly $2 million into governor's race

So far, out-of-staters have poured more money into Ohio's 2006 race than the entire cost of a gubernatorial election in other states. For the time being, this is the most important race in the USA.