[Imc-summaries] Between The Lines' Under-reported News Summary week ending 8/17/01

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This week's summary of under-reported news 
 -- More than a million Congolese have died as a result of Congo's civil war, with no human rights investigation or tribunal in sight. 
-- Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons' influence with George W. Bush helps in gaining federal approval for a 16,000-acre low-level radioactive waste dump in Andrews, Texas. 
-- E-commerce protectionism limits consumer savings. 
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