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To: LindyBill who wrote (227404)	11/8/2007 8:14:50 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 793846

This is good news, but only if any opposition is still alive to vote in February. Musharraf Pledges Elections by Feb. 15 By JANE PERLEZ and DAVID ROHDE Published: November 9, 2007 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 8 — Gen. Pervez Musharraf told his national security council today that parliamentary elections would be held before Feb. 15 and that he would give up his military uniform before taking the oath of office for his new term as president of Pakistan.

To: LindyBill who wrote (227404)	11/9/2007 12:37:55 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793846

The 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report state.gov Contents Introduction 4-37 The 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report 5-17 Purpose 5 Human Trafficking Defined 7 The Scope and Nature of Modern-Day Slavery 8 Focus of the 2007 TIP Report 10 Methodology 11 Learning More: The Forms and Impact of Human Trafficking 18-28 Labor Trafficking 18 Bonded Labor 18 Involuntary Servitude 19 Debt Bondage and Involuntary Servitude Among Guest Workers 19 Involuntary Domestic Servitude 22 Forced Child Labor 24 Child Soldiers 24 Sex Trafficking and Prostitution 27 Children Exploited for Commercial Sex 28 Child Sex Tourism 28 Policy Approaches to Trafficking in Persons 30-37 Focusing on Forced Labor and Sex Trafficking 30 The Policy of Victim Rescue 30 The Myth of Movement 30 Health Impacts of Trafficking in Persons 33 HIV/AIDS and Trafficking in Persons 35 The Many Causes of Trafficking: Supply and Demand 35 The Greatest Challenge: Victim Protection 36 The Victim-Centered Approach 37 Global Law Enforcement Data 36 Commendable International Efforts 38-39 Heroes Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery 40-41 Tier Placements/Maps 42-48 U.S. Government Domestic Anti-Trafficking Efforts 49 Country Narratives 50-212 Tier 3 - Governments that do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so. ALGERIA BAHRAIN BURMA CUBA EQUATORIAL GUINEA IRAN KUWAIT MALAYSIA NORTH KOREA OMAN QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SUDAN SYRIA UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA Tier 2 Watch List - Finally, the Special Watch list criteria are considered and, when applicable, Tier 2 countries are placed on the Tier 2 Watch list. ARGENTINA ARMENIA BELARUS BURUNDI CAMBODIA CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. CHAD CHINA (PRC) CYPRUS DJIBOUTI DOMINICAN REP. EGYPT FIJI THE GAMBIA GUATEMALA GUYANA HONDURAS INDIA KAZAKHSTAN KENYA LIBYA MACAU MAURITANIA MEXICO MOLDOVA MOZAMBIQUE PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES * * *