Month: February 2013

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Start the Week - The Commonwealth – Don McKinnon and Kwasi Kwarteng

On Start the Week Bridget Kendall discusses the role and future of the Commonwealth. As its Secretary-General at the turn of the century, Sir Don McKinnon reveals its inner workings. But the journalist Frances Harrison is critical of the organisation for failing to challenge human rights abuses. The MP Kwasi Kwarteng questions whether the Commonwealth can ever shed the baggage of Empire, and Sir Ronald Sanders asks if it can survive the rise of China. Producer: Katy Hickman.

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Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 02.22.2013

Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola hike their dividends.   Google develops plans to launch retail stores.  OfficeMax and Office Depot combine forces.  And Sony unveils its Playstation 4.   Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar.  Plus, we talk about the business of spying with former CIA agent J.C. Carleson, author of Work Like a Spy:  Business Tips From a Former CIA Officer.  

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