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Stealing Babies from Haiti

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Val Booth

Why are “missionaries” running down to Haiti for children after being warned not to take children out of Haiti without proper papers? Why is anyone trying to take healthy children out of Haiti without proper documentation? I think Mike Doughney … Continue reading →

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Reed Elsevier’s Letter Agreement with Hank Asher: Fraud or Simply Lack of Performance?

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Val Booth

Kaitlyn (“booknerd”) posted this about Hank Asher and Reed Elsevier on MetaFilter: Hank Asher, billionaire eccentric philanthropist/data miner, is being sued by publishing giant Elsevier. “What’s with these people? They’ve even sued my cancer research company.” On the one hand, … Continue reading →

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Why Hank Asher is Being Sued by LexisNexis

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Val Booth

Given Reed Elsevier’s position in the information business, I’m not surprised their US arm LexisNexis is suing philanthropist and database guru Hank Asher. Right or wrong, Reed Elsevier would like to hold on to every bit of the market share … Continue reading →

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