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Reuters WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - The Justice Department should investigate a plan by six large U.S. meat processors to create an Internet meat exchange and what impact it may have on farmers, according to a request by Senator Paul Wellstone. A Wellstone aide said on Thursday there had been no response yet from the department.

Agence France Presse TAIPEI, April 17 (AFP) - Taiwan expected to become a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this year immediately after China, an official said Monday.

Associated Press / Will Lester, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A dwindling band of protesters, facing a steady rain and police reinforcements, failed to shut down international finance meetings today but played havoc with the workaday life of downtown Washington. There were sporadic clashes with riot-equipped police and scores of arrests.

Agence France Presse / Pierre Tran WASHINGTON, April 17 (AFP) - A crescendo of criticism against the World Bank has forced the beleaguered institution to defend its record of fighting poverty, but analysts say the Bank has been its own worst enemy.

The Associated Press / H. Josef Hebert WASHINGTON -- A United Nations-sponsored report by the World Resources Institute, a private environmental think tank, concluded Sunday that despite greater environmental awareness, growing demand for resources is threatening the world's environmental health more than ever and humans eventually will pay the price.

By David Espo, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt is expected to announce later this week he will vote against hotly contested legislation granting permanent normalized trade relations with China, Democratic officials said Monday.

Business Week / NEWS ANALYSIS / APRIL 17, 2000 The Washington protests could be a turning point in getting the disparate factions to work in concert -- and more effectively

April 16, 2000 / Dow Jones / The Associated Press