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Winner for Aug. 18: World's biggest sovereign defaults

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This week's winner looks to history for guidance on the current sovereign default crisis.

Debt Throes suggests:

How about a story on the world's biggest soveriegn defaults. What can we learn from them to put the current turmoil in perspective?

Barry Saiff suggests:

The Philippines has long ranked badly on corruption surveys, but President Aquino, elected in 2010 to fight corruption, seems to be making headway. Is justice being served against corrupt government officials from the past administration?

F Thompson suggests:

I would like to see a review of countries that have banned Muslim veils in public, or are considering it. As Americans shouldn't we be outraged about our allies intolerance toward individual liberty and religious freedom?

Teresa G. Valles suggests:

Corruption in Mexico

Juvy P anes suggests:

cover a story on expats being treated unfairly in saudi arabia and by forcing foreign women to wear the hijab and burka,and why they take their employee's passports despite of the fact that it is stipulated in the passport should not be taken by employers.