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Scope and Contents In Monterrey, Mexico more than fifty heads of state are gathered for the United Nations Conference for Financing Development. And despite growing poverty worldwide, no major new announcements are expected from the conference. That has some protestors' criticizing the conference for being an orchestrated media event. And heads of state aren't the only ones gathering in Monterrey. In a parallel conference hundreds of non-governmental originations are putting forward their ideas for reducing...