She worked for Greenpeace, took direct action to fight toxic dumping of electronics and appliances in Asia, narrowly escaped kidnapping in India.

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The latest announcement comes a day after Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met with leaders from both sides of the political aisle on Capitol Hill Thursday to begin work on a plan of action to help relieve banks of their toxic assets.

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Not enough for the Basel Action Network, a Seattle group monitoring the toxic waste trade, which alleges that companies like ReCellular are shifting toxic waste to nations that aren't equipped to deal with its eventual disposal.

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America abandoned its original plan to buy toxic assets last October in favour of extra capital because the crisis demanded faster action.

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