Darfur protest.

• Position: STATELINE - Law against companies whose businesses benefit the Sudanese government - Brief article

Massachusetts is the 21st state to pass a law to divest stock of companies working on ventures that benefit the Sudanese government. The state pension fund will sell more than $50 million worth of stock in eight companies as a protest to the conflict in Darfur, which began in 2003. The governor acknowledges the measure will probably have little impact on the...