This Week in Labor
Philly Carpenters on strike ILWU attacks Homeland Security regs Bankruptcy judge rebuffs Comair OSHA fines BP again NYU struggle continues
Fox News/White House merger completed: Bill OReilly named Secretary of Defense
One day after being named the new White House spokesman, former Fox News pundit Tony Snow announced that a deal merging Fox News and the Bush White House had been successfully completed
WORLDNOTES
India: West Bengal gears up for elections World: Unions beat big finance Indonesia: Child workers unprotected Nigeria: ‘Desert gold’ holds promise Colombia: Millions uprooted by civil war
Nepals new government takes the reins
At its meeting April 30, Nepal’s newly reconvened House of Representatives unanimously approved Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s proposal for elections to a constituent assembly which will prepare a new constitution determining the fate of the monarchy.
Haiti leader faces political challenges
Official results show that President-elect Rene Preval’s left-leaning Lespwa Party, while winning a significant share of the vote in runoff legislative elections April 21, fell short of the number it needs to govern Haiti by itself.
Judge, defying jury, harshly sentences Al-Arian
TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge sentenced Palestinian rights supporter Dr. Sami Al-Arian to 18 months of additional imprisonment prior to his deportation, ignoring both a jury verdict and recommendations from federal prosecutors.
Families ask mine owners Why?
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — “We will not allow you to leave any stone unturned to find out why my husband died,” said Samantha Lewis, pointing her finger directly at elected officials at a May 2 hearing here on the Sago Mine disaster.
Young Communists pass benchmark
NEW YORK — The Young Communist League and the Communist Party USA set themselves a task: raise $65,000 in just a month and a half to help finance the YCL’s national convention in Brooklyn May 27-29. The campaign was a total success.
