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APRIL 9, 2007
Democrats Seek to Lead the Way in Tax Overhaul
Guantánamo Detainees Stage Hunger StrikeQuote:
House Democratic leaders, in an effort to upstage Republicans on the issue of tax cuts, are preparing legislation that would permanently shield all but the very richest taxpayers from the alternative minimum tax, which is likely to affect tens of millions of families as early as next year if it is left unchanged.
A Plastic Wrapper Today Could Be Fuel TomorrowQuote:
A long-term hunger strike has broken out at the American detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, with more than a dozen prisoners subjecting themselves to daily force-feeding to protest their treatment, military officials and lawyers for the detainees say.
Texas men's innocence puts a county on trialQuote:
Scientists worldwide are struggling to make motor fuel from waste, but Richard Gross has taken an unusual approach: making a “fuel-latent plastic,” designed for conversion. It can be used like ordinary plastic, for packaging or other purposes, but when it is waste, can easily be turned into a substitute diesel fuel.
Aid plan for unemployed gains supportQuote:
Many men claim innocence when staring at iron bars. But James Giles knew he was no rapist — and he believed three fellow Texas prisoners who told him they too were wrongly convicted of rape.
Huge Protest in Iraq Demands U.S. WithdrawQuote:
A little-known federal program called wage insurance is winning bipartisan congressional support as a way to help workers displaced by international trade find new jobs and acquire new skills.
Student Lender Had Early Plans to Woo OfficialsQuote:
ens of thousands of protesters loyal to Moktada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric, took to the streets of the holy city of Najaf on Monday in an extraordinarily disciplined rally to demand an end to the American military presence in Iraq, burning American flags and chanting “Death to America!”
U.S. Toughens Its Position on China TradeQuote:
The founders of Student Loan Xpress had an explicit plan for corralling a bigger share of the lucrative student loan business: “market to the financial aid offices of schools.”
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For years, President Bush has avoided confronting Beijing with sanctions or legal challenges to its trade practices, preferring to use diplomacy to press China to bring down its trade deficit with the United States, now at $232 billion. But these days, the conciliatory approach looks as if it is being reconsidered, if not discarded.
DNA Tests Offer Immigrants Hope or Despair
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Federal officials are increasingly turning to genetic testing to verify the biological bonds between new citizens and the overseas relatives they hope to bring here, particularly those from war-torn or developing countries where identity documents can be scarce or doctored.
APRIL 10, 2007
Q&A WITH FLEMMING ROSE
Edit: Bah, Netscape at work is shit. I'll have to fix this at home.
APRIL 11, 2007
Former Duke Players Cleared of All Charges
All remaining charges were dropped today against three former Duke University lacrosse players who had been accused of rape more than a year ago, North Carolina