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...hostilities - in this case, the transfer of sovereignty to Iraq. But the only print journalists allowed to attend the hearing were American. Al-Jazeera and CNN were able to film the event, which was carefully timed to coincide with prime-time breakfast television stateside, but were ordered to block out the sound of Saddam's voice. And there were no defense lawyers in the courtroom. Saddam remains under U.S. lock and key. He may be denied the right to choose his own lawyers, though his first wife, Sajida, has assembled a multinational team, some of whom want...
...thugs. Aid workers say privately that they were focused on countries like Iraq and did not realize the extent of the catastrophe taking place in Sudan until a few months ago. Once they did, it took months to get money from donors to underwrite an emergency effort. Another stumbling block has been the U.S. effort to secure a peace agreement between Khartoum and rebels in the south, where a separate conflict has killed at least 2 million people since...
...likely to be redrawn by the suits. The sex-discrimination case alone could result in a multibillion-dollar settlement, says plaintiffs' attorney Joseph Sellers. Wal-Mart's reputation as a harsh employer, along with concerns about unfair competition, has spurred communities in Chicago, Dallas and Inglewood, Calif., to block construction of new stores. The outcome of the cases, thanks to the retailer's prominence, could affect how companies all over the world treat their workers. "The point is that more people are aware," says ex-employee Adams, who now works to unionize Wal-Mart stores. "They're finally seeing what...
Snyder’s 375 Mt. Auburn St. home is about a block away from Summers’ 33 Elmwood Ave. home...
...daughter's wedding in Boston the next day, then flew to Washington and was at work on Monday. Among his first tasks was brushing back Pentagon hawks to secure White House control over running the occupation. By early 2003, when Ahmad Chalabi, the Pentagon's favored exile, tried to block the return to Baghdad of Brahimi, Blackwill cornered Chalabi in a room in one of the U.S. administrative buildings. While no one knows what words were exchanged at the meeting, Brahimi was invited back within a week and the U.S. soon cut off its support to Chalabi...