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...plots. In fact, authorities say, the manager ordered groundskeepers to unearth the coffins that were already buried in these plots. They were placed on trucks and disposed of in a remote section of the cemetery, often referred to as the "dump area," according to court documents. Bones often fell onto the roadway. Other times, groundskeepers would "double stack" human remains within a single, unmarked grave in the secluded part of the cemetery. One employee told investigators that sometimes a new cement liner would be brought to a burial plot and lowered onto the pre-existing one. Then a coffin containing...
...illustrate the point, Ghana's parliament, divided by party affiliation, often applauded in sections, as one party or another latched ONTO a word like "corruption" to needle its political opposition. Yet there is no doubt that Ghana, both its government and people, are united in welcoming Obama, the third consecutive U.S. President to visit this nation. People on the street lined motorcade routes chanting Obama's name and wearing T-shirts with his likeness, and billboards welcoming the first couple were ubiquitous in Accra. One sign called Michelle Obama "Our First 'Rock.'" Another said simply, "Ghana adores...
...leader Tom Daschle, would be to limit instead the deduction that companies could claim for providing those benefits. Because that additional tax would fall on businesses rather than on individuals, it might be more palatable politically - though it would also raise far less revenue and would likely be passed onto employees indirectly...
...During the final stretch of the presidential election last fall - when Diarra's fantasy of an African American in the White House began to seem probable - he downloaded a new ringtone onto his phone, of Obama chanting "Yes we can! Yes we can!" As the election results rolled in, Diarra joined the celebrations on Bamako's streets, and changed his ringtone again, to Obama's victory song by Stevie Wonder, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," which he has kept ever since. His taxi's dashboard is decorated with stickers of Obama's face. And during the hours he spends chugging through Bamako...
...protest the June 12 presidential election. Another anniversary helped precipitate the show of apparent defiance: the 10th anniversary of a bloody student uprising that was brutally put down by the government. Despite threats earlier in the day of a "crushing" response, men, women and even some children went onto the streets with chants of "Death to the dictator" and "Mousavi, Mousavi...