Meria With the News

Italians Join In Protests

2/14/11 Happy Valentine’s Day. Meria Heller with the news today. Threats in Moscow; Protests in Serbia, Iran, Yemen, Italy; Michelle Obama on Valentine’s Day; beating off a tiger to save her man; Bonuses at GM; will the Midwest flood in a thaw? Egyptian labor revolts; Labor slammed in USA – unions systematically voiceless; price of clothes to rise 10% food to triple; farm animals and new diseases; Alaskan oil pipeline unsafe; pharmaceuticals killing our troops; Is Clarence Thomas guilty of a felony? Fox News just makes up stuff; bad cop stories; earthquake reports abound; gassed by PG&E? can’t meet demand in Afghanistan; Pakistan wants to hang American; 4 pipelines blown in Pakistan; Algierian protesters beaten; Musharraf -arrest warrant for conspiracy to kill Bhutto; FBI trained Egypt’s torturers; Japan spies on Muslims for US; Israel wins against US students; Saudi threats in 2007 over oil; 100 dead birds in Illinois; Sarkozy speaks against multiculturalism; Greeks slam IMF; Repugs cutting essential programs for poor; Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB; patsy gets 60 yrs for “killing” Chandra Levy; UK protests against Banks and High Street; what happened at NORAD? extending the Patriot Act? NYers want Spain to prosecute Bush; Illinois wants to raise minimum wage to 1968 pay; Obama cutting energy assistance to poor; Gabon protests; father convicted for son’s murders; Deutsche Borse taking over NYSE; Senator Kyl retiring; Donna Smith comes to Phoenix; Wisconsin Governor wants to use National Guard against workers; and more “stuff”.

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