Daily Archives: April 10th, 2006 «

 

French rioters win

Posted by: ST on April 10, 2006 at 11:18 pm » 6 Comments

The French government has caved in to the demands of French rioters in France who were protesting the First Job Contract (CPE). What was/is the CPE?: The law creating the First Employment Contract (Contrat Premiere Embauche or CPE) was passed by parliament as part of a broader bill on equal opportunities. It became law on [...]

 

A too-close-to-call election in Italy

Posted by: ST on April 10, 2006 at 10:43 pm » Comments Off

And we know what those too-close-to-call elections are like, don’t we? Via the BBC: Italy’s general election is turning into an extremely close race, with early results pointing to a slender lead for PM Silvio Berlusconi. Mr Berlusconi’s centre-right coalition may narrowly retain control of both houses of parliament, according to projections from the Nexus [...]

 

Not all Latinos are on the same page on the immigration issue

Posted by: ST on April 10, 2006 at 1:05 pm » 24 Comments

KVOA News 4 in Tucson reports: Contrary to scenes of hundreds of thousands of united Latinos marching across the country in support of immigration reform, a sizable number of the ethnic group opposes the marches and strongly objects to illegal immigration. But their voices have largely been muffled by the massive protests, which will continue [...]

 

John McCain – is the press love affair with him over?

Posted by: ST on April 10, 2006 at 10:00 am » 5 Comments

Howard Kurtz writes: John McCain was expecting journalists to start slapping him around, and he hasn’t been disappointed. As he gears up for a likely presidential campaign, the Arizona senator knows that reporters and columnists — whom he jokingly described last year as “my base” — have to prove their independence this time around. Media [...]