9. november 2005

Payout over Kiev reporter's death. The widow of a murdered Ukrainian journalist is awarded 100,000 euros damages by a European Court. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:12:20 PM    comment [] French riots defy emergency plan. Unrest continues in French cities, despite new emergency powers aimed at ending almost two weeks of rioting. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:10:35 PM    comment [] Supreme Court Backs Workers in Pay Dispute. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that companies must pay workers for the time it takes to change into protective clothing and safety gear and walk to their workstations. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Business] 12:08:15 PM    comment [] Market Place: Dollar Hits 2-Year High Against Euro. The dollar's move was propelled by rising interest rates in the United States and rising pessimism about Europe. By EDMUND L. ANDREWS. [NYT > Business] 12:07:08 PM    comment [] China 'wants peace and democracy'. Chinese president Hu Jintao is to hold talks with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on the second day of his state visit. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:05:25 PM    comment [] 'Terror tape' given out at mosque. Police investigate after violent videos disguised as prayer readings are handed out at mosques in Dewsbury. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:03:51 PM    comment [] Brown and Straw recalled for vote. Gordon Brown and Jack Straw abandon high profile foreign trips as ministers battle to win a vote on new terror laws. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:02:58 PM    comment [] Arctic Oil Drilling Goes to House Vote . For 25 years, environmentalists have staved off drilling in an oil-rich, 1.5-million-acre stretch of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a wilderness that shelters birthing caribou as well as musk oxen and millions of migratory birds. But record-high gasoline prices and last year's electoral gains... By Juliet Eilperin. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 11:51:59 AM    comment [] Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage . -- Voters in Texas and Maine rendered a split verdict Tuesday on gay rights, while partial victory was the best California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could hope for in his power struggle with public-employee unions and Democratic legislators. By DAVID CRARY. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 11:50:41 AM    comment []

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