The Supreme Court stepped into a dispute Tuesday over whether white managers can be sued for calling black employees “boys.”The court unanimously overturned an appeals court decision that said the term “boy” alone was not evidence of workplace discrimination.The decision, one of the first actions with new Justice Samuel Alito, is a loss for Tyson Foods Inc. which was sued by two longtime black employees who claimed they were passed over for promotions by a white manager who called them “boys.”...
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The execution of a convicted murderer has been delayed in the United States after doctors refused to participate because of ethical objections. Michael Morales was set to become the first inmate to be put to death by lethal injection in California under a procedure that aims to minimise pain. Morales, 46, was convicted of the rape and murder of a teenage girl in 1981. Prison officials have rescheduled the execution, saying they will use a different type of lethal injection. Officials at San Quentin prison announced the postponement of the execution more than two hours after it had been due to take place, citing serious differences of opinion with two anaesthesiologists. The two court-appointed doctors withdrew, citing concerns over a last-minute ruling by a judge. ...
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| UK urges 'united' Iraq government |
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has urged Iraqi leaders to put aside sectarian interests and form a government of national unity. December's election results show "no party, no ethnic or religious grouping can dominate" the Iraqi government, Mr Straw said on a surprise visit. He is in Baghdad for talks with top politicians about the slow progress in forming a new coalition government. Talks have faltered over splits within and between Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shia leaders say they have the right to control key posts after winning 130 of the 275 seats in parliament. But Sunni Arab leaders want to ensure they are represented at a senior level, and are seeking to break the control of Shia militias on the interior ministry. ...
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| Supreme Court to rule on abortion |
The US Supreme Court has said it will decide whether to uphold a federal law banning certain abortion procedures. It will be the first time abortion has come before the nation's top court since President George W Bush appointed two conservative judges to the bench. ...
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| Baghdad market bombing kills 21 |
At least 21 people have been killed and 27 injured in a car bomb at a market in southern Baghdad, Iraqi police say. Correspondents say the attack, apparently aimed at a police patrol in the al-Doura area, is the deadliest car bombing of civilians in weeks. The market was mostly Shia Muslim in an area torn by sectarian violence. The blast came as visiting UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw urged Iraqi leaders to put aside sectarianism to form a government of national unity. Doura is considered one of the most dangerous areas of the capital with bombings a regular occurrence since the Sunni Muslim-dominated militant insurgency began in 2003. ...
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| Malaysia ex-PM: Abramoff was paid $1.2M Mahathir says disgraced lobbyist got funding to arrange meeting with Bush |
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said disgraced U.S. lobbyist Jack Abramoff was paid $1.2 million to organize a meeting between him and President Bush in 2002, but denied the money came from the Malaysian government.Mahathir told reporters late Monday he was aware the payment was made to Abramoff, but he didn’t know who made it.“I understood some people paid a sum of money to lobbyists in America but I do not know who these people were and it was not the Malaysian government,” Mahathir said. Mahathir said that at the time he had been persuaded by the Heritage Foundation in Washington to meet with Bush because the conservative think tank believed he could help “influence (Bush) in some way regarding U.S. policies.”...
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