NYMHM: President for sale; NoLa guest-worker lawsuit; India farmers' debt relief

Wed Mar 26 16:45:59 PDT 2008

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  NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * March 26, 2008 * Vol. 7, No. 13

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QUOTED:

    "The government celebrates [non-resident Indians] and is able 
    to build airports on their remittances, but turns its back on 
    them when they expose the ugly reality of immigrant life in 
    the U.S." 

    -- New Orleans-based labor activist Saket Soni 
    (see "Immigration," below).

CONTENTS:

   *Top Stories*
     Who wants to buy a President? 
     Cancer in the air, and in your hair
     Debt waived for India farmers

   *Immigration*
     U.S. guest workers kept like "pigs in a cage"

   *Women*
     Witch-hunting in the 21st century

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 TOP STORIES
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 > Who Wants to Buy a President?

   Bucking the trend of "horse race" campaign coverage, the Center
   for Public Integrity's latest edition of "The Buying of the
   President" does more than simply track vital statistics, such as
   poll numbers and the amount of money raised by each candidate. 

   Instead, CPI delves into who, specifically, is donating -- and 
   what their motivations are. 

   The site offers a wealth of regularly updated information and 
   analysis of campaign spending throughout the 2008 season, with
   blogs tracking ad buys, campaign spending, and controversial, 
   tax-exempt 527 organizations that aren't quite ...

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   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004592.html

 > Cancer in the Air, and in Your Hair

   Two new reports identify byproducts of everyday life as culprits 
   behind an increase in avoidable cancers and other health issues. 

   Diesel emissions from the Port of Oakland and the freeway system 
   around West Oakland puts millions of people at risk of cancer, 
   asthma and other diseases, according to a new report from the 
   California Air Resources Board. 

   The study found that 1,200 cancer cases per million people were
   attributable to diesel ...

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   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004594.html

 > Debt Waived for India Farmers

   Small and marginal farmers in India will get almost $15 billion in
   debt relief, thanks to legislation orchestrated by the populist
   son of the Nehru-Gandhi political family. 

   Rahul Gandhi, whose family includes several former prime ministers
   and a turbulent history of assassination, said the farmers deserved
   the same treatment as "industrialists" who default on billions of 
   rupees borrowed from banks, and then have their obligations waived. 

   While some farmers complained that they were excluded from debt 
   relief, critics said Gandhi was playing at being "Santa" for the 
   sake of political populism, without ...

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   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004595.html

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 IMMIGRATION
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 > U.S. Guest Workers Kept Like "Pigs in a Cage"

   Almost 100 Indian guest workers at a Mississippi shipyard stormed
   off from their jobs one day earlier this month, claiming their 
   employer had treated them like slaves. 

   Now the group is suing the company and marching from New Orleans 
   to Washington, D.C., to demand a meeting with the Indian 
   ambassador.

   The men were part of a group of 500 Indians who were brought into 
   the United States after Hurricane Katrina to work as welders and 
   pipe fitters for Signal International, a company that ...

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   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004596.html

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 WOMEN
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 > Witch Hunting in the 21st Century

   "Do We Need to Uproot Witchcraft in Africa?" demands a headline 
   in Rwanda's New Times newspaper. 

   The answer, according to the article, is no -- but that opinion
   is not necessarily shared around the continent. 

   Indeed, witchcraft -- or at least the accusation of it -- is a 
   serious matter in much of Africa and the African diaspora.   

   In Ghana, belief in witchcraft is widespread, Africa News reports,
   and in rural areas a witchcraft accusation can lead to ...

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   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004597.html

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