Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Overview

2011/06/21 Headlines: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Wal-Mart in Sex Discrimination Case; States’ Emissions Lawsuit Against Major Power Companies Rejected by Supreme Court; Obama to Announce Plan for Troop Withdrawals from Afghanistan; Libya: NATO Air Strike Reportedly Kills 19 Civilians, Eight Children; Ex-Tunisian President, Wife Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison; Northern Syrian Town Nearly Deserted Following Crackdown; Report: Number of World's Refugees Reaches 15-Year High; Ocean Experts Warn of Unprecedented Mass Extinction of Marine Life; Obama Breaks Promise to Reinstall Solar Panels on White House; Report: Majority of U.S. Nuclear Power Sites Leak Radioactive Materials into Groundwater; Moratorium on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon Extended; Federal Regulators File Suit Against Banking Giants over High-Risk Mortgages; Uninsured Man Robs Bank of $1 to Gain Prison Medical Coverage; Labor Board Prepares New Rules to Speed Up Union Elections; Justice Clarence Thomas Under Fire for Ties to Real Estate Magnate; Mexican Gunmen Murder Journalist and Family; President Calderón to Meet with Anti-Violence Movement Leader; New Yorkers Camp Out to Protest Bloomberg Budget Cuts; U.S. Attorney Unseals Indictments in Massive New York City Payroll Scandal