Mar 19th, 2010 · President Obama promised to make overhauling immigration laws a top priority in his first year as president, but the odds that it will happen even in his second year seem long. Thousands of activists plan to converge on Washington, D.C., in hopes of prodding him to action.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Nearly 200 years ago, workers in England took up arms against technology. Weavers protested the advent of mechanized looms with violence. Named for weaver Ned Lud, the Luddites feared the machines would make hand weaving extinct. The people of Huddersfield are rising up again, but this time to celebrate the city's 19th century weavers.
Mar 19th, 2010 · A Jaguar driven by Britain's Queen Elizabeth between 2001 and 2004 is up for sale. A memorabilia dealer bought it after the Queen owned it, and now he's selling it. The car comes with some regal extras — including an armrest designed to hold the Queen's famous handbag.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was admitted to a hospital Thursday night after he got up from bed too quickly, fell and bumped his head. Scully, 82, was taken from his Hidden Hills home to West Hills Hospital and Medical Center as a precaution and would stay overnight for observation, Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Top international diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with a goal of reaching a final settlement that would create an independent Palestinian state within 24 months. They reiterated their condemnation of Israel's latest move to add Jewish housing in disputed east Jerusalem but did not escalate criticism of the Jewish state.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Film critic Mia Mask says that the new movie Repo Men is a science fiction flick that comments on two prominent policy issues: health care overhaul and the regulation of the financial industry. Mia Mask teaches film at Vassar College, and is the author of "Divas on Screen."
Mar 19th, 2010 · Parents at the East Village Community School in New York City held a "bake-in" Thursday to protest a local education policy that forbids students from selling homemade bake sale items, but permits the sale of certain pre-packaged junk foods. The protest comes at a time when reducing childhood obesity and providing access to healthy food during the school day are major items on the agenda of education and health policymakers nationwide.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Linda Wertheimer has the Last Word in business.
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