Protest led by Jackson and Sharpton over New Orleans election plan
Hundreds gathered at the convention center as Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton condemned mail in voting for the April 22 New Orleans mayoral race. They urged satellite polling for displaced voters and the release of updated displacement lists while noting FEMA privacy concerns. About 2,000 attended.
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Bahrain boat capsizes in illegal passenger cruise tragedy
A dhow rented for a celebration of Bahrain's World Trade Center project capsized after swaying on its cruise. Seventy people aboard were affected, 57 died including 21 Indians and 15 Britons. The vessel had only a restaurant permit and the captain lacked a license.
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Murray & Roberts Group
Harris campaign loses core team amid resignations
Katherine Harris’s U.S. Senate bid faces a setback as a top adviser campaign manager and communications director quit over the weekend. Harris, challenging incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson, pledged new hires early next week and said the campaign is stronger now than before.
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Gorilla birth at Sweden's largest zoo marks first in Scandinavia
In Stockholm at Kolmarden, a female gorilla Naomi gave birth Saturday. Keepers say the gender is unknown as the mother bonds with the infant, which appears healthy. Labor unrest in Paris accompanied Prime Minister Villepin's remarks on management of youth labor laws.
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Brazil police raid clubs to curb sexual tourism
In Natal, 118 foreign visitors mostly from Portugal Spain Italy France and Norway were detained for lacking passports or IDs and fined 76 dollars before release as authorities crack down on sexual tourism. Britain and Europe join April Fools jokes with spoof reports from Daily Mail and The Times about novel ideas and Labor red doors.
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