World Bank workers plan extra day off in wage protest
About 6,000 World Bank employees and IMF staff in Washington will extend Memorial Day weekend by one day as they protest delayed pay raises. Bank raises were delayed after Treasury input. IMF staff faced smaller anticipated increases. Both groups come from 149 countries and work at the Washington complexes near the White House.
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NBC sought to obtain Abbas tape in Achille Lauro case
The Justice Department has held talks with NBC for over a week to obtain unused videotape of an Abul Abbas interview. NBC hired Floyd Abrams to negotiate, while DOJ lawyers press to avoid subpoenas. The discussions focus on Abbas admitting hijacking responsibility as aired by NBC correspondent Henry Champ.
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White House plans high level talks on leaks crackdown
Washington officials said a senior White House meeting will discuss ways to curb leaks of classified data. The move follows CIA director Casey urging possible prosecutions of news outlets and recent firings at the Pentagon and State Department over leaks. The administration indicated the Justice Department would decide prosecutions, not the White House.
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