Thousands gather at Vietnam wall for anniversary readings
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington marks its anniversary with a four day reading of all 58 229 names from 1959 to 1975. Michael Milan visits the wall with his uncle George W Milan listed among the dead. The memorial seeks to heal a nation by linking mourning with public remembrance.
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Washington
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Michael Milan
Army
George W. Milan
Atlantic City
N.J
Pvt
Milan
Michael
Evansville
Ind
Maya Lin
Lin
Jan Scruggs
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Dale R. Buis
Pender
Neb
Air Force
Richard Vande Geer
Columbus
Ohio
California
Carolyn Squires
Stanley Scott Clark
Squires
Potomac
Pentagon
Arthur Drescher
Philadelphia
Congress faces drought relief clash over farm aid
As a new Congress convenes in 2003 Republicans push for drought relief without new spending while a Democratic Senate favored a $6 billion package. Farmers warn shifting Customs fee funds may cut food programs. groups urge restoring funding for fruit, vegetable, and grain sectors amid concerns over surpluses and drought impact.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Sen
Craig Thomas
R-Wyo
Senate Agriculture Committee
Thomas
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
Bush
John Thune
South Dakota
Tim Johnson
American Farm Bureau
National Farmers Union
Tom Buis
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Bread For the World
David Beckmann
Agriculture Department
Robert Guenther
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
Shiva the Lord of the Dance on display at Smithsonian exhibit
Smithsonian hosts The Sensuous and the Sacred featuring Chola bronze figures led by Shiva and Manikkavachakar. The show, at Sackler Gallery, traces the dancer god’s creation and destruction symbolism, includes a 28 inch Manikkavachakar statue, and explains the lost wax casting method. Admission is free. The exhibit runs April 4 to June 15 at the Dallas Museum of Art.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Shiva
India
Manikkavachakar
Arthur M. Sackler
United States
Vidya Dehejia
Columbia University
Uma
Tamil Nadu
Sackler Gallery
Dallas Museum of Art
Nataraja
Dance
Smithsonian
Unions challenge high court ruling denying back pay to immigrants
AFL-CIO filed a complaint with the ILO after the Supreme Court ruled a Mexican worker owed no back pay for aiding a union drive. The federation argues the decision violates ILO standards protecting worker organizing and anti discrimination rights, impacting millions of undocumented workers.
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Washington
Labor Federation
U.S
United Nation’s
International Labor Organization
U.S. Supreme Court
America
Afl-Cio
High Court
ILO
John Sweeney
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
ILO Committee
Spain
Photos of terror suspects flown to Guantanamo surface online
The Pentagon probes the release of photographs showing restrained prisoners aboard a C 130 bound for Guantanamo Bay. Images appeared on Art Bell’s site and depict hooded, handcuffed captives on a cargo plane, raising questions about authorization and privacy.
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Washington
Pentagon
Cuba
Art Bell
Afghanistan
Guantanamo Bay Naval Facility
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