Friday, August 19, 2011

2011/08/19 Headlines: Afghan Militants Storm British Council Office, Killing Nine; Dozens Killed in Pakistani Mosque Bombing; United States, Europe Call on Syrian President to Step Down; Stock Prices Continue to Fall Around the World; Bank of America Considers Laying Off 10,000 Workers; Thousands Wait in Line at Atlanta Job Fair, Several Lose Consciousness from Heat Stroke; Obama Administration Announces Plans for Case-by-Case Deportation Reviews; Presidential Hopeful Rick Perry Defends Creationism to Fourth Grader; Michele Bachmann Says She Worked at IRS to Infiltrate the Agency; Israel Bombs Gaza in Response to Deadly Attacks on Egyptian Border; Radiation Found in Nearly Half of Japanese Children Near Stricken Nuclear Plant; Egyptian Court Drops Charges Against Prominent Activist; Elizabeth Warren Creating Exploratory Committee for Possible Senate Run; Pipeline Rupture in Missouri River Basin Leaks Over 3,000 Barrels of Natural Gasoline; Foreign Students in Exchange Program Walk Out of American Jobs amid Claims of Labor Exploitation; Study Finds Black Scientists Less Likely to Receive Research Funding