Thursday, October 11, 2007

Daily Headlines: October 11, 2007

* Follow-up: Apparently Michael Chertoff was wrong; a federal judge temporarily halted construction of a 1.5 mile part of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border due to “environmental concerns.”

* Ex-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will not go gentle into that good night; he hired a “high-powered Washington lawyer” to defend him against accusations of political partisanship in the Justice Department.

* During a visit to Haiti, U.S. Congressman John Conyers denounced the “double standard” against Haitian migrants attempting to enter the U.S.

* Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya attempted to improve bilateral relations with Cuba during his visit to the island.

Sources- Associated Press, Guardian UK, USA TODAY, Forbes, Voice of America

Image- Washington Post

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