Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Daily Headlines: January 8, 2008

* The killings of indigenous people in Brazil grew by a whopping 63% last year accosting to a human rights group linked to the Catholic Church.

* Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney "apologized" over the weekend for accusing John McCain of supporting “amnesty” for all illegal immigrants.

* The 15-nation Caribbean Community (CC) may pledge to cut taxes on food imports according to one CC official.

* “Maletagate” update: Two of the defendants accused of acting as “illegal agents of Venezuelapled not guilty in a U.S. court.

Sources- Bloomberg, Houston Chronicle, MSNBC, Monsters & Critics

Image- Sydney Morning Herald (“Members of Brazil's Assurini do Tocantins tribe, wearing their traditional "Cokar" headgear”)

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