Sarkozy loses in France; Greek voters also turn on leaders McClatchy Newspapers ...the publics in both countries appeared to be rejecting the European Union’s austerity program that was undertaken largely on German demands to stabilize the euro following fiscal crises in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland...
Quebec students to vote on tuition compromise CBC News ...Students in Quebec have been holding protests and clashing with police for almost three months, denouncing the government's plans to raise tuition fees...
Protesters in Miami clean garbage from foreclosed homes and dump it at bank Photoblog ...''It's bad enough these big banks put families out of their homes, now they just let the houses sit there bringing down the property value for everyone else in the neighborhood...
Dozens of Police Evict Georgia Family at Gunpoint at 3am Alternet ...The eviction came as Frazer, 63, who lost her husband and then job in 2009, had been challenging the foreclosure in county and federal courts by seeking to restructure the terms of a delinquent mortgage. However, the latest holder of her loan, Investors One Corporation—the fourth company that bought her mortgage in an eight-month period—allowed the eviction to proceed even thought it was "negotiating" new loan terms with her attorney one day before the police raid...
Walker talking less about new jobs LaCrosse Tribune ...Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is downplaying his pledge to create 250,000 new private-sector jobs by the end of his term, a review of his official pronouncements suggests...
Sotheby’s Handlers to Confront Board, Pay Plan Backed Bloomberg ...Locked-out art handlers who own shares will confront directors about labor practices, according to the union representing the workers...