May 30, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Gender Discrimination, Cheney Records, Sudan Sanctions

SCOTUS. The high court ruled 5 to 4 yesterday that an Alabama woman who was paid less than her colleagues could not sue for damages more than 180 days after her pay was set, setting strict limits on the timeframes of future gender discrimination cases.

Immigration. In a Georgia speech yesterday, President Bush defended the new immigration plan facing Congress, saying he was "worried that a backlash to newcomers would cause our country to lose its great capacity to assimilate newcomers."

Washington. Visitor logs at Vice President Dick Cheney's official residence are under new scrutiny after a 2006 letter just released by the Justice Department revealed that Cheney's lawyer told the Secret Service to destroy the records.

Administration. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a busy day yesterday, making public comments on developments in Iran, Israel and Spain.

World. A British official said today that the U.K. "fully supports" new U.S. efforts that would expand sanctions against the Sudanese government in an effort to address genocide in Darfur.

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