(15 stories) Report: U.S. 'decades behind' on parental leave

US News - News February 23, 2011 See US News Weather Report: U.S. 'decades behind' on parental leave (msnbc.msn) Americans often take pride in ways their nation differs from others. But one distinction - lack of a nationwide policy of paid maternity leave - is cited in a new report as an embarrassment that could be redressed at low cost and without harm to employers. No easy solution to impasse over jailed CIA man (Kansas City Star) The standoff between Pakistan and the United States over the detention of an American CIA contractor held in the fatal shooting of two Pakistanis is posing a growing diplomatic quandary for both countries.Some members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike, are threatening to cut off funds to Pakistan if Raymond Allen Davis is kept much ... Arizona Senate OKs Tough Bills Targeting Illegal Aliens (FoxNews) An Arizona Senate committee late Tuesday narrowly approved a sweeping bill that would target illegal immigrants in public housing, public benefits and the workplace. Wisconsin Governor: Vote or I may lay off 1,500 (WMAG-FM Greensboro) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said he might lay off 1,500 employees if his bill limiting public-employee union collective bargaining is not passed this week. O'Donnell mulls 'Dancing With the Stars' invite (KEPR 19) Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell says she's been invited to be a contestant on TV's "Dancing with the Stars." But the losing Senate candidate from Delaware isn't sure she should accept, saying she has two left feet and a book about politics to complete. Fox rules out cuts to Trident fleet (Brighouse Today) The UK Government must retain all its Trident missile submarines if the country's nuclear deterrent is to be preserved, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said. Chinese workers ask for Apple's help after toxic chemical poisoning (examiner) In October of 2010 a report by ABC Australia pointed to Chinese workers being sickened through the use of n-hexane in iPhone and MacBook manufacturing. A new report on Tuesday, Feb. 22 indicated that a number of workers have sent a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, asking him to help them in their grievances against the same company as in the earlier report: Wintek. Top Democrat urges temporary compromise (WISH-TV Indianapolis) The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that he'll bring legislation to the floor next week to keep the government running at current spending levels for 30 days to avoid a shutdown in March. Reid takes on Old West, says time to ban brothels (The Boston Globe) U.S. Sen. Harry Reid took aim at the world's oldest profession Tuesday, telling state lawmakers the time has come to have an adult conversation about Nevada's legal sex trade if the state hopes to succeed in the 21st century. The Republicans Are Coming, the Republicans Are Coming (truth-out) If you are not numbered among the wealthiest five percent of Americans with the distinct prospect of securing 85 percent of your annual income across the length of your retirement, you should be terribly worried. If you don't qualify, the present Republican onslaught is not for you. Thirty years in the making, the Republicans are bent on evaporating anything that resembles a public good, on curtailing government and most anything government does beyond security and basic services. They are committed to dissolving all regulatory regimes, from financial and banking to environmental conditions and labor standards. They are insisting on swapping out social security support for privatized and self-directed retirement schemes (401(k)'s). They are pushing to dissolve public education and to destroy union representation, especially for public workers such as teachers. And they are working to outsource public functions to private for-profit outfits. Koch Brothers' Money Fuels Wisconsin Fight (nytimes) Among the thousands of demonstrators who jammed the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds this weekend was a well-financed advocate from Washington who was there to voice praise for cutting state spending by slashing union benefits and bargaining rights. Apple to hold iPad 2 event March 2: report (examiner) On the same day that rumors about delays for both the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 caused Apple stock to drop precipitously, news from BoomTown was that Apple was set to unveil its next-generation "magical device," the iPad 2, on March 2. Obama Pushes Innovation At Ohio Small Businesses (WYFF4) President Barack Obama took his agenda for increased spending on economic competitiveness to politically important Ohio, where the Republican governor has joined a chorus of GOP leaders calling for greater cost cutting measures at both the state and federal level. Apple stock hammered over rumors of iPad 2, iPhone 5 delays (examiner) Apple stock took a tumble on Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, dropping over $10 (or nearly 3 percent) by late morning. The reason for the drop was a set of rumors that both the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 would be delayed, to June and September, respectively. Supreme Court rules against parents in drug vaccine case (The Plain Dealer) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a federal law bars lawsuits against drug makers over serious side effects from childhood vaccines. More US News News...

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