2008 Woodie Awards
World Briefs
Compiled by Branden Cate
Issue date: 2/27/07
Last Updated: 8/9/07
Bank defends immigrant card program
Bank of America Corp. is defending its recent program that will grant credit cards to people without Social Security numbers, in spite of criticism that the program essentially endorses illegal immigration.
Opposition has arisen from members of Congress and grass-roots groups who are wary of not only providing benefits to illegal immigrants, but also identity theft, money laundering and terrorism.
The National Illegal Immigration Boycott Coalition has collected over 11,000 signatures on a boycott petition.
Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis defended the new program last Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.
North Korea invites nuke facilities talks
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said he and North Korean authorities would discuss items related to North Korea's nuclear programs.
ElBaradei will likely visit in the second week of March, after the IAEA meets on North Korea and Iran, another country of nuclear concern.
Though he offered no details, ElBaradei's statements signaled North Korea's continuing willingness to open its nuclear program to outside countries. North Korea withdrew from the Nonproliferation Treaty three years ago and demanded that agency inspectors leave.
North Korea, under a Feb. 13 agreement, assented to dismantle its nuclear facilities and to stabilize its relationships with South Korea, Japan and the United States in exchange for oil shipments, security guarantees and other aid.
Iraqi refugees to resettle in United States
The State Department said last week it was planning to speed up the resettlement of 7,000 Iraqi refugees in the United States. Officials said it is probable these refugees will move to America within a year.
The announcement arrives amid growing sectarian violence in Iraq, along with political and diplomatic pressure on the Bush administration to take in those displaced by the war.
Bank of America Corp. is defending its recent program that will grant credit cards to people without Social Security numbers, in spite of criticism that the program essentially endorses illegal immigration.
Opposition has arisen from members of Congress and grass-roots groups who are wary of not only providing benefits to illegal immigrants, but also identity theft, money laundering and terrorism.
The National Illegal Immigration Boycott Coalition has collected over 11,000 signatures on a boycott petition.
Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis defended the new program last Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.
North Korea invites nuke facilities talks
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said he and North Korean authorities would discuss items related to North Korea's nuclear programs.
ElBaradei will likely visit in the second week of March, after the IAEA meets on North Korea and Iran, another country of nuclear concern.
Though he offered no details, ElBaradei's statements signaled North Korea's continuing willingness to open its nuclear program to outside countries. North Korea withdrew from the Nonproliferation Treaty three years ago and demanded that agency inspectors leave.
North Korea, under a Feb. 13 agreement, assented to dismantle its nuclear facilities and to stabilize its relationships with South Korea, Japan and the United States in exchange for oil shipments, security guarantees and other aid.
Iraqi refugees to resettle in United States
The State Department said last week it was planning to speed up the resettlement of 7,000 Iraqi refugees in the United States. Officials said it is probable these refugees will move to America within a year.
The announcement arrives amid growing sectarian violence in Iraq, along with political and diplomatic pressure on the Bush administration to take in those displaced by the war.
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