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Faced with the fourth death of a farmworker in the fields this year, labor and community groups in Sacramento will hold a news conference condemning Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his failure to enforce state laws at Cesar Chavez Plaza Park, 10th and J streets, Sacramento, CA.

Injured 9/11 Iron Worker John Sferazo will be in San Francisco and San Jose to discuss the affects for workers of the 9/11 attack and also the fight for legislation to protect those workers and others who were harmed

Saturday, July 12, 2008 : This week on Crossing The Line: Supporters of Dr. Sami al-Arian, a Palestinian political prisoner being held in the US, are outraged at a new indictment after al-Arian refused to appear before a grand jury probing an Islamic charity in northern Virginia. Host Naji Ali gets an update from Dr. al-Arian's daughter, Laila, regarding this latest indictment.

From a Monday, July 14, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog

From a Monday, July 14, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog

Monday, July 14, 2008 :On May 12th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 400 workers at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa in the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. Many were sent to prison. We speak with Erik Camayd-Freixas, a professor and Spanish-language court interpreter who was flown into Iowa for the trial. He broke the code of confidentiality among legal interpreters to describe the workers predicament in what he calls, "The saddest procession I have ever witnessed." He says most of the workers were peasants from Guatemala and did not fully understand the criminal charges they were facing. He also says that court-appointed lawyers had little time to meet with the workers, many of whom ended up waiving their rights.

Monday, July 14, 2008 :An American photojournalist who was embedded with the Marines in Fallujah has been barred from the Marine Corps because of graphic photographs showing Marines killed in a suicide bombing last month. A few hours after he posted some photos of the bombing on his blog, a high-ranking public affairs official ordered him to remove it. When he refused, he was told his "embed" had been terminated and he would be flown out of Iraq.

The rightwing government's intention to fingerprint all Roma reflects the country's unresolved problem of racial discrimination

"The high oil price and the food crisis threaten the existence of over a hundred million people." (Walden Bello) "People in poor countries must starve so the rich can continue driving their cars." Growing plants for biofuels is a crime against humanity.

Sunday, July 13, 2008 :The crisis in the US financial system has taken a major turn for the worse with the announcement on Sunday that the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board are to take emergency action to prop up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.