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Level -> from the news desk..... (5/24/2007 3:51:26 AM)
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Wealthy NY couple charged with slavery
By FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press WriterWed May 23, 5:04 PM ET
A millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves in their luxurious Long Island home and abusing them for years have been indicted on federal slavery charges.
Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 35, and her husband, Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, operate a worldwide perfume business out of their home, contracting with overseas factories to manufacture the fragrances.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_re_us/forced_labor;_ylt=AoMARO7aPUKTxUaOnfMFAIFvzwcF
DDT debate halts Rachel Carson honor
Wed May 23, 3:19 PM ET
A senator has delayed submitting a resolution to honor pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson on the 100th anniversary of her birth after a colleague signaled he would block it because of her aggressive fight against pesticides.
Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring" revealed the harmful effects of DDT and other pesticides and helped launch the environmental movement. The longtime resident of Silver Spring, Md., died in 1964. She would have turned 100 this Sunday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_re_us/rachel_carson_resolution;_ylt=Apgn3VMHJcNoaTCsjr_pfMVH2ocA
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