UN tightens security at Taylor's jail in Sierra Leone (AFP)

A soldier of the United Nations mission to Sierra Leone stands guard in front of the gate of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown. The United Nations stepped up security around the compound where Liberia's ex-president Charles Taylor is being detained amid talks to move his trial for crimes against humanity from volatile west Africa to The Hague.(AFP/Issouf Saogo)AFP - The United Nations stepped up security around the compound where Liberia's ex-president Charles Taylor is being detained amid talks to move his trial for crimes against humanity from volatile west Africa to The Hague.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 12:06

1965 Voting Rights Provisions to Expire (AP)

Tear gas fumes fill the air as state troopers, ordered by Gov. George Wallace, break up a demonstration march in Selma, Ala., on what is known as Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965.  As several hundred marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge to begin their protest march to Montgomery, state troopers violently assaulted the crowd with clubs and whips.  A shocked nation watched the police brutality on television and demanded that Washington intervene and protect voter registration rights for blacks.  (AP Photo)AP - On what would become known as "Bloody Sunday," voting rights marchers in March 1965 reached the highest point on the Edmund Pettus Bridge near Selma, Ala., and saw a blue sea of uniforms awaiting them at the end of the bridge.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:59

Wis. communities will vote on whether to get out of Iraq (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - People in 32 communities across Wisconsin will vote on referendums calling for the "orderly and rapid" withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The outcome won't carry any legal weight in Washington, but could get politicians' attention.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:56

Parents maintain vigil for lone soldier missing in Iraq (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - The parents of Sgt. Keith Maupin, 22, will mark the second anniversary of his disappearance in Iraq on April 9.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:50

Chavez's hard-fought gains are eroding (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - When I was 9, my mother announced that "we" would be contributing half of my allowance to Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers (UFW). At first I protested, and then I lobbied for a raise. I was unsuccessful on both counts.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:45

9/11 trial raises concern (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - The most chilling testimony at the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui didn't come from the defendant, despite his surprise claim that he was to fly a fifth plane into the White House on 9/11.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:45

Shakeup's follow-up: Cheney to the NFL? (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - The Oval Office shakeup that President Bush's critics - and some of his close friends - have been calling for started this week with the "resignation" of chief of staff Andy Card. But for Bush to bounce back from plunging ratings, he must make more drastic White House reorganization.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:45

At least 66 dead in Iran quake (AFP)

Map of Iran locating the western province of Lorestan. At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megino)AFP - At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.

admin – Fri, 2006 – 03 – 31 11:41