The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Washington- Federal officials arrested more than 300 illegal workers at 60 Wal-Mart stores across the country early Thursday morning and searched the office of one of the retail chain's corporate executives, a federal official said. The workers, members of cleaning crews that the company hired through contractors, were arrested as they finished their night shifts at stores in 21 states. All were in the country illegally, according to Garrison Courtney, a spokesman with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Qinshan, China - China is making visible progress on human rights but still must lift its long-running crackdown against free speech, Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Thursday. Chretien made the comments on the last day of his final visit to China as prime minister, following a courtesy meeting with former president Jiang Zemin. Optimists note that with satellite television, economic wealth, and Internet connections proliferating through the country, total freedom can't be far behind. Washington - The Senate joined the House of Representatives on Thursday in striking at the four-decade-old policy of making travel to Cuba a criminal act. Tourism officials have estimated that as many as one million Americans might visit Cuba in the first year with the lifting of the embargo.
