Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Al-Maliki support erodes in Iraq
NEWS
Katrina ripped up the few roots foster kids had
---------------------------------------------
Scores of foster children's tenuous hold on stability was broken by a
storm
that strained foster care systems across the Gulf Coast, but decimated
the
network in New Orleans. The demand for foster care in the city was high
before
Katrina; now it is compounded by the stresses of families split up or
crammed
into trailers while they try to rebuild their lives. Meanwhile, the
number of
available foster homes has dropped more than 40%, as foster families
have left
the area or stopped accepting children.
Al-Maliki support eroding in Iraq
---------------------------------------------
A broad range of prominent Iraqi lawmakers say they have lost confidence
in
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ability to reconcile the country's
warring
factions. A leading Kurdish lawmaker said al-Maliki should resign.
Grieving takes different forms as classes resume
---------------------------------------------
Andrew Travis returned to class Monday for the first time since the
deadly
rampage one week earlier, but it was anything but a normal school day.
