FOXNews.com - NAACP chief wants pardon for sisters serving life in Miss. for their role in $11 robbery

FOXNews.com - NAACP chief wants pardon for sisters serving life in Miss. for their role in $11 robbery: "'Regardless of what happens, there's no way that the crime fits the time. Nobody was hurt and only a meager amount of money was taken,' Lumumba said."

They help put someone's life in danger (the victim could have died from the hit or from use of the shotgun) so saying that no one was hurt and it was only $11 ignores the biggest "crime". Now maybe they have done sufficient time, but it doesn't help to ignore the most serious aspects of the crime

Cuba move to cut 500,000 government jobs is biggest change in decades - CSMonitor.com

Cuba move to cut 500,000 government jobs is biggest change in decades - CSMonitor.com: "According to the Associated Press, some 5.1 million people work for the Cuban state, or 95 percent of all workers, which means that 10 percent of the workforce could soon be unemployed.

The government also announced that more Cubans will be allowed to create their own employment opportunities, form employee-run cooperatives, and lease more state land and businesses. Those Cubans who are not made redundant in state jobs will also face a new salary system that rewards productivity."