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China, the Olympic Games and Environmental Pollution
Next summer's Olympic Games have focused attention on China's economic expansion and the environmental pollution that's going along with it. Also, UAW picket lines go up at Chrysler, and an unlikely apology from Los Angeles' Chief of Police.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenNext summer's Olympic Games have focused attention on China's economic expansion and the environmental pollution that's going along with it. We talk about China's image problems, the health of its people and the impact on the rest of the world. Also, UAW picket lines go up at Chrysler, and a public apology from the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, something William Bratton never did in Giuliani's New York.
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3 storiesUnited Auto Makers Strike after Negotiations Break Down
As United Auto Workers appear on the verge of ratifying a new contract with General Motors , almost 32,000 workers at Chrysler walked off the job today. Picket lines went up at 19 manufacturing plants and 22 other facilities in 14 states. Katie Merx is business writer at the Detroit Free Press .
Read the story6 minExplosive Growth in China Causes Explosive Pollution Problems
As China strives to be an economic colossus, hundreds of thousands of people are dying prematurely from un-breathable air and contaminated water. During next summer's Olympics , auto traffic and manufacturing will be curtailed in greater Beijing, and nearby coal mines may be shut down.
Read the story35 minLAPD Chief Apologizes for Police Conduct at May Day Melee
Los Angeles' Police Chief has done something he was hardly known for when he was Chief of Police in New York. William Bratton has publicly apologized, for his own failures and those of his command staff. On May Day, 6000 peaceful protesters were routed from MacArthur Park by baton-wielding officers of the LAPD's elite Metro Squad.
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