Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Daily Headlines: January 6, 2009

* Haiti: Thousands of shoes mysteriously dumped on a Floridian expressway last week will be given to Haitians.

* Guatemala: Dozens of people reportedly died after a large mudslide covered a heavily trafficked road in northern Guatemala.

* Cuba: Cubans are now permitted to legally construct their own homes according to an edict by President Raul Castro.

* U.S.: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Texas are preparing to butt heads over several immigration measures.

Image- AP (“Thousands of shoes were dumped on the Palmetto Expressway causing significant traffic delays in Miami, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.”)
Online Sources- cbs4.com, Voice of America, UPI, chron.com

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