Debate is under way in the US house on a builder overturned the health care law.NPR T Keys reports the house has already passed more than 2 dozens other measures to repeal, defund ,or dismantle the law.This is house republican's first repeal effort, some supreme court decision to keep the long place.Frank Londo is the republican representative from new jersey.The supreme court made it completely clear that this is a new tax.With a very fragile economy,the last thing we need to do is imposing new tax on our businesses.Democrats including Minnessota's Key Alison say the house will be better off spending this time discussing the job creation.Well,we won't because we have to go repeal health care again for the 31st time.The senate is unlikely to take it up and the president has already promised a veto,T K,NPR news the capital.

 

Attorney General Eric Holder he will do whatever he can to protect voting rights from minorities.Holder is criticizing tax in other states have had adopted voter ID laws.NPR's Carry Johnson reports Holder called the new restriction poll taxes.At the end of OACP convention Houston,the Attorney General the party from his s remarks still like a new restriction at the ballot bar.To the poll taxes that southern states adopted after the civil war.Holder said his justice department will not quote allow political pretest to disenfranchise American citizens of their most precious right.His remark came as a special federal court in Washington D.C started hearing out the instance of justice department challenge to the taxes voter right identification law.The nation first black Attorney General s end up OACP members shouted his name and a show of support after the US house voted xx last month.Carry Johnson NPR news,Washington.

 

Before the close on wall street,DOW is down 83 points,more than half of percent 12,653 in trading with 3 billion shares.NASDAQ off 1% at 2902.This is NPR news.

 

A group of unionized publican employees in Pennslyvania suing the city of Scranton after the mayor cut workers pay to minimum wage in a broader attempt to control spending.The associated press signing the xxx of xxx says several legal action will be filed including a emotional H M C in contempt of court. The allegedly violated the judge orders to pay people full wages.About 400 workers were thanked by X's action last week.

 

According to a new survey,more teachers want their unions to push for a form.NPR G S reports it's somewhat surprising finding compared just 5 years ago.In 2007, 52% of teachers want their unions to focus on bread and butter issues like pay and retirement benefits.Today,just 42% feel the same way,that's according to the journal education sector which surveyed 1100 teachers and their attitude toward evalution tenure and removing ineffective teachers.About 80% of those surveys said the school's evalution policies were fair.A surprising 54% favor t student progress to teachers' effectiveness,although most teachers oppose the use of test score to determine teachers' pay.Only a third favor merit pay specially if it involved teachering in tough neighbourhood school.A majority of teachers support their unions and want them to play a bigger role in w out bad teachers.G S,NPR news.

 

European finance minister has agreed on the terms of financial rescue for Spain where the unemployment rates approaching 25%.They said the first 47 billion will be available in the next few weeks. 

 

I'm Lakshmi Singh.NPR news,Washington.