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July 26th, 2010
11:00 AM ET

Workplace bullying bill passes N.Y. Senate

(CNN) – Is your boss a bully? If so, should that behavior be considered illegal? New York may become the first state to outlaw workplace bullying. The state Senate has passed a bill that would allow workers to sue their bosses for medical expenses and lost wages for emotional stress. 16 other states are considering similar legislation. Adam Cohen is a lawyer and a Time.com contributor. He joined us on Monday's American Morning to discuss the implications of the bill.


Filed under: Business • Living
July 26th, 2010
10:00 AM ET
July 26th, 2010
09:00 AM ET

Utah lawmaker crafting Arizona-style immigration bill

(CNN) – Arizona's controversial immigration law is set to take effect on Thursday. Just over the state's northern border, one Utah lawmaker's pushing ahead with a similar bill for his state. Two Utah state employees were just fired for a now-infamous immigration list. It had names and information of 1,300 Utah residents, all accused of of being there illegally. The debate is starting to divide the state, so our Ted Rowlands went to Salt Lake City for this AM original report. Watch Video

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Filed under: AM Original • Immigration
July 26th, 2010
08:00 AM ET

Abducted U.S. service member killed

By Matiullah Mati, CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) - One of two American service members who were abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial government officials said Sunday.

Den Mohammad Darwish, the spokesman for the governor of Logar province, said he learned from locals that the American was killed. He said the body was found in the Patanak Mountains of Charkh district. He also said the vehicle the men were driving was located Sunday.

A Taliban spokesman confirmed that the killed American died in a firefight and the other is being held by the group.

Another official, Samar Gul Rashid - who is the governor of the Charkh district in Logar province - also confirmed the killing, saying he learned about it through Afghan intelligence officials.

In releasing a statement Sunday, the Navy confirmed that the two missing service members are sailors.

"The thoughts and prayers of our entire Navy go out to the missing sailors serving in Afghanistan and their families," said Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of U.S. naval operations, in the statement. "We have been closely following the situation from the outset. These sailors represent two of several thousand sailors serving on the ground in Afghanistan in support of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan.

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Filed under: Afghanistan • Military
July 26th, 2010
07:00 AM ET

Afghanistan 'shocked' by leaked U.S. documents

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From Atika Shubert, CNN

(CNN) – The Afghan government said Monday it was "shocked" as it sifted through tens of thousands of leaked U.S. military and diplomatic reports on the war in Afghanistan that a whistle-blower website posted a day earlier.

"The Afghan government is shocked with the report that has opened the reality of the Afghan war," said Siamak Herawi, a government spokesman.

WikiLeaks.org - a whistle-blower website - published on Sunday what it says are more than 90,000 United States military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January of this year.

The first-hand accounts are the military's own raw data on the war, including numbers killed, casualties, threat reports and the like, according to Julian Assange, the founder of the website. Watch Video

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Filed under: Afghanistan • Military
July 26th, 2010
05:43 AM ET

LIVE Blog: Chat with us during the show

Editor's Note: Welcome to American Morning's LIVE Blog where you can discuss the "most news in the morning" with us each week day. Join the live chat during the show by adding your comments below. It's your chance to share your thoughts on the day's headlines. You have a better chance of having your comment get past our moderators if you follow our rules: 1) Keep it brief 2) No writing in ALL CAPS 3) Use your real name (first name only is fine) 4) No links 5) Watch your language (that includes $#&*).

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BP says no decisions have been made on changing management

(CNN) – No final decision had been made regarding whether embattled CEO Tony Haward will leave BP, the company said in a statement Monday morning.

"BP notes the press speculation over the weekend regarding potential changes to management and the charge for the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP confirms that no final decision has been made on these matters," the statement said.

The statement, which did not mention Hayward by name, said "any decisions will be announced as appropriate," noting that BP's board would meet Monday night ahead of the announcement of its second quarter earnings.

Despite widespread media reports that Hayward was on the verge of leaving, BP said Sunday that he still had the company's support.

"Tony Hayward remains our chief executive and has the full support of the board and senior management," company spokesman Mark Salt told CNN.

Hayward has been in the crosshairs of criticism over his handling of the underwater oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico ever since the BP-contracted Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in April, killing 11 people and creating the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Read more

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