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(CNN) -- This week MME speaks to the man charged with boosting growth in the Kingdom of Bahrain: Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Sheikh Mohammed is concerned the nuclear dispute with Iran  is deterring potential investors

As chief executive of the Economic Development Board, one of Sheikh Mohammed's main tasks is to ensure Bahrain stays ahead of its competitors.

The government's pushing ahead with economic reforms to reduce the Kingdom's dependence on oil.

But with crude prices near $100 a barrel, John Defterios asked whether the appetite for change had diminished.

SM: The reforms are being done for aspirational reasons rather than necessity, so we are trying to enter the post-oil area because we want to. And therefore, because of this aspirational aspect, trying to get to as opposed to people pushing us somewhere we don't want to go.

JD: How do you redefine Bahrain's role? Traditionally it's been a financial center, but you have Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Dubai even Abu Dhabi emerging in financial services. How you redefine it to sustain a lead?

SM: The rising tide lifts a lot of places and as the region is booming and growing, financial services are growing throughout the region. Bahrain's strengths have been and will continue to be its human capital, the people that have led the financial sector and the long standing regulations that have been established in Bahrain.

JD: Strategically and a geopolitical question here: the Crown Prince came out and declared what Iran's intentions really are -- in his view -- for a nuclear policy, and called for greater diplomacy right ahead of a visit by the President of Iran to the country. What's the motivation here?

SM: We feel that the distraction caused by the Iranian nuclear issue is holding investment back in the region as a whole, and increasing the security threat of the region. Nobody is debating the right to peaceful nuclear power, but we all have that need and we all need a peaceful resolution to this.

JD: Historically, Iran has even made claims against Bahrain, what do you do now moving forward now? Do you bring Russia, China, the United States and the European Union closer together, in terms of where we should be going in the future?

SM: We've resolved our historical issue with Iran, and we are well beyond that, but going forward... This is such a important issue affecting security worldwide, that we feel it is important and at a level high enough that we need all powers involved because it does affect everybody.

JD: Can the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) become much tighter as an organization to have a voice in that process; as opposed to speaking from the sidelines and hoping that the major powers move forward?

SM: Absolutely, I mean, the GCC is speaking with a unified voice. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came out with a proposal for providing nuclear fuel from an independent authority; this was completely backed from the GCC. We are all moving forward and are willing to play a beneficial role to resolve this issue.

Meet the Sheikh:

Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa is chief executive of the Economic Development Board, the organization responsible for stimulating and supporting growth of the Bahraini economy.

He was appointed in June 2005, following 10 years working directly for His Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force and Chairman of the Economic Development Board. From 1995 to 1999, he was director of the Crown Prince's office.

In 1999, he was appointed head of the court and also deputy head of the Crown Prince's International Scholarship Program. During this time, Sheikh Mohammed was heavily involved with the Crown Prince's initiatives to liberalize the telecommunications sector and with labor market and economic reforms. A keen motor sports enthusiast, Sheikh Mohammed was deputy board chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit and is a former vice president of the Bahrain Motor Club, now known as the Bahrain Motor Federation.

Sheikh Mohammed, who is married with two sons and one daughter, was born on April 14, 1969. In 1992, he received a bachelor's degree in economic theory from the American University, Washington DC. Two years later, he received a post-graduate diploma in business studies from the London School of Economics. (source: Bahrain Economic Development Board) E-mail to a friend

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(CNN) -- Nursing school seemed like a good idea to Tracy Kidd, but not just because she was interested in medicine.

Tracy Kidd, 37, just started nursing school. Nurses are high in demand, despite the souring economy.

Kidd, 37, and her husband recently took a massive pay cut -- the painting business they own in Mesa, Arizona, once brought in about $70,000 a month. Now they're lucky to get $800 a month. They have moved in with Tracy's father because their house was foreclosed on.

"I knew that nurses are always needed, and I didn't want what just happened to us to ever happen again," said Kidd, who started a licensed practical nurse (LPN) program two weeks ago that will allow her to work while finishing her registered nurse (RN) degree.

Kidd's logic squares with the numbers: While industries such as manufacturing have had decreasing job openings, there continues to be a deep need for health care positions such as nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and primary-care physicians.  See how health job openings compare with other industries Â»

With the unemployment rate at 8.1 percent and thousands of Americans getting laid off every day, the employment landscape looks bleak. But some experts say there are many job opportunities in the health care sector.

Nursing

The number of nurses usually goes up when the economy goes down, said Beverly Malone, CEO of the National League for Nursing. Irrespective of this recession, the number of nurses has been growing anyway because of high demand.

Nearly 182,000 new students in 2006-2007 entered prelicensure RN programs, which prepare students to sit for the RN licensing exam, according to the National League for Nursing. This represents a 9 percent increase over the previous year.

There are about 2.9 million nurses eligible to practice, with 2.6 million in the workforce, she said. As of May 2007, a registered nurse in the United States earned on average $62,480 per year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. View a map of jobs and unemployment in the U.S.

At the associates level, a student usually takes at least two years to earn a degree, while a Bachelor of Science in Nursing takes at least four years.

Nurse educators are in huge demand, in part because they earn less than practicing nurses, Malone said. A master's degree is required for these positions, and sometimes a doctorate.

Physician assistants

Jobs for physician assistants have also stayed steady, as these medical practitioners help offset the national physician shortage, said Cindy Lord, president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Like doctors, physician assistants see patients individually, diagnose conditions, and in some cases even write prescriptions. They must at least have telecommunication with a physician, because they are technically working in a team.

Employment for physician assistants is projected to grow much faster than average because health care institutions increasingly use these practitioners to contain costs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rural and inner-city clinics are especially good for job opportunities, the bureau said.

The average salary for a new graduate from a physician assistant program -- which takes an average of 27 months to complete -- is $75,000 to $80,000 per year, she said. Those who have been practicing longer or specialize in specific fields earn around $90,000, she said. To get into a program, many schools require at least two years of college and some health care experience, and college-level biology, chemistry and math courses are sometimes necessary before matriculation. Visit CNNhealth.com, your connection to better living

Satisfaction with the profession is high -- one survey found that 88 percent of physician assistants would choose that career again, Lord said.

"I would do this over a hundred times," she said. "The privilege and honor of practicing medicine is very rewarding."

The hospital scene

Hospitals say they are still hiring, although there are fewer openings now than normally.

Massachusetts General Hospital has fewer vacancies now than at any point in the last 10 years, as well as the lowest turnover, said Jeff Davis, senior vice president of human resources. That's because people who have jobs don't want to leave them, he said.

Still, there are about 400 openings available at the hospital, which has about 20,000 workers including physicians.

Nursing jobs are available, and the more skill a job requires, the more it's in demand at Mass General, he said.

People looking to change careers can take accreditation courses to become X-ray technologists or professionals involved in patient care, but the more skills you can get, the better, Davis said.

With the population of Massachusetts aging, more people are likely to utilize the health care system. Davis said he would encourage people to become registered nurses or physical therapists in response to that demand.

The UCLA Health System in Los Angeles, California, has fewer openings than last year or the year before, but is still hiring, said Robin Ludewig, director of recruitment. Some of these positions do not require much formalized training.

Positions in demand include clinical lab scientists, which requires a four-year degree and an internship. Sterile processing technicians, who prepare surgical equipment, are also needed, and can get training in community colleges.

"It doesn't really matter how the economy is. People still get ill," she said.

For anyone interested in changing careers to health care, experts recommend exploring courses at local community colleges and vocational schools. Some schools offer short courses in medical terminology to get things started.

With talk of reforming the health care system, it is uncertain how those changes would affect the health care job market. Still, there will always be a need for skilled individuals to practice medicine, experts said.

A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll showed that 9 percent of Americans think health care is the most important issue facing the country. The telephone poll of 1,019 adults had a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

As for nursing student Kidd, she says she's optimistic about her future, and recognizes that life has its ebbs and flows.

"We just happen to have caught ourselves in a bad situation," she said. "My husband and I, we're not stupid people. We just really were victims of the economy."

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question: what kind of jobs are they

answer: Physician assistants

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(CNN)  -- The race for line honors in the annual Sydney-Hobart yacht race is developing into a thrilling battle between three giant maxi yachts.

Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo was leading after the fleet emerged from the first night, but less than five nautical miles separated the New Zealand 100-footer from British entry ICAP Leopard, skippered by Mike Slade, and four-time line honors winner Wild Oats X1, with Australian Mark Richards at the helm.

Light winds have ruled out a realistic chance of any of the contenders breaking the race record set by Wild Oats in 2005 of one day, 18 hours and 40 minutes, but the three-way tactical battle is the closest for several years.

The official race Web site www.rolexsydneyhobart.com reported that the three leaders were traveling at just over 11 knots with an east-south east wind as they headed to the finish in the Tasmanian capital.

100 yachts started the 628-nautical mile "Bluewater Classic" from Sydney Harbor on Boxing Day and it made for the usual impressive spectacle.

Four retirements had taken place by daylight, with Alan Brierty's Limit, representing the organizing club, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, going out due to rigging problems.

Limit was one of the favorites for overall victory on handicap.

The annual race was first held in 1945 and has been hit by severe weather conditions in previous years.

In 1998, six competitors died and several boats were lost during a fierce storm on the first night.

Two years ago the fleet was also hit by similar conditions and eight yachtsman had to abandon a sinking craft.

The forecasted light winds are expected to favor the bigger yachts who can use their giant spinnakers to good effect as they head for Constitution Harbor in Hobart.

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text: The

text: race

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text: line

text: honors

text: in

text: the

text: annual

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text: Hobart

text: yacht

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text: is

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text: giant

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text: Hobart

question: What car leads from ICAP Leopard and Wild Oats X?

answer: Alfa Romeo

text: Alfa Romeo

question: Who is bidding for fifth straight line honors?

answer: Wild Oats X1,

text: Wild Oats X1,

question: How many boats are battling it out?

answer: three

text: three

question: How long is Alfa Romeo?

answer: 100-footer


text:
(CNN) -- Anyone who doubts Roland Burris' qualifications to serve as the next senator from Illinois may want to head to Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.

Roland Burris has erected a mausoleum listing his accompishments in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.

There, Burris, whom embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Tuesday, has erected a granite mausoleum listing his many accomplishments.

Under the seal of the state of Illinois and the words "Trail Blazer," Burris, 71, has listed his many firsts in granite, including being the state's first African-American attorney general and the state's first African-American comptroller.

The memorial also notes that Burris was the first African-American exchange student to Hamburg University in Germany from Southern Illinois University in 1959.

There appears to be enough room to add "U.S. senator" to the memorial, but Burris may never get a chance to serve in Washington.

A Senate Democratic aide told CNN on Wednesday that plans were in the works to prevent Burris from being seated in the Senate.

After Blagojevich made the surprise move to appoint Obama's successor, Senate Democrats praised Burris but said they could not accept any appointment by Blagojevich after his arrest on corruption charges earlier this month. Federal prosecutors say he conspired to "sell" Obama's Senate seat for campaign donations and other favors.

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text: Anyone

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text: doubts

text: Roland

text: Burris

text: qualifications

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text: next

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text: works

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text: other

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question: Who picked Burris?

answer: Rod Blagojevich

text: Rod Blagojevich

question: What is the name of the governor?

answer: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

text: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

question: What did Roland Burns do?

answer: Burris has erected a mausoleum listing his accompishments in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.

text: Burris has erected a mausoleum listing his accompishments in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.

question: What position does Rod Blagojevich have?

answer: Illinois Gov.

text: Illinois Gov.

question: What did memorial lists include?

answer: Under the seal of the state of Illinois and the words "Trail Blazer," Burris, 71, has listed his many firsts in granite, including being the state's first African-American attorney general and the state's first African-American comptroller.

text: Under the seal of the state of Illinois and the words "Trail Blazer," Burris, 71, has listed his many firsts in granite, including being the state's first African-American attorney general and the state's first African-American comptroller.

question: Who  picked Burris?

answer: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

text: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

question: What did Roland Burris erect?

answer: mausoleum

text: mausoleum

question: What city was the mausoleum erected in?

answer: Chicago's

text: Chicago's

question: Who has erected a mausoleum in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery?

answer: Roland Burris

text: Roland Burris

question: Who was the first black attorney general in Illinois?

answer: Roland Burris

text: Roland Burris


text:
(CNN) -- The main airport in St. Louis is expected to operate a full flight schedule Tuesday, less than four days after a powerful tornado tore through the facility, airport officials said.

But restoration efforts are far from over at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, where the Friday night storm shattered windows and ripped off part of a roof.

"It obviously just took a couple of minutes for the damage to occur," Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge told CNN's "American Morning." "It will take weeks, maybe a couple of months, to clean up all of it."

Still, Hamm-Niebruegge said efforts to get the facility up and running again have been "miraculous."

American Airlines returned to service on Monday, officials said, leaving only Cape Air among the airport's 13 airlines still out of service because of storm damage. Cape Air will resume flights on Tuesday, airport officials said in a statement Monday evening.

American and Cape Air were among the hardest hit after the storm, which devastated the airport's C concourse.

The tornado damaged 750 homes near the airport, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said. And preliminary National Weather Service estimates released Saturday show the tornado packed winds between 111 and 165 miles per hour when it hit the airport.

There were no fatalities reported -- a fact that Nixon characterized as "absolutely amazing."

At the airport, Hamm-Niebruegge said the facility's design -- and the way people responded to warnings -- played a key role.

"It is a historic building, and it's built very, very well. I think that had a part to do with it, but we also had very early warnings," she said.

Besides damage to homes and the airport, the strong winds also hit businesses and tore through the roof of a Ferguson, Missouri church, where dozens had gathered on Good Friday to watch the movie "Passion of the Christ."

Officials have said inspections of buildings will take several days and hauling off debris will take longer.

Elsewhere in Missouri, storms over the weekend left behind water on the runways at a regional airport, forcing authorities to shut down the facility temporarily.

The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, located about 100 miles south of St. Louis, has been shut down since Sunday, administrative coordinator Katrina Atkins said.

Crews were activating a pumping system to remove the standing water Monday, she said, but authorities had not determined when the airport would reopen.

CNN's Tom Laabs contributed to this report.

Watch American Morning weekdays 6am to 9am ET. For the latest from American Morning click here.

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text: main

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text: St.

text: Louis

text: is

text: expected

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text: operate

text: a

text: full

text: flight

text: schedule

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text: four

text: days

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text: powerful

text: tornado

text: tore

text: through

text: the

text: facility

text: airport

text: officials

text: said

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text: efforts

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Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The trial of controversial Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett took a new twist Tuesday when prosecutors told the judge they wanted to impeach their star witness.

The prosecution called arms dealer Michael Peter Hitschmann to the stand to implicate Bennett in the procurement of the arms.

Bennett is a senior official of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zimbabwe's deputy agriculture minister-designate. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism and inciting people to carry out terrorism. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

The MDC -- led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai -- says the case against Bennett is politically motivated and was aimed at keeping him out of the unity government it formed with President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party last February.

Under questioning from Attorney General Johannes Tomana, Hitschmann testified he had seen Bennett on television and then had met him at a public gathering.

But Hitschmann told the fully packed courtroom that he was not aware of some of the weapons the prosecution claims that he bought with the financial support of Bennett.

In addition, Hitschmann -- who appeared relaxed throughout the proceedings -- cast doubt on the authenticity of e-mails that were produced in court which the prosecution said had been retrieved from his laptop and which allegedly reveal that he and Bennett were planning to commit terrorism.

"None of the contents was retrieved from my laptop in my absence or in the presence of my legal counsel (in 2006 when he was arrested)," he said, adding, "I don't know here they came from."

After that, Tomana started questioning Hitschmann as if he were a hostile witness and not the star witness for the prosecution.

Bennett's lawyers objected, saying the prosecution was trying to "confuse" people.

At that point, Tomana indicated that he was in the "preparatory stage" to "to lay evidence that Hitschmann was being inconsistent."

"The witness -- who is an accomplice witness by the way -- is getting to be a witness in favor of the accused; we are entitled to start impeachment procedures when the state witness starts showing that he is being unfavorably indisposed in favor of the accused," he added.

Bennett's lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, said the prosecution had never indicated that it had e-mails which were purportedly written by her client and Hitschmann.

She said Hitschmann had submitted an affidavit saying he does not want to testify against Bennett, adding that the statements about conspiracy that were purportedly made by him were done under "traumatic and unfriendly circumstances" in 2006, when he was arrested and later charged with terrorism himself.

Mtetwa said the prosecution was attempting to take a statement Hitschmann made to the army and turn it into a statement against her client.

"That is an army-procured statement. What legal basis is there to change it to a witness statement? The statement was made when he was an accused facing conspiracy charges," said Mtetwa. "During that time the prosecution did not indicate that he had acted in common purpose with the accused (Bennett)."

Hitschmann was acquitted of terrorism charges in 2006 but served a jail sentence for the lesser charge of possessing weapons without a license. The weapons allegedly included six sub-machine guns and two machine guns, which the prosecution produced in Bennett's trial as part of the state's exhibits.

The judge in the case, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu, who resumed the trial after adjourning it last November, is expected to rule Wednesday whether the state can proceed to impeach its own witness.

Throughout the court proceedings, Bennett -- clad in a blue suit, matching blue tie and a light blue shirt -- sat motionless, gazing into the sky once in a while. He laughed out loud when Hitschmann said he first saw Bennett on television punching the justice minister in parliament.

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question: Who told the court that the prosecution wanted to impeach the star witness?

answer: prosecutors

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question: Who is on trial for terrorism, banditry, and insurgency?

answer: Roy Bennett

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question: What person denied the charges?

answer: Roy Bennett

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question: What is Roy Bennett on trial for?

answer: charges of terrorism and inciting people to carry out terrorism.

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question: Who wants to impeach star witness?

answer: prosecutors

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question: What does the AG want to do?

answer: impeach its own witness.

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question: Who cast doubt on the prosecution's evidence during his testimony?

answer: Michael Peter Hitschmann

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question: Who cast doubt on some of the prosecution's evidence?

answer: Hitschmann

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London, England (CNN) -- British Airways cabin crew members went on strike Saturday, leaving thousands of would-be passengers' travel plans during the next two weeks in disarray.

The strike came after British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh and the joint general secretary of the Unite union, Tony Woodley, emerged Friday from a meeting and announced the effort to avert the walkout had failed.

"This company does not want to negotiate," Woodley said of British Airways. "This company wants ultimately to go to war with my members and the union."

Walsh said he "deeply regrets" the inconvenience the strikes will cause to passengers but said the company will still try to operate as many flights as possible. "I am disappointed the union has not been able to see the sense of the proposal we tabled today," Walsh said.

Advice for passengers

British Airways posted lists on its Web site of flights that it plans to operate during the walkout.

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he "believes that this strike is in no one's interest and will cause unacceptable inconvenience to passengers. He urges the strike be called off immediately" and the two sides return to bargaining.

In addition to the three-day strike beginning Saturday, Unite has decided to strike for four more days beginning March 27. Unite represents 95 percent of BA's 15,000 cabin crew members, but not all of them plan to strike.

The airline has unveiled an ambitious contingency plan to get as many passengers as possible to their destinations. Walsh said he hopes that by leasing aircraft and using replacement workers, BA will be able to deliver about two-thirds of its customers to their planned destinations during the strikes.

In a full-page ad in British newspapers Friday, Walsh said a "significant number" of cabin crews don't support the strike and will continue to work, supported by volunteers from across the airline.

The airline said it has also made agreements with more than 60 other carriers to rebook customers free of charge if their British Airways flights are canceled during the strike period.

Will a strike by British Airways affect you?

But in a posting on its Web site, Unite called the schedule "an accomplished work of fantasy."

The industrial action is over planned changes to the way cabin crews operate, which British Airways says will save the carrier more than 60 million pounds ($90 million) a year.

Unite has said the plans call for working hours to be extended and crew staffing levels to be cut, changes that it has said will damage customer service and the BA brand.

"Unite believes the new contractual changes are an attempt to force staff to pay the price for management failings with the company wringing more and more out of fewer and fewer staff who will be paid less," the union said in a posting on its Web site. A cabin crew member's starting salary is 11,000 pounds ($16,500), Unite said.

Unite said that BA management submitted a formal offer to the union last week, but the offer failed to address union concerns about crew numbers and service delivery. That prompted Unite officials to announce the strike dates. BA then rescinded its offer. British Airways submitted a new offer Friday, but Woodley said it reduced the amount of pay that had been in last week's offer.

iReport: Are you caught up in the strike?

A sticking point in negotiations was reportedly how BA could be compensated for the 27 million pound ($40.5 million) loss it had already incurred through canceled tickets before the talks broke down.

Walsh said he told Unite that the expense must be recovered, so the financial value of Friday's offer was "not as attractive" as last week's. The new offer, however, would have secured long-term pay protection for all existing crew, "new opportunities" for BA crew at London's Gatwick airport, and modernization of its industrial relations, he said.

Any BA workers who go on strike now risk losing permanently their travel perks, such as free and heavily discounted travel.

"We said to them that we will not continue to provide valuable perks and benefits to people who seek to inflict serious and ongoing damage to our business," Walsh said. "It wasn't a threat. When we said that those traveling concessions will be withdrawn, that's exactly what we meant, and that's exactly what will happen."

Should BA staff lose travel perks?

Unite said BA cabin crews offered changes to pay and work practices that would have saved the company more than 100 million pounds ($150 million), but that their offer was rejected.

The airline's management said the proposed changes would have saved the airline less money than management's planned changes.

CNN's Richard Quest contributed to this report.

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text: able

text: to

text: see

text: the

text: sense

text: of

text: the

text: proposal

text: we

text: tabled

text: today

text: Walsh

text: said

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text: for

text: passengers

text: British

text: Airways

text: posted

text: lists

text: on

text: its

text: Web

text: site

text: of

text: flights

text: that

text: it

text: plans

text: to

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text: walkout

text: A

text: spokesperson

text: for

text: Prime

text: Minister

text: Gordon

text: Brown

text: said

text: he

text: believes

text: that

text: this

text: strike

text: is

text: in

text: no

text: one

text: 's

text: interest

text: and

text: will

text: cause

text: unacceptable

text: inconvenience

text: to

text: passengers

text: He

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text: the

text: strike

text: be

text: called

text: off

text: immediately

text: and

text: the

text: two

text: sides

text: return

text: to

text: bargaining

text: In

text: addition

text: to

text: the

text: three

text: day

text: strike

text: beginning

text: Saturday

text: Unite

text: has

text: decided

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text: strike

text: for

text: four

text: more

text: days

text: beginning

text: March

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text: represents

text: percent

text: of

text: BA

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text: cabin

text: crew

text: members

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text: not

text: all

text: of

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text: to

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text: airline

text: has

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text: an

text: ambitious

text: contingency

text: plan

text: to

text: get

text: as

text: many

text: passengers

text: as

text: possible

text: to

text: their

text: destinations

text: Walsh

text: said

text: he

text: hopes

text: that

text: by

text: leasing

text: aircraft

text: and

text: using

text: replacement

text: workers

text: BA

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text: be

text: able

text: to

text: deliver

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text: its

text: customers

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text: full

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text: ad

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text: Walsh

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text: significant

text: number

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text: crews

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text: will

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text: by

text: volunteers

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text: airline

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text: airline

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text: has

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text: made

text: agreements

text: with

text: more

text: than

text: other

text: carriers

text: to

text: rebook

text: customers

text: free

text: of

text: charge

text: if

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text: canceled

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text: strike

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text: strike

text: by

text: British

text: Airways

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text: you

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text: a

text: posting

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text: its

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text: site

text: Unite

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text: schedule

text: an

text: accomplished

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text: of

text: fantasy

text: The

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text: action

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text: over

text: planned

text: changes

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text: the

text: way

text: cabin

text: crews

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text: British

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text: says

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text: save

text: the

text: carrier

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text: than

text: million

text: pounds

text: million

text: a

text: year

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text: has

text: said

text: the

text: plans

text: call

text: for

text: working

text: hours

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text: extended

text: and

text: crew

text: staffing

text: levels

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text: be

text: cut

text: changes

text: that

text: it

text: has

text: said

text: will

text: damage

text: customer

text: service

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text: the

text: BA

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text: new

text: contractual

text: changes

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text: an

text: attempt

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text: force

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text: to

text: pay

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text: price

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text: the

text: company

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text: and

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text: fewer

text: staff

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text: a

text: posting

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text: cabin

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text: pounds

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text: formal

text: offer

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text: union

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text: week

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text: offer

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text: address

text: union

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text: service

text: delivery

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text: Unite

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text: announce

text: the

text: strike

text: dates

text: BA

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text: rescinded

text: its

text: offer

text: British

text: Airways

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text: a

text: new

text: offer

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text: amount

text: of

text: pay

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text: been

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text: week

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text: offer

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text: you

text: caught

text: up

text: in

text: the

text: strike

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text: sticking

text: point

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text: negotiations

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text: reportedly

text: how

text: BA

text: could

text: be

text: compensated

text: for

text: the

text: million

text: pound

text: million

text: loss

text: it

text: had

text: already

text: incurred

text: through

text: canceled

text: tickets

text: before

text: the

text: talks

text: broke

text: down

text: Walsh

text: said

text: he

text: told

text: Unite

text: that

text: the

text: expense

text: must

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text: recovered

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text: attractive

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text: last

text: week

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text: The

text: new

text: offer

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text: would

text: have

text: secured

text: long

text: term

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text: protection

text: for

text: all

text: existing

text: crew

text: new

text: opportunities

text: for

text: BA

text: crew

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text: 's

text: Gatwick

text: airport

text: and

text: modernization

text: of

text: its

text: industrial

text: relations

text: he

text: said

text: Any

text: BA

text: workers

text: who

text: go

text: on

text: strike

text: now

text: risk

text: losing

text: permanently

text: their

text: travel

text: perks

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text: as

text: free

text: and

text: heavily

text: discounted

text: travel

text: We

text: said

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text: them

text: that

text: we

text: will

text: not

text: continue

text: to

text: provide

text: valuable

text: perks

text: and

text: benefits

text: to

text: people

text: who

text: seek

text: to

text: inflict

text: serious

text: and

text: ongoing

text: damage

text: to

text: our

text: business

text: Walsh

text: said

text: It

text: was

text: n't

text: a

text: threat

text: When

text: we

text: said

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text: those

text: traveling

text: concessions

text: will

text: be

text: withdrawn

text: that

text: 's

text: exactly

text: what

text: we

text: meant

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text: that

text: 's

text: exactly

text: what

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text: work

text: practices

text: that

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text: have

text: saved

text: the

text: company

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text: pounds

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text: the

text: airline

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text: money

text: than

text: management

text: 's

text: planned

text: changes

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Richard

text: Quest

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: When does the next strike begin?

answer: March 27.

text: March 27.

question: What does the Union say teh plan calls for?

answer: working hours to be extended and crew staffing levels to be cut,

text: working hours to be extended and crew staffing levels to be cut,

question: What will the contingency plan trying to do ?

answer: get as many passengers as possible to their destinations.

text: get as many passengers as possible to their destinations.

question: What will the Contingency plan try to do?

answer: get as many passengers as possible to their destinations.

text: get as many passengers as possible to their destinations.

question: What are the plans calling for ?

answer: working hours to be extended and crew staffing levels to be cut,

text: working hours to be extended and crew staffing levels to be cut,

question: What is beginning on March 27?

answer: strike

text: strike

question: What did British Airways post on its website?

answer: of flights that it plans to operate during the walkout.

text: of flights that it plans to operate during the walkout.

question: What did BA post on its web site?

answer: of flights that

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(CNN) -- An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck eastern Venezuela on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake's epicenter was about 25 miles from Carupano, near the Caribbean coast in northeastern Venezuela, the agency said. It was 7 miles deep.

The geological survey revised its estimates after initially reporting the quake as having a 5.7 magnitude and an epicenter slightly closer to Carupano. The revised location is about 235 miles east of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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question: Where was the quake?

answer: eastern Venezuela

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question: What was the quake's magnitude?

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question: What depth was the quake?

answer: 5.6

question: What casualties are reported?

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question: What strength was the quake in Venezuela?

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PARIS, France (CNN) -- The French are in for a significant cultural shift next week if the Senate approves a new law from President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow more shops to open on Sundays.

The law would permit shops, department stores, and shopping malls to open on Sundays in 20 zones.

What seems routine in much of the Western world has been fiercely resisted in France, where Sundays have officially been set aside as a day of rest for more than a century and where a 35-hour workweek remains the norm.

The new legislation, if approved by the Senate, would overturn a 1906 law that forbids Sunday trading in all but the largest cities. It is part of a raft of reforms Sarkozy has pushed for since becoming president.

While the change is significant, it is not as much as the government originally hoped because Sarkozy had to deal with opposition from both the left and the right.

Socialists filed thousands of amendments to the president's original version of the law. Leftists and unions said it would effectively introduce a seven-day workweek and allow bosses to force employees to work Sundays.

Members of the president's own ruling conservative party opposed the law despite assurances it would boost economic activity, saying it would instead deprive families and church groups of their dedicated day.

If approved by the Senate, the law would permit shops, department stores, and shopping malls to open on Sundays in 20 zones of what are called "exceptional commercial" centers near three of the country's largest cities: Paris, Marseilles, and Lille.

Additionally, 29 areas involving about 500 cities and towns would be added to the list of tourist areas, which already allow some economic activity on Sundays.

The new law will, among other things, straighten out a somewhat chaotic situation in which some stores managed to obtain exceptions from the old law and others didn't, and where some stores found it made more sense financially to accept fines for breaking the old law because the income from Sunday sales more than made up for the penalties.

The measure passed the National Assembly last Tuesday by a vote of 282 to 238. It will go the Senate for three days of debate next Tuesday, where it is almost certain to be approved.

Opinion polls in France show that slightly more than half the population want shops to have the freedom to open on Sundays, according to Time magazine.

CNN's Jim Bittermann contributed to this report.

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question: Who doesn't want shops opened on Sunday?

answer: Members of the president's own ruling conservative party

text: Members of the president's own ruling conservative party

question: French Senate set to approve what new law?

answer: a new law from President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow more shops to open on Sundays.

text: a new law from President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow more shops to open on Sundays.

question: What year is the law that would be replaced if approved?

answer: 1906

question: Who put the original law into place?

answer: President Nicolas Sarkozy

text: President Nicolas Sarkozy

question: What law will it overturn?

answer: 1906

question: What is the new law?

answer: would permit shops, department stores, and shopping malls to open on Sundays in 20 zones.

text: would permit shops, department stores, and shopping malls to open on Sundays in 20 zones.

question: what did the 1906 law forbid?

answer: Sunday trading in all but the largest cities.

text: Sunday trading in all but the largest cities.