No arrests have been made. The firm, which had avoided major layoffs, says business almost 'ground to a halt' after terrorist attacks. Democrats say it doesn't go far enough. Ana Belen Montes, a senior intelligence analyst with the Defense Department, appeared before a federal magistrate for the first time, charged with giving classified defense information to Cuba. Union and private companies join in opposing proposal to federalize those jobs.
Factory orders are flat.
More than 22,000 Minnesota state employees went on strike Monday, with mental health counselors, tax auditors, hazardous-waste response teams and workers in hundreds of other fields walking off the job in a bid for better wages. President Bush will propose expanding a federal grant program for emergencies and using it to help laid-off workers, a senior White House official said. The proposal was among several that Bush was expected to present to congressional leaders today. America West Airlines pilots were among the first to get their pink slips as the company began laying off 2,000 employees. The company announced the layoffs and a reduced schedule shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.