DIY
daily dos
sun 8/3/2008

(image by Omar Omar via flickr)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced "Operation Scheduled Departure," a plan it hopes will increase the number of undocumented immigrants who turn themselves in for voluntary deportation. Previous efforts have featured free airplane and bus tickets back to neighboring Mexico. (via The Latin Americanist)
- Become a baby daddy or mama with your very own Gangsta Baby Doll.
- Wal-Mart corporate officials confirmed they warned U.S. store managers that a win by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would make it easier for workers to unionize. Wal-Mart maintains it did not break the law by telling employees how to vote in the upcoming election. (via FP Passport)
- The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, the highest figure in the last four years.
- Listen to "American Idol" finalist David Archuleta's new single, "Crush."
- Car maker General Motors posted a $15 billion loss in profits, the third largest loss in the automobile giant's 100-year history.