Each of the AU members has the same five-person representation in the 265-member assembly. MPs are picked from each state's national parliament. Thursday's session will have only 195 members since to date only 39 countries have ratified the protocol setting up the pan-African body.
Suspected terrorists and violent criminals would be designated as red and forbidden to fly. Passengers who raise questions would be classified as yellow and would receive extra security screening. The vast majority would be designated green and allowed through routine screening.


The Partners in Business program at the Utah State University College of Business will present its 21st annual human resources seminar March 31-April 1 at the Ellen Eccles Conference Center.
Beyond privacy issues, the airlines say there are questions about how the government plans to implement CAPPS II. May said that 70 percent of airline reservations now are made through third parties such as travel agents and computerized reservation systems.
But some economists worry that structural changes in the job market, including technological advances and a growing appetite for cheap offshore labor, will keep hiring muted in 2004.
Though it usually takes a while for unemployment to fall once the economy's started growing again -- since employers are hesitant to start hiring until they believe the recovery is for real.

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