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Letters: Journalists have rights -- and responsibilities
Re "Journalists' records secretly collected," May 14 With any right there are associated responsibilities and restrictions. The 2nd Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms — well, not if you are a convicted felon or criminally insane. The...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Central Intelligence Agency, Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press, Justice and Rights
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Afghans on U.S. bases losing jobs after years of devoted service
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Shakour was working the night shift at Bagram air base repairing American vehicles when he was called to an emergency meeting. The news was bad: Shakour and 22 other Afghan mechanics were being laid off. After seven...
Tags: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kabul (Afghanistan), Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions
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Pakistan expels N.Y. Times reporter on eve of historic elections
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government ordered the Islamabad bureau chief for the New York Times to leave the country on the eve of landmark parliamentary elections, according to the newspaper’s website. Declan Walsh, 39, was told...
Tags: Journalism, Islamabad (Pakistan), Freedom of the Press, Parliament, Interior Policy
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Senators tighten student visa rules in immigration bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended the sweeping immigration bill Tuesday to tighten student visa rules in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. The committee, which is trying to get through the 844-page bill by the end of the week, also...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Parties and Movements, Chuck Grassley, Career and Workplace, Migration
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After fleeing polygamist sect, boys face a new world
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Zach Bowers' cultural education included a battle of wills over a simple task: how to mop the kitchen floor. Just when the teenager thought he was done with the weekly chore, Debbie Hofhines would loom like a drill sergeant,...
Tags: Star Wars (movie), Christianity, Mormonism, Entertainment, Interior Policy
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security, Career and Workplace, Migration
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L.A. Times updates guidelines for covering immigration
The Los Angeles Times has announced new guidelines for covering immigration. The goal is to "provide relevance and context and to avoid labels." That means stories will no longer refer to individuals as "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Interior Policy, Politics, Immigration, Migration
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Milken conference panel: Immigration reform would boost economy
Providing legal status to the country's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants would boost the U.S. economy and eradicate underground economies in cities such as Los Angeles, a panel of researchers, elected officials and a business tycoon said Monday. ...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Antonio Villaraigosa, News Corp., Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Boston bombing inquiries prompt new look at student visas
The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas — the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings. The heightened scrutiny by U....
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Prosecution, Janet Napolitano, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Chuck Grassley
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California state Senate OKs social network, drug bills
SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...
Tags: Lawyers, Zynga Inc., Bonnie Lowenthal, Social Media, Crimes
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Sen. Boxer: Israel visa bill doesn't condone discrimination
Re "Israel's free pass from Boxer," Opinion, April 28 George Bisharat grossly misleads readers when he claims that bipartisan legislation I introduced would allow Israel to "continue racially profiling Americans of Arab and Muslim heritage who travel to...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Interior Policy, Politics, National Security, Israel
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Letters: Hawaii issue sets memories afloat
Mahalo nui loa ("thank you very much") for the Special Hawaii Issue [April 21]. Fabulous memories of several visits to the islands in paradise were made vivid by the stories, pictures and maps of Oahu, Molokai and the cruise with stops at the Big Island,...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Havana (Cuba), Hotels and Accommodations, Cuba, China
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