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Visa violators stage sit-in to stay
The Japan TimesPeople living in Japan on expired visas kicked off a five-day sit-in Monday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau to protest plans to deport overstaying immigrants en masse on chartered planes this fiscal year. Reportedly as part of ways...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Deportation
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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Public Finance, Gun Control, Dan Coats, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Congress
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Top item on Obama's agenda: damage control
As it must come to all American presidents, it seems, Barack Obama's policy agenda is being crowded out of the headlines by the imperative of damage control against administration scandal. The allegations of incompetence or worse in the IRS' targeting...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Monica Lewinsky, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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The high personal and economic cost of our broken immigration system
While the political winds seem to be propelling the first comprehensive immigration reform in more than a quarter-century, every day our broken immigration system takes a cruel and little-noticed toll on countless hardworking, law-abiding individuals...
Tags: Labor Legislation, FBI, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Lung Cancer
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Hospitals send home some ailing immigrants
The Columbus DispatchHospitals in Ohio and at least 14 other states have forced undocumented immigrant patients who were injured or sick to return to their home countries, according to a recent report. "I think most people have no idea that this is going on," said Lori...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Guatemala
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Uncommonwealth: In his new role, Ben Chandler begins 'a labor of love'
The Lexington Herald-LeaderBen Chandler, beaming like he just won the Powerball, said he has always wanted to teach history. His pride is his library at his home in Woodford County, which has 5,000 volumes. When the former congressman travels, he takes his books with him in a...Tags: University of Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln, Government, Arts and Culture, Ben Chandler
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Study confirms poverty hits the suburbs, too
The Philadelphia InquirerSay poverty in the Philadelphia area, and it conjures images of North Philadelphia or Kensington, not the suburbs. But the suburbs on both sides of the Delaware River are becoming steadily poorer, part of a national trend that confounds long-held...Tags: Think Tanks, Camden County, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Cerebral Palsy, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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New Pew study finds rise in Muslim and Hindu immigrants to the U.S.
A new Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life study of immigration data found a rise in the numbers of Muslims and Hindus coming to the United States legally, while undocumented immigrants are overwhelmingly Christian: The study...
Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Migration, Separation of Church and State, Politics
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Benghazi, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), White House, Taxation
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Journalist of Year Kamb tops News Tribune honors
The News TribuneSeveral News Tribune staff members have been honored as part of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest. Lewis Kamb was chosen as the Journalist of the Year in part for reporting on Tacoma's immigration...Tags: Human Interest, Prisons, Journalism, Charter Schools, Same-Sex Marriage
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Point/Counterpoint: What's impact of IRS flap on Obama term?
Will the IRS scandal negatively affect President Barack Obama's second term? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz asks political analysts in Pennsylvania and Washington. YES Lara Brown Villanova University political science professor Q: Will...
Tags: Political Corruption, White House, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, Taxation
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Portland program clears path to college for immigrants
Portland Press Herald, MaineLike many high school juniors, Sahara Hassan, 17, is thinking about college these days. Her hard work at Deering High School has paid off with good grades, and her writing talent has already caught the attention of some professional writers in Portland....Tags: Somalia, Students, North Africa, Awards and Prizes, School Examinations
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