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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Immigration</title>
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		<title>2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. teens plead not guilty to hate crime charge

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania teenagers have pleaded not guilty in federal court to a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak were arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre (BEHR&#8217;) on charges stemming from the July 2008 beating death of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-pa-teens-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-247395/">Read the original article &nbsp;: 2 Pa. teens plead not guilty to federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. teens charged with federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death set for arraignment</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-teens-charged-with-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-set-for-arraignment-247258/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. teens to be arraigned on hate crime charge

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania teenagers are scheduled to appear in federal court for the first time since being charged with a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak will be arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre on charges stemming .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-teens-charged-with-federal-hate-crime-in-immigrants-beating-death-set-for-arraignment-247258/">Pa. teens charged with federal hate crime in immigrant&#8217;s beating death set for arraignment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his &#8216;Westernized&#8217; daughter indicted in hit-and-run accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi immigrant indicted in daughter&#8217;s death

PHOENIX — An Iraqi immigrant has been indicted in a hit-and-run accident that fatally injured his 20-year-old daughter and injured her boyfriend&#8217;s mother.
Maricopa County prosecutors said Monday that 48-year-old Faleh Hassan Almaleki was charged by a grand jury with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and leaving the scene ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-immigrant-accused-of-killing-his-westernized-daughter-indicted-in-hit-and-run-accident-247043/">Read more : Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his &#8216;Westernized&#8217; daughter indicted in hit-and-run accident</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delay in REAL ID implementation means driver&#8217;s licenses may still be used at airports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/delay-in-real-id-implementation-means-drivers-licenses-may-still-be-used-at-airports-246277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Niesse</dc:creator>
		
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4 Western states allow illegal immigrant licenses

HONOLULU — Hawaii, New Mexico, Washington and Utah have escaped running afoul of a national identification law set to take effect at the end of the year.
They are the only states that still allow illegal immigrants to get driver&#8217;s licenses.
The Department of Homeland Security on Friday extended the Dec. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delay-in-real-id-implementation-means-drivers-licenses-may-still-be-used-at-airports-246277/">Delay in REAL ID implementation means driver&#8217;s licenses may still be used at airports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-followers-of-famed-zen-master-seek-asylum-in-france-after-pressure-from-officials-245353/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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Vietnamese monks under pressure seek French asylum

HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a famous Buddhist teacher plan to seek temporary asylum in France after months of pressure from Vietnam&#8217;s communist authorities to leave pagodas in the country&#8217;s south.
Some 400 disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, who has popularized Buddhism in the West and sold millions of books ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-followers-of-famed-zen-master-seek-asylum-in-france-after-pressure-from-officials-245353/">Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French immigration minister wants full-body Muslim veil grounds for denying citizenship, visas</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-immigration-minister-wants-full-body-muslim-veil-grounds-for-denying-citizenship-visas-245009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Ganley</dc:creator>
		
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Minister says burqa-style veils impede citizenship

PARIS — France&#8217;s immigration minister said Wednesday that he wants the wearing of Muslim veils that cover the face and body to be grounds for denying citizenship and long-term residence.
Eric Besson said he planned to take &#8220;concrete measures&#8221; regarding such veils, which are worn by a small minority of women .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-immigration-minister-wants-full-body-muslim-veil-grounds-for-denying-citizenship-visas-245009/">French immigration minister wants full-body Muslim veil grounds for denying citizenship, visas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration detention for asylum seekers with fear of persecution to end in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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Feds revising asylum detention policies
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop detaining asylum seekers who have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries.

To be released into the U.S., the asylum seekers will have to establish the credible fear and their identities and show they are not dangerous or a flight .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/immigration-detention-for-asylum-seekers-with-fear-of-persecution-to-end-in-2010-244984/">Source article &nbsp;: Immigration detention for asylum seekers with fear of persecution to end in 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>STORY REMOVED: US&#8211;Immigrant Killing-Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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STORY REMOVED: US&#8211;Immigrant Killing-Students

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about Pennsylvania police officers charged with a cover-up in the investigation of a fatal attack on an immigrant. Only three officers, not four, are charged with a cover-up in the beating investigation. The fourth has been charged with extortion and civil rights ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/story-removed-us-immigrant-killing-students-244427/">STORY REMOVED: US&#8211;Immigrant Killing-Students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. police accused of lying in probe of fatal attack on immigrant by high school athletes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-police-accused-of-lying-in-probe-of-fatal-attack-on-immigrant-by-high-school-athletes-244399/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack

SHENANDOAH, Pa. — Federal prosecutors charged three police officers in a racially tense Pennsylvania coal town with orchestrating a cover-up in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by altering evidence or lying to the FBI in a hate crimes case against two popular football players.
The former Shenandoah .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-police-accused-of-lying-in-probe-of-fatal-attack-on-immigrant-by-high-school-athletes-244399/">Pa. police accused of lying in probe of fatal attack on immigrant by high school athletes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds: Pa. firm gamed visa program, stockpiling work visas for landscaping, construction jobs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-pa-firm-gamed-visa-program-stockpiling-work-visas-for-landscaping-construction-jobs-243907/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryclaire Dale</dc:creator>
		
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US: Pa. firm stockpiled temporary-worker visas

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania staffing company gamed the nation&#8217;s visa program by obtaining hundreds of work visas under names culled from a Mexican phonebook and supplying the paperwork to illegal immigrants placed in landscaping and other seasonal jobs, authorities said Monday.
&#8220;They were almost like a shadow government, because they procured ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-pa-firm-gamed-visa-program-stockpiling-work-visas-for-landscaping-construction-jobs-243907/">Feds: Pa. firm gamed visa program, stockpiling work visas for landscaping, construction jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Interim government says ousted Honduran president can seek asylum beyond Central America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Zelaya gets green light to leave Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim government of Honduras says it would allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to seek asylum outside Central America.

The announcement appears to seek a compromise with Zelaya allowing him to emerge from the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa without fear of arrest on the charges of treason ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/interim-government-says-ousted-honduran-president-can-seek-asylum-beyond-central-america-243376/" title="Interim government says ousted Honduran president can seek asylum beyond Central America">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: 280 arrested in Calif. sweep of suspected illegal immigrants with criminal records</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-280-arrested-in-calif-sweep-of-suspected-illegal-immigrants-with-criminal-records-243046/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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Immigration sweep nets 280 with criminal records

LOS ANGELES — Immigration agents arrested 280 people in California in their biggest push yet to round up suspected illegal immigrants with criminal records in local communities, authorities said Friday.
More than 400 agents and local law enforcement officers fanned out across the state in the three-day search led by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-280-arrested-in-calif-sweep-of-suspected-illegal-immigrants-with-criminal-records-243046/" title="Officials: 280 arrested in Calif. sweep of suspected illegal immigrants with criminal records">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: 286 arrested in Calif. sweep of suspected illegal immigrants with criminal records</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Immigration sweep nets 286 with criminal records

LOS ANGELES — Immigration agents say they have arrested 286 people in California in what authorities call the biggest such crackdown yet in state communities.
The major sweep announced Friday was aimed at rounding up suspected illegal immigrants with criminal records.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says more than 400 agents and  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-286-arrested-in-calif-sweep-of-suspected-illegal-immigrants-with-criminal-records-243031/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Children of Hispanic immigrants less likely to be dropouts than young immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income

WASHINGTON — Young Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than Hispanic immigrants of their age, but they have higher exposure to gangs and violence, an independent research group says.
The study released Friday by the Pew Hispanic Center paints .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/children-of-hispanic-immigrants-less-likely-to-be-dropouts-than-young-immigrants-242753/" title="Children of Hispanic immigrants less likely to be dropouts than young immigrants">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African officials suspended for giving citizenship to foreigners, mainly Pakistanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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SAfrica officials suspended in citizenship scam

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Thursday suspended dozens of officials being investigated for giving citizenship to mainly Pakistani foreigners, nearly a year after Britain warned that corrupt officials were handing out false South African passports.
Britain started requiring visas from South Africans in February, charging terrorists and criminals were exploiting the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-officials-suspended-for-giving-citizenship-to-foreigners-mainly-pakistanis-242450/" title="South African officials suspended for giving citizenship to foreigners, mainly Pakistanis">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds say they will use unmanned Predator aircraft drones to hunt ocean smugglers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Feds eye unmanned drones for ocean smuggler patrol

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday took delivery of its first Predator aircraft drone to scan U.S. waters for smugglers.
The Predator B is expected to begin testing in early 2010 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida and be used in the Caribbean .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-say-they-will-use-unmanned-predator-aircraft-drones-to-hunt-ocean-smugglers-241103/" title="Feds say they will use unmanned Predator aircraft drones to hunt ocean smugglers">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba-US immigration talks in Havana delayed for 2 months due to Cuban scheduling concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haven</dc:creator>
		
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HAVANA — Highly anticipated immigration talks between Cuba and the United States have been pushed back because of scheduling concerns that each side blames on the other, another hint that reconciliation may be more difficult than it once appeared.
A U.S. State Department official told The ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuba-us-immigration-talks-in-havana-delayed-for-2-months-due-to-cuban-scheduling-concerns-240010/">Cuba-US immigration talks in Havana delayed for 2 months due to Cuban scheduling concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy may accept more detainees from Gitmo after arrival of 2 linked to Milan al-Qaida base</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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Italy may accept more Gitmo detainees
ROME — Italy is considering taking in other prisoners from Guantanamo to help President Barack Obama close down the prison, the country&#8217;s foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after Italy accepted two former detainees.

Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Obama at a White House meeting in June that Italy would accept three .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italy-may-accept-more-detainees-from-gitmo-after-arrival-of-2-linked-to-milan-al-qaida-base-238353/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Italy may accept more detainees from Gitmo after arrival of 2 linked to Milan al-Qaida base</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo and released to Italy linked to Milan al-Qaida base</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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ROME — Italy is considering taking in other prisoners from Guantanamo to help President Barack Obama close down the prison, the country&#8217;s foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after Italy accepted two former detainees.
Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised the U.S. president at a White House meeting in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-tunisians-held-at-guantanamo-and-released-to-italy-linked-to-milan-al-qaida-base-238198/">Read more : 2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo and released to Italy linked to Milan al-Qaida base</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo arrive in Italy, to be tried on unspecified charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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ROME — Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said.
Adel Ben Mabrouk, 39, and Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri, 43, are suspected of being members of a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-tunisians-held-at-guantanamo-arrive-in-italy-to-be-tried-on-unspecified-charges-237788/">Source article &nbsp;: 2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo arrive in Italy, to be tried on unspecified charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope says immigrant children must be integrated, protected from risk of exploitation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope: Immigrant kids must be integrated
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI says immigrant children must be fully integrated into their new societies and protected from the risks of exploitation.

Benedict made the appeal in a message published Friday to mark the church&#8217;s World Day for Migrants and Refugees, which is celebrated Jan. 17.
The pontiff says the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-says-immigrant-children-must-be-integrated-protected-from-risk-of-exploitation-236553/">Original source &nbsp;: Pope says immigrant children must be integrated, protected from risk of exploitation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Truck carrying suspected illegal immigrants plummets 45 feet off west Texas cliff; 18 injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Truck carrying immigrants falls off Texas cliff

McALLEN, Texas — Authorities say a truck carrying illegal immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico has plummeted more than 40 feet off a cliff in southwest Texas. All 18 aboard were injured.
The pickup truck went off the road near Alice on Tuesday afternoon and fell into a gravel pit. Alice .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/truck-carrying-suspected-illegal-immigrants-plummets-45-feet-off-west-texas-cliff-18-injured-235903/">Original source &nbsp;: Truck carrying suspected illegal immigrants plummets 45 feet off west Texas cliff; 18 injured</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France opens collective soul-searching in debates on the national identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Ganley</dc:creator>
		
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Soul-searching debates on the French identity

PARIS — The Great Debate gets under way Wednesday, led off with a grand question: &#8220;For you, what does it mean to be French?&#8221;
This is neither a pompous academic exercise in France&#8217;s elite schools nor a TV game show. It is the French government&#8217;s effort to clarify — with citizen ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-opens-collective-soul-searching-in-debates-on-the-national-identity-235625/" title="France opens collective soul-searching in debates on the national identity">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of asylum seekers injured in Australian immigration detention center riot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Dozens of asylum seekers injured in detention riot

CANBERRA, Australia — Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers were separated at an island immigration detention center after a riot left 37 injured, an official said Monday.
Police were investigating the violence at the center Saturday night and criminal charges could be filed, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said. He .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dozens-of-asylum-seekers-injured-in-australian-immigration-detention-center-riot-234390/">Original source &nbsp;: Dozens of asylum seekers injured in Australian immigration detention center riot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal immigration officials demand payroll records, employee forms from Vermont farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rathke</dc:creator>
		
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Federal immigration officials target Vermont farms

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers as part of a national effort, asking them to provide records to prove their workers are legal.
Kelly Loftus, a spokeswoman for the state Agency of Agriculture, said immigration officials visited four farms on Thursday.
In an &#8220;emergency notice ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-immigration-officials-demand-payroll-records-employee-forms-from-vermont-farmers-233594/" title="Federal immigration officials demand payroll records, employee forms from Vermont farmers">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government asks to drop immigration charges against ex-manager of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Gov&#8217;t: Dismiss some counts in slaughterhouse case

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors have asked to dismiss all 72 immigration charges against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa after his conviction on financial fraud charges.
The move came after 50-year-old Sholom Rubashkin was convicted last week in federal court on 86 financial fraud charges that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-asks-to-drop-immigration-charges-against-ex-manager-of-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-232667/">Read more : Government asks to drop immigration charges against ex-manager of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security to give &#8217;stamp of approval&#8217; to firms volunteering for immigration checks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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Gov&#8217;t rewarding firms checking immigrant status

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department will give a seal of approval to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers&#8217; immigration status.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday the public should know which companies are following the law. The problem is, the program known as E-Verify is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeland-security-to-give-stamp-of-approval-to-firms-volunteering-for-immigration-checks-232595/" title="Homeland Security to give &#8217;stamp of approval&#8217; to firms volunteering for immigration checks">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ariz. prosecutor files 1st case under law that prohibits knowingly hiring illegal immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Ariz. prosecutor files 1st employer sanctions case

PHOENIX — An Arizona prosecutor says his office has filed the first civil complaint against a business under a 22-month-old state law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas says the manager of the Scottsdale Art Factory used a subcontractor who is an illegal ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ariz-prosecutor-files-1st-case-under-law-that-prohibits-knowingly-hiring-illegal-immigrants-232047/">Read more : Ariz. prosecutor files 1st case under law that prohibits knowingly hiring illegal immigrants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Washington, a Muslim-American immigrant becomes blue collar town&#8217;s unlikely mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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In WA, old mining town elects a Muslim mayor

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this rugged, blue-collar mining town to open his own bar.
But 54-year-old Haroon Saleem has thrived, winning over the town with hard work and an easy .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-washington-a-muslim-american-immigrant-becomes-blue-collar-towns-unlikely-mayor-231224/">In Washington, a Muslim-American immigrant becomes blue collar town&#8217;s unlikely mayor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dobbs says his departure from CNN was &#8216;amicable,&#8217; expresses interest in running for office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bauder</dc:creator>
		
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NEW YORK — Lou Dobbs says he doesn&#8217;t feel like he was pushed out of CNN, the news organization where he worked for all but two years of its existence until last Wednesday.
&#8220;Not at all,&#8221; he said in a weekend interview. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dobbs-says-his-departure-from-cnn-was-amicable-expresses-interest-in-running-for-office-230029/">Source article &nbsp;: Dobbs says his departure from CNN was &#8216;amicable,&#8217; expresses interest in running for office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates, lawmakers to push for Mass. immigrant tuition bill 3 years after it failed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. immigrant tuition bill to get new push

CHELSEA, Mass. — It seemed like a given that Mario Rodas would go to college.
The Guatemalan-born student certainly had the academic credentials, going from English as a second language classes to taking advanced placement exams for college credit his senior year at Chelsea High School.
But paying for it ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/advocates-lawmakers-to-push-for-mass-immigrant-tuition-bill-3-years-after-it-failed-230014/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Advocates, lawmakers to push for Mass. immigrant tuition bill 3 years after it failed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona grocery strike against Fry&#8217;s, Safeway averted as workers consider tentative agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacques Billeaud</dc:creator>
		
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Arizona grocery strike averted with tentative deal

PHOENIX — Thousands of Arizona supermarket workers won&#8217;t go on strike as they planned Friday night after union leaders and two grocery chains announced a tentative labor deal 12 hours before the protest was to begin.
Union members will vote on an unspecified date to decide whether to ratify the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arizona-grocery-strike-against-frys-safeway-averted-as-workers-consider-tentative-agreement-228662/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Arizona grocery strike against Fry&#8217;s, Safeway averted as workers consider tentative agreement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DHS Sec&#8217;y Napolitano: Border more secure, but immigration reform needed for better enforcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it&#8217;s time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
Napolitano, designated by President Barack Obama to lead the administration&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhs-secy-napolitano-border-more-secure-but-immigration-reform-needed-for-better-enforcement-228452/">DHS Sec&#8217;y Napolitano: Border more secure, but immigration reform needed for better enforcement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Somali terror suspect had US residency

AMSTERDAM — A Somali man suspected of recruiting youth in Minneapolis for Islamic terrorism in Somalia has a U.S. green card, Dutch media reported Friday.
Mohamud Said Omar, 43, was arrested last weekend at the request of U.S. authorities in an asylum seeker&#8217;s center in Dronten, Netherlands, about 45 miles ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-somali-terrorism-suspect-arrested-in-netherlands-had-us-green-card-228327/" title="Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Jury: Fmr. slaughterhouse manager guilty of fraud

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A jury has found the former manger of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges.
The verdict against Sholom Rubashkin came Thursday evening after a nearly monthlong trial.
Rubashkin was charged with bank, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and ignoring ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-says-former-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-manager-guilty-on-86-of-91-financial-fraud-charges-227703/">Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Arizona grocery store workers poised to strike Friday without a new contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Arizona grocery store workers poised to strike

PHOENIX — Thousands of union workers across Arizona are poised to go on strike Friday after months of failed negotiations with two major grocery chains.
The union gave grocery giants Safeway Inc. and Fry&#8217;s, owned by Cincinnati-based Kroger Co., until 6 p.m. Friday to come up with a new contract .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-arizona-grocery-store-workers-poised-to-strike-friday-without-a-new-contract-227672/" title="Thousands of Arizona grocery store workers poised to strike Friday without a new contract">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Advocacy groups claim they chased Lou Dobbs off CNN but cable head says pressure didn&#8217;t do it</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bauder</dc:creator>
		
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Advocacy groups claim victory after Dobbs leaves

NEW YORK — CNN moved swiftly to replace Lou Dobbs in its nightly lineup with John King, who said Thursday that all views would be welcome on his politically-oriented talk show when it debuts early next year.
Dobbs&#8217; abrupt exit prompted a victory lap by advocacy groups that had sought .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/advocacy-groups-claim-they-chased-lou-dobbs-off-cnn-but-cable-head-says-pressure-didnt-do-it-227361/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Advocacy groups claim they chased Lou Dobbs off CNN but cable head says pressure didn&#8217;t do it</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CNN will be replacing Lou Dobbs&#8217; show with a John King political hour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW YORK — John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.
Jon Klein, CNN president, said Thursday that veteran reporter King will move into the 7 p.m. EST slot that&#8217;s been vacated by Lou Dobbs. King will host a show about politics beginning early ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cnn-will-be-replacing-lou-dobbs-show-with-a-john-king-political-hour-227146/" title="CNN will be replacing Lou Dobbs&#8217; show with a John King political hour">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CNN replacing Dobbs show with a John King political hour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW YORK — John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.
John Klein, CNN president, said Thursday that veteran reporter King will move into the 7 p.m. EST slot that&#8217;s been vacated by Lou Dobbs. King will host a show about politics beginning early next year.
That puts him .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cnn-replacing-dobbs-show-with-a-john-king-political-hour-227039/">CNN replacing Dobbs show with a John King political hour</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lou Dobbs, leaving his CNN home, says he hopes to be a leader in a &#8216;national conversation&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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NEW YORK — Lou Dobbs may have left his anchor chair, but he says he&#8217;ll keep talking.
The last of the original CNN hosts, Dobbs told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show — effective at the end of the hour — to pursue .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lou-dobbs-leaving-his-cnn-home-says-he-hopes-to-be-a-leader-in-a-national-conversation-226918/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Lou Dobbs, leaving his CNN home, says he hopes to be a leader in a &#8216;national conversation&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco supervisors overturn mayor&#8217;s veto of city&#8217;s controversial sanctuary law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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San Francisco supes overturn veto of sanctuary law

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors have overturned the mayor&#8217;s veto of a controversial ordinance involving how the city deals with illegal immigrant minors facing felony charges.
After Mayor Gavin Newsom last month vetoed a measure that would prohibit local authorities from turning over minors to immigration officials until .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/san-francisco-supervisors-overturn-mayors-veto-of-citys-controversial-sanctuary-law-225375/">San Francisco supervisors overturn mayor&#8217;s veto of city&#8217;s controversial sanctuary law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 dead, 3 hurt in rollover when truck carrying suspected illegal immigrants rolls in Arizona</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Truck rolls while eluding Border Patrol, 2 dead

ELOY, Ariz. — Arizona authorities say a truck rolled over on a dirt road while trying to elude U.S. Border Patrol agents, killing two men and badly injuring three others.
Pinal County sheriff&#8217;s spokeswoman Lt. Tamatha Villar says agents tried to stop the pickup truck on Arizona 87 north .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-dead-3-hurt-in-rollover-when-truck-carrying-suspected-illegal-immigrants-rolls-in-arizona-225020/">Original source &nbsp;: 2 dead, 3 hurt in rollover when truck carrying suspected illegal immigrants rolls in Arizona</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration officials target 14 US cities in campaign against human trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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US officials begin push against human trafficking

BOSTON — Fourteen cities are being targeted in a new campaign aimed at alerting people about human trafficking, federal immigration officials have announced.
The &#8220;Hidden in Plain Sight&#8221; initiative, sponsored by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, features billboards highlighting &#8220;the horrors and the prevalence of human trafficking,&#8221; which the agency ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/immigration-officials-target-14-us-cities-in-campaign-against-human-trafficking-224979/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Immigration officials target 14 US cities in campaign against human trafficking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas man given 14-plus years in prison in deadliest human smuggling attempt in US history</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Man gets 14 years in immigrant smuggling case

HOUSTON — A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his role in what became the deadliest human smuggling attempt in U.S. history.
Prosecutors say 40-year-old Abelardo Flores was part of a smuggling ring that packed more than 70 illegal immigrants into the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-man-given-14-plus-years-in-prison-in-deadliest-human-smuggling-attempt-in-us-history-223898/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Texas man given 14-plus years in prison in deadliest human smuggling attempt in US history</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Old Hebrew Bible, looted by Nazis, is returned to Vienna&#8217;s Jewish community in NYC ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Hebrew Bible looted by Nazis being sent to Vienna

NEW YORK — A 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago was returned to Vienna&#8217;s Jewish community Monday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials turned over the two-volume Bible to two Austrian emissaries during a repatriation ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/old-hebrew-bible-looted-by-nazis-is-returned-to-viennas-jewish-community-in-nyc-ceremony-223584/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Old Hebrew Bible, looted by Nazis, is returned to Vienna&#8217;s Jewish community in NYC ceremony</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Washington</dc:creator>
		
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Utah girl&#8217;s pierced nose: US-Indian culture clash

To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah&#8217;s school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension.
To other Indians, the incident was emblematic of how it can still be difficult for the American melting pot to absorb .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-girls-suspension-for-piercing-her-nose-shows-challenge-for-indian-culture-in-america-222613/">Utah girl&#8217;s suspension for piercing her nose shows challenge for Indian culture in America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Immigrant Hate Crimes story</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Immigrant Hate Crimes story
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — In a Nov. 7 story about the racial issues in a New York community a year after the stabbing death of an Ecuadorean immigrant, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of one of the defendants charged in the immigrant&#8217;s death. His correct name is Anthony Hartford, not .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-immigrant-hate-crimes-story-222525/">Correction: Immigrant Hate Crimes story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens hold vigil in NY to mark 1-year anniversary of Ecuadorean immigrant&#8217;s stabbing death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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NY vigil marks immigrant&#8217;s hate-crime killing

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Dozens of people are holding a candlelight vigil on Long Island to mark the one-year anniversary of the stabbing death of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero.
Lucero was fatally attacked by what prosecutors called a &#8220;lynch mob&#8221; near the Patchogue (PACH&#8217;-awg) train station last Nov. 8.
Seven teenagers have been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dozens-hold-vigil-in-ny-to-mark-1-year-anniversary-of-ecuadorean-immigrants-stabbing-death-222044/">Source &nbsp;: Dozens hold vigil in NY to mark 1-year anniversary of Ecuadorean immigrant&#8217;s stabbing death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After attack, Muslims in US military worry that violence could bring uncomfortable spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Zoll</dc:creator>
		
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Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military — and wasn&#8217;t treated as an American and soldier should be.
He visibly lived his faith, wearing his military uniform to services and a cap and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-attack-muslims-in-us-military-worry-that-violence-could-bring-uncomfortable-spotlight-221995/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : After attack, Muslims in US military worry that violence could bring uncomfortable spotlight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar</dc:creator>
		
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House, Senate health care bills detailed
WASHINGTON — A comparison of the health care bills before Congress.
The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-democratic-house-gop-and-senate-democratic-health-care-bills-compared-221983/" title="House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared">>>></a>.]]></description>
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