U.S. to Check Immigration Status of People in Local Jails
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 19th, 2009 4:32 am by HL
U.S. to Check Immigration Status of People in Local Jails
The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status of virtually every person booked into local jails. In four years, the measure could result in a tenfold increase in illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes and…
Skeptics of Global Warming Have Their Say on Capitol Hill
After the decade they’ve had, Capitol Hill’s climate-change skeptics might well feel like polar bears on a shrinking ice floe.
At White House, Obama and Israel’s Netanyahu Differ on Mideast Emphasis
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday outlined the shared goals of preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons and of achieving a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. But within those broad areas of agreement were significant differences in tone…
Obama-Netanyahu Meeting Leaves Palestinian Officials Disappointed
JERUSALEM, May 18 — Palestinian officials on Monday said they were disappointed that a round of U.S.-Israeli talks in Washington produced no clear progress on the removal of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank or other issues they feel are crucial to rejuvenating stalled peace…
CIA Officials Fear That New Rules May Hinder Interrogations
Battered by recriminations over waterboarding and other harsh techniques sanctioned by the Bush administration, the CIA is girding itself for more public scrutiny and is questioning whether agency personnel can conduct interrogations effectively under rules set out for the U.S. military, according…
