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a little quiz. Who can guess the exact form of words Peter Lowy, the second son of Westfield founder Frank, will use when he appears this week before a US Senate subcommittee investigating tax avoidance? Peter, who has not taken a high-profile role in ...

LAREDO - The shot from a .45-caliber handgun thundered through the faded house trailer in this border town, and a federal inspector fell dead. Rafael Edmundo Melo Jr., 40, killed himself the day after appearing in federal court to face charges that he ...

WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department says it's about to release the first new 'passport cards,' wallet-sized documents meant for day-tripping land border crossings. The cards will cost $45, compared to $100 for traditional passports and ...

(Computerworld) Norman Matloff, a professor of computer science at the , appeared in 1998 before a U.S. House committee and delivered testimony titled '.' It was that hearing and his testimony that may have framed the national debate over the H-1B visa. ...

LAREDO - The shot from a .45-caliber handgun thundered through the faded house trailer in this border town, and a federal inspector fell dead. Rafael Edmundo Melo Jr., 40, killed himself the day after appearing in federal court to face charges that he ...

* Analyst says Bush could authorise air strikes, ground operations in tribal belt * Obama vows to eliminate terror targets inside Pakistan PESHAWAR: Former United States defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld might not have been shy about projecting US ...

PESHAWAR, July 20: Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting US military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill Al Qaeda leaders. But now Pakistanis fear ...

Peshawar: Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting US military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill Al Qaida leaders. But now Pakistanis fear the US ...

* U.S. losing the race for talented immigrants * Washington must update immigration policy to allow more skilled immigrants to work in the U.S. In 2007, Microsoft opened a software development center in Vancouver, Canada, in part to have access to highly ...

HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) _ The mayor of Hazleton, Pa., who drew nationwide attention for his crackdown on illegal immigration, has been named the state's Mayor of the Year.Pennsylvania State Mayors Association gave Lou Barletta the honor Saturday. Group ...

'Our message to the Afghan government is this: We want a strong partnership based on 'more for more' - more resources from the United States and NATO, and more action from the Afghan government to improve the lives of the Afghan people,' Obama and Sens. ...

ALBURGH, Vt. That's where the Border Patrol's Supervisory Agent George Woodward steps in with his boat. 'Recreational boaters are very good about it,' said Woodward. 'If they are here inadvertently, they're usually appalled and apologetic and everything ...

His voice sounded flat, worn down as he talked on the phone from his Army barracks at Fort Riley, Kan. He is tired of waiting to become a U.S. citizen. Julian Polous was born in Mosul, Iraq, graduated from college and learned to speak four languages. But ...

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting U.S. military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill al Qaeda leaders. But now ...

TIDAL WAVE: The insistence of former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Jocjoc Bolante that he be given asylum in the United States because assassins would get him if he returned to the Philippines is ridiculous. If the US Court of Appeals grants asylum ...

Under the new federalized immigration law, the CNMI can bring in as many alien workers as employers need under H1-B and H2-B visa categories during the transition period, according to federal Labor Ombudsman Jim Benedetto, the Saipan Tribune reports.? ...

BAGHDAD: Senior leaders of Al-Qaeda may be diverting fighters from the war in Iraq to the Afghan frontier area, the top American commander in Iraq told The Associated Press on Saturday.Gen David Petraeus also said the Al-Qaeda might be reconsidering Iraq ...

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