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Washington, April 26 : Archaeologists working in North Sinai have unearthed Tharu, an ancient fortified city, a move which stressed the importance of this area as the eastern gate of Egypt. Head of Antiquities of Lower Egypt Department of the Supreme ...

More and more Americans are giving up their citizenship, a recent New York Times article noted. According to the article, 502 expatriates gave up their citizenship in the last quarter of 2009, more than twice the total for all of 2008. In 2004, Brendan ...

Sen. John McCain addressed his home state's controversial immigration law on Monday. Washington (CNN) - Sen. John McCain defended his state's controversial immigration law, arguing Monday on the Senate floor that Arizona needed to approve the tough ...

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Felipe Calderon Monday slammed a tough new immigration law in the U.S. state of Arizona, which borders Mexico, saying it would breed hate and discrimination. The law has raised fears that Hispanic immigrants could be ...

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The Arizona agency tasked with training 15,000 law officers to enforce the state's controversial new illegal immigration law has asked federal authorities for assistance, but administration officials say it is unclear whether the government will help. ...

MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Caldern on Monday vigorously condemned a tough new immigration law in Arizona that requires police to question anyone who appears to be in the country illegally -- a measure Caldern said 'opens the door to intolerance ...

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed today what is now the most punitive and sweeping anti-immigrant state law in the nation. This laws full effects will not be measurable for months to come, but it is already clear that it will be challenged in court because ...

Washington A tough new Arizona law aimed at rooting out illegal immigrants is reshaping the approach that the Obama administration and congressional Democrats are using to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration system. White House ...

Washington, April 26: Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing number of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship. What we have seen is a substantial change in mentality ...

Reporting from Washington The president calls the state's tough legislation a wake-up call for the federal government to overhaul the nation's immigration system. White House officials predict a patchwork of state laws that don't resolve border issues or ...

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* Unclear if immigration reform to precede climate bill * McCain says Arizona law caused by 'enormous frustration' * Mexico slams Arizona law (Adds Senator Graham, paragraphs 16-17) WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is still a long way ...

By Thomas Ferraro Washington - The United States Senate is still a long way from debating any immigration reform despite renewed calls from President Barack Obama for an overhaul, a top Democratic aide said on Monday. 'We don't even have a bill yet,' the ...

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has criticized a controversial new immigration law in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona, saying it opens the door to intolerance, hate and discrimination. Calderon Monday said he has instructed his Foreign Ministry ...

An aggressive and polarizing push for comprehensive immigration reform could bolster the chances of vulnerable House Democrats who need a high Latino turnout to keep their seats this fall. The move to thrust immigration ahead of climate change ...

Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- At a vigil protesting the passage of Arizona's tough new illegal immigration law, a young man in Army fatigues and a beret lit a candle at a makeshift shrine. Pfc. Jose Medina, an Army medic, came to the Arizona capitol while on ...