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Senate rejects move to tie immigration overhaul to border security
WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....
Tags: Parties and Movements, White House, Migration, Joe Manchin III, Marco Rubio
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Senate opens debate on immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — With an overwhelming vote, the Senate on Tuesday launched debate on an ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, as Republicans, most of whom have not yet embraced the effort, declined to stand in the way of bringing it to...Tags: Parties and Movements, Migration, Personal Data Collection, Marco Rubio, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Chinese man gets 12 years in U.S. prison for selling $100 mln in stolen software
ReutersJune 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defense, space technology and engineering with a retail value of more than $100 million, prosecutors said. The...Tags: NASA, Prisons, Prosecution, Theft, Altera Corporation
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Chinese man gets 12 years in U.S. prison for selling $100 million in stolen software
Reuters(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defense, space technology and engineering with a retail value of more than $100 million, prosecutors said. The U.S....Tags: NASA, Prisons, Prosecution, Altera Corporation, Theft
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Poverty grants necessary in seemingly wealthy Northbrook and Glenview schools, officials say
Some experts criticize a rise in state "poverty grant" money for wealthier school districts, including the ones in Glenview and Northbrook, but local administrators and parents say the funding is warranted and needed. "To me, it sounds fair," said Cathy...
Tags: Personal Income, Teaching and Learning, Northbrook, Health Insurance, Social Issues
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U.S. PRISM spying programme rattles EU lawmakers
Reuters* EU lawmakers react angrily to U.S. surveillance reports * Existing EU-U.S. data-sharing agreements at risk * Concern follows exposure of PRISM monitoring programme By Claire Davenport BRUSSELS, June 11 (Reuters) - European lawmakers threatened on...Tags: Eric Holder, Interior Policy, PRISM (surveillance program), Data Protection, European Parliament
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Edward Snowden: Ex-CIA leaker drops out of sight, faces legal battle
WASHINGTON -- The man who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs dropped out of sight in Hong Kong on Monday ahead of a likely push by the U.S. government to have him sent back to the United States to face charges. Edward Snowden, 29, a...
Tags: Defense, Prosecution, U.S. Department of Justice, White House, Migration
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State Plan For Cyber Threats To Electric Grid Taking Shape
The Hartford CourantDan Esty, the state's energy commissioner, sat across a conference table from Art House, Connecticut's head utility regulator, in the bunker of the State Armory in Hartford last July for a drill that simulated a statewide response to a major hurricane....Tags: Robert Gates, Defense, West Hartford, Computer Crime, Bank of America Corp.
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NSA leak prompts calls for U.S. to reduce reliance on contractors
ReutersBy Deborah Charles WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. government may have to reconsider how much it relies on outside defense contractors who are given top security clearances, after an NSA contractor exposed top-secret phone and internet...Tags: Fort Meade (military base), National Security Agency, Government, Bradley Manning, The Washington Post
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Bad signs on immigration
Even as the Senate takes up the issue of immigration reform this week, Republicans are increasingly giving indications that the effort isn't likely to go very far. First, it was Sen. Marco Rubio's dance around the issue — repeatedly speaking out...Tags: Raul Labrador, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Migration, Government
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FIU first to offer in-state tuition to immigrant children
Florida International University has become the state's first public college to offer in-state tuition to some immigrants who have yet to achieve full legal status. Under a new policy, Florida students granted temporary federal protection from...
Tags: Washington, DC, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Government, Migration
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Sen. Sessions on immigration bill's broken promises
The so-called Gang of Eight immigration plan now being considered by the Senate fails to live up to every major promise made by its sponsors. Far from improving the immigration system, their 1,000-page proposal would exacerbate many of its flaws. It would...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Interior Policy, Crimes, Career and Workplace, Migration
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