Bush proposes major overhaul of U.S. immigration system
President Bush urged Congress to enact a sweeping reform creating a temporary worker program. The plan would legalize millions of undocumented workers for a renewable three year term and expand annual green card issuances. Applicants abroad or inside the U.S. would register and show work status. employers must offer jobs to Americans first.
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Bush
America
United States
Congress
Washington
Bush unveils immigrant plan to aid economy and voters
President Bush proposes a temporary legal status for millions of undocumented workers, arguing it would secure borders and fill low wage jobs. Critics say the plan rewards lawbreakers and could alienate conservatives while Democrats call it a political ploy.
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White House
Senate Judiciary
Orrin Hatch
Utah
United States
U.S
Virgil Goode
R-Va
Connecticut Governor Apologizes During Crisis Facing Corruption Probe
Connecticut Governor John Rowland apologized for lying about gifts he accepted and pledged to stay in office amid a federal corruption investigation and impeachment talk. Investigators served a grand jury subpoena related to improvements at his vacation cottage in Litchfield and renovations he initially said he paid for.
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Los Angeles Times
Boston
John Rowland
Connecticut
Svvu Laul
Grand Jury
Rowland
Litchfield
Mars rover Spirit delayed as landing airbags block ramp
NASA said the Spirit rover will not roll off its lander until January 14 due to two deflated airbags obstructing the ramp. New images suggest the Gusev Crater site may not be the pristine lake bed scientists expected, complicating the search for evidence Mars once held a wetter climate. Ray Arvidson notes the plain is not as anticipated.
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Global warming may push many species to extinction by 2050
A global study covering Europe Australia Mexico Brazil and South Africa warns that at current warming rates 15 to 37 percent of species could face extinction by 2050. Midrange projection cites 24 percent of plants and animals, with higher losses likely due to habitat destruction and invasive pressures.
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Washington Post
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University of Leeds
Thomas
Europe
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Mexico
Chihuahua
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Amazon
Cape Floristic
South Africa
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