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Yuri Finally Wins political Asylum - Great Falls Tribune
after a 14-year legal battle, former soviet dissident yuri abramov has finally won the right to remain in the u.s. when a federal government attorney failed to appeal his latest court win. abramov, a great falls resident temporarily working in havre ...
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Haitian Seeks political Asylum To Prevent Deportation
waterbury -- in the western hemisphere's poorest country, belisca destra and his family enjoyed modest success. destra owned a small business, a hardware store, and served as pastor of a christian church. his four children did well in school.
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Us Court Denies Bolante's Plea For political Asylum
the united states court of appeals (us ca) seventh circuit has denied the petition for review of former agriculture undersecretary jocelyn "joc-joc" bolante, alleged architect of the p728-million fertilizer fund scam, for political asylum.
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Asylum-seeker 'assaulted By British Security Guards' - The Independent
a science graduate from cameroon, who came to britain to enlist in the royal navy, is facing deportation while the home office investigates claims that he was assaulted by seven guards at an immigration detention centre. penda youdjeu, 28, described ...
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Gay Muslims Feel 'a Jihad Of Love' - Washington Post
the relationship of ferda and kiymet is one of the few light moments in "a jihad for love," parvez sharma's documentary about homosexuality in the muslim world. the two turkish women laugh and touch in public, and in a poignant scene, kiymet meets ...
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Us Court Denies Bolante's Plea For political Asylum
manila -- a us court has denied the petition for review of former agriculture undersecretary jocelyn "joc-joc" bolante, alleged architect of the p728-million fertilizer fund scam, for political asylum.
www.sunstar.com.ph

(update) Us Court Denies Bolante's Petition For political Asylum
former agriculture undersecretary jocelyn "joc-joc" bolante has been denied his petition for asylum by the united states court of appeals, information reaching abs-cbnnews.com said tuesday.
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Prime Minister Proposes Thai Referendum - International Herald Tribune
bangkok : prime minister samak sundaravej said thursday he would hold a nationwide referendum in the hope of ending a protest calling for his ouster that has blocked his office for the past 10 days. he said the specific questions of the referendum ...
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Thai Leader Promises Referendum - International Herald Tribune
bangkok : under pressure from anti-government demonstrators, prime minister samak sundaravej of thailand said thursday he would hold a nationwide referendum to let the public decide how the paralyzing standoff should be resolved. he said the timing ...
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Asylum-seeker Rejected Based On Wikipedia, Appeals Court Reverts
the government can't use a user-generated encyclopedia to decide whether to grant a woman political asylum. homeland security used wikipedia to decide an ethiopian travel document wasn't legitimate, but a federal appeals court changed that decision last friday.
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Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers To Work In Uk?
by rumbidzayi bvunzawabaya posted to the web: 04/09/2008 14:41:17 years of campaigning appear to be paying off for zimbabwean asylum seekers in the united kingdom.
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Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers To Work In Uk? - New Zimbabwe.com
years of campaigning appear to be paying off for zimbabwean asylum seekers in the united kingdom. information arrives this week that the border and immigration agency (bia) is trying out a scheme to give zimbabwean asylum seekers permission to work ...
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Thaksin's Long Shadow - Guardian Unlimited
when the first fatality occurred in the clashes between rival "pro-democratic" forces in bangkok early yesterday morning, people were shocked but not exactly surprised. pressure had been building for more than three months, as yellow-shirted ...
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Asylum-seeker 'assaulted By British Security Guards'
by robert verkaiklaw editor
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Asylum-seeker 'assaulted By British Security Guards'
a science graduate from cameroon, who came to britain to enlist in the royal navy, is facing deportation while the home office investigates claims that he was assaulted by seven guards at an immigration detention centre.
www.independent.co.uk

Team Gb's Luol Deng's Rise To Nba Stardom Is Nothing Short Of A Tall ... - Daily Telegraph
slam dunk: great britain's luol deng is rapidly becoming one of the world's greatest ever basketball players photo: getty images he introduces himself shyly, offering a hand the size of a laptop computer. no bling, no attitude, no noise and no ...
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Speaking Notes For Tobias Billström, Minister For Migration And ... - Council Of Europe
8th council of europe conference of ministers responsible for migration affairs (kiev, 4-5 september 2008) (check against delivery) speaking notes for tobias billström, minister for migration and asylum policy - swedish chairmanship of the committee ...
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For U.s. And Cuba, Common Ground Is On Field
for all the cultural differences between the two teams, there is at least one bit of common ground each team is on the fringe of its country?s sports mainstream.
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Bolante Loses Us Asylum Appeal
manila, philippines—the united states court of appeals, in an august 27 ruling, has denied the petition for asylum of former agriculture undersecretary jocelyn bolante, according to lawyer harry roque.
newsinfo.inquirer.net

Manchester City Pounce With £34.2m Deal For Robinho - Times Online
english football embraced a new superpower last night as manchester city, who are on the brink of becoming the richest club in the world, outbid chelsea with a british record offer of £34.2 million to sign robinho, the real madrid and brazil forward ...
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