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East Jessamine High School custodian from Kosovo becomes US citizen
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comFourteen years ago, a 17-year-old left a war-torn Kosovo with his parents and six siblings, finding refuge in a Macedonian camp with 7,000 others. Three years after that, he would find refuge in the United States, specifically in Nicholasville and...Tags: Craig Wilson, High Schools, Schools
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Naturalized American helps immigrants gain citizenship
In her singsong voice, Sarah Moses asked the nervous 22-year-old Colombian man questions about American civics and culture: What is the name of the national anthem? At what age may a citizen vote? Why does the American flag have 13 stripes? Juan...
Tags: Stetson University, Politics, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia
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Locals attend immigration workshop
Staff WriterEl Centro resident Patricia Lopez and her boyfriend, Mexicali resident Israel Elizarraga, have been together for more than a year and they are ready to be married. But the young couple wants to build their family in the United States. This is why...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Migration
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New American citizens take their oath
The white-haired Bosnian grabbed his certificate of citizenship with two hands, held it over his head and smiled broadly. A South Korean woman bowed. A long-haired woman from Ecuador posed like a beauty queen. They were some of the 40 immigrants (from 31...
Tags: Flag Day (United States), Turkey, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Pikesville, Russia
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Video conference testimony OK'd for Roanoke man who was former Bosnian prison guard
The Virginia trial of a former Bosnia prison guard charged with naturalization fraud will include videoconference testimony from two witnesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina. U.S. District Judge James Turk ruled this week that the two-way videoconference...
Tags: Prosecution, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prisons
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Immigration reform left an orphan
If the Obama administration proceeds to electoral doom, blame rests on its surrender to its financiers and campaign organizers: Wall Street and public employee and construction unions. A Democratic administration in control of Congress which for two years...Tags: Politics, Elections, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hosts open house
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAt first, there were plenty of reasons 46-year-old Jose Cortez could cite for not getting around to becoming a naturalized citizen. There was work, financial and family affairs that took priority. But in the end, after decades of living in the United...Tags: Jose Cortez, Politics, Migration, Immigration
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Left out in '08
THE GOVERNOR OF the nation's largest state was reelected in a landslide in November, even though his Republican Party is a minority in California. He works with Democrats in a way that offers the rest of the country a model of much-needed bipartisanship....Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Local Elections, Elections, Henry A Waxman
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My mind sort of went numb
Doug Wood still has them today. He calls them his 9/11 shoes.
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, he flew to New York for a business meeting and took a cab to lower Manhattan.
“While we were coming in, the cab driver had his radio on,” Wood...Tags: Politics, Migration, September 11, 2001 Attacks, New York, Manhattan (New York City)
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Naturalization Ceremony Welcomes 73 New U.S. Citizens
Meagan Kelleher, Web ProducerEvery year people flock to the United States to pursue the American dream. Some take it one step further and become U.S. citizens. On Friday in Leavenworth, 73 individuals from 37 countries realized that dream and took their Oath of Citizenship. The...Tags: Kansas, Human Interest, U.S. Army, Politics, Migration
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Pelosi HBO documentary great way to mark July 4th
The Baltimore SunTelevision has long played a key role in helping us understand, appreciate and celebrate holidays. Think "A Charlie Brown Christmas" or viewing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in your livingroom. Monday, HBO premieres a new documentary from Alexandra...Tags: Television, Barack Obama, Human Interest, Politics, Elections
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Reps talk of aiding Mideast
While the role of the United States in Libya is dominating the news, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) are also keeping an eye on foreign policy elsewhere. Sherman has zeroed in on what he perceives as significant holes in...Tags: Tunisia, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Politics, Elections
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