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- Some still rail over U.S. fence
- McALLEN, Texas -- Opponents of the U.S.-Mexican border fence in the Rio Grande Valley have launched a last-ditch volley of lawsuits to stop construction of the barrier, which began Sunday. Mayors, environmentalists, landowners and shopkeepers say the fence will destroy plant and animal species, hurt the...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Controversial border fence hot issue in Texas primary
- BROWNSVILLE, Texas AFP — If it can be smuggled or dumped across the US-Mexico border, Ray Loop has probably seen it turn up on his South Texas farm: Bags of dope, Chinese immigrants, dead bodies, you name it. But Loop says he is facing his biggest threat ever, not...
- Research articles 2008-02-24
- Conservation Groups Call for an Immediate Halt to Construction of Border Fence in San Pedro National Conservation Area
- To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORSContact: Joe Vickless, +1-202-772-0237, or Matt Clark, +1-520-307- 0956, +1-520-623-9653 cell, both of Defenders of Wildlife; or Sean Sullivan of Sierra Club, +1-520-250-9040 WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club filed for a temporary restraining order which would immediately halt construction on...
- Research articles 2007-10-05
- Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza
- GAZA CITY AFP — Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man from across the border with the central Gaza Strip on Monday, officials said. Palestinian medics and witnesses said that Farid Abu Dhaher, a farmer in his 40s, was working his land near the heavily fortified fence between Gaza...
- Research articles 2007-08-27
- Press Briefing by Tony Snow
- WASHINGTON -- White House Conference Center Briefing Room 12:40 P.M. EDT MR. SNOW: Hello. How may I help you? (Laughter.) Q Good morning. How are you doing? MR. SNOW: Good afternoon. I'm feeling well, thank you. Q Did the President watch the vote? MR....
- Research articles 2007-06-26
- Border Fence Becomes Law
- Bush Surrenders to GOP House on Key Immigration Issue Republican President George W. Bush entered this election year with a plan to force Congress to do something that the majority of Republican members did not want to do: enact an amnesty for illegal aliens. The President had a...
- Research articles 2006-10-30
- A Virtual Fence
- THE U.S. government has awarded the Boeing Co. a contract to build a high-tech "invisible fence" to protect the nation's northern and southern borders, according to an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security. Boeing will erect 1,800 towers equipped with cameras and movement detectors along the nation's 6,200 miles...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- We're all Neanderthals now
- WHEN it comes to the border, we're all Neanderthals now. When the amateur border guards, the Minutemen, first set up with their lawn chairs and binoculars at the U.S.-Mexico border and started talking about the need to build a fence, polite opinion scoffed. Now, the fence almost...
- Research articles 2006-09-24
- US gives Boeing contract for 'invisible fence' border monitoring
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US government has awarded aerospace and defense conglomerate Boeing a contract to build a high-tech "invisible fence" to protect its northern and southern borders, the Department of Homeland Security announced. Boeing's surveillance system involves raising 1,800 towers equipped with cameras and movement detectors along the 10,000...
- Research articles 2006-09-21
- Some Object to NPS Plan for Fence Through Independence Square
- Just as a Jersey-barrier circle around the Washington Monument drew national criticism, a plan to bisect Philadelphia's Independence Square with a seven-foot-tall fence is facing opposition. As part of a $2 million plan to increase security in the national historical park, the National Park Service wants to build a wrought-iron...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Volunteer "Minutemen" start fence on US-Mexico border
- LOS ANGELES AFP — A volunteer militia that conducts its own unofficial patrols of the US-Mexico border started building a fence aimed at stopping illegal immigrants from entering the United States. The civilian border patrol, called the "Minutemen," which advocates a tough approach to illegal immigration, held the ground-breaking...
- Research articles 2006-05-27
- Protest at the White House
- A screaming intruder is arrested on the White House front lawn in a protest against President Bush. Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren identified the man as 40-year-old Brian Patterson, whose last known address was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Patterson had been caught trying to enter the White House grounds...
- Research articles 2006-04-10
- US House approves tighter immigration controls
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US House of Representatives approved a bill that seeks to increase controls on illegal immigration and asylum seekers. The bill, characterized by supporters as an effort to protect the US against terrorists, would close a five kilometer three mile gap in the California-Mexico border fence...
- Research articles 2005-02-10
- Headlines across the Middle East
- AFP ? Headlines across the Middle East on Friday: EGYPT -- AL-AHRAM "New Government To Be Sworn In Next Week" A new prime minister will be sworn in next week, while the head of the outgoing government Atef Ebeid will take up a new post on...
- Research articles 2004-07-09
- Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
- U.S. must focus on the big picture We keep hearing of the outrage that the photographs of the Iraqi POWs has caused in the Arab world. I understand it. I also understand the disgust and disappointment among the American people. Ultimately, the United States...
- Research articles 2004-05-22
- AK Steel Pays for Fence around Middletown, Ohio, Creek.
- By Thomas Gnau, Middletown Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 13--MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Walking a newly formed fenceline south of Amanda Elementary School Monday, Navaho Street resident Ray Agee sounded grateful. "It's a pretty good piece of fencing,"...
- Research articles 2004-04-13
- EPA help sought for polluted land.(News)
- Byline: Max Seigle Daily Herald Staff Writer A Thursday court hearing meant to force the owner of a lead- contaminated site in Gilberts to fence off the area was postponed for two weeks in hopes the federal government will foot the bill. ...
- Research articles 2004-03-26
- Palestinian PM takes campaign against barrier to Germany
- BERLIN AFP ? Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei took his campaign against Israel's controversial security barrier to Germany, which has urged the Jewish state to make substantial changes to its path. Qorei said he had told Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in their first official meeting that the West Bank fence threatened...
- Research articles 2004-02-17
- Border tension high as Israel mulls response to Hezbollah strike
- JERUSALEM AFP ? Tensions ran high on Israel's northern border after the army threatened to retaliate for a Hezbollah attack that killed one soldier and wounded another, despite suggestions the two might have strayed into Lebanese territory. Monday's attack, in which an anti-tank rocket was fired at a military...
- Research articles 2004-01-20
- Bush Encouraged by Israeli, Palestinian Steps in Peace Process.
- By Paula Wolfson (VOA-White House) President George W. Bush said he was encouraged by the steps taken by Israelis and Palestinians to move the peace process forward, but warned it is fragile and there are threats to further progress. He spoke after talks at the White...
- Research articles 2003-07-30
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