Obama Visit: Acknowledging Senegals Democratic Track Record Obama visits Senegal a little more than a year after a hotly contested presidential race tested the country. That election in 2012 began with deadly street protests against the incumbent's u
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NY City University Immigration Program a Success The immigration bill is the big issue on the minds of those seeking information about citizenship. The City University of New Yorks call-in phone banks for immigrants draw thousands of inquiries. Volun
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US Jeans Manufacturers Fear EU Tariff Will Cripple Industry I look at denim kind of like wine, said Kim. You know, you can have the same batch of grapes. How you treat, it how you process it, you can make completely different things. Like wine, the p
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Darius Rucker Releases Third Country Album True Believers recently became Darius Ruckers third consecutive Number One Country album. He says its title track is the most personal song on the collection. Rucker collaborated with his producer Frank Roge
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Thai-Cambodia Border Decision Risks Renewing Nationalist Protests Thai nationalists two years ago demanded the United Nations cultural office de-list a Cambodian temple as a World Heritage site. They view the recognition as a loss of Thai sovereignty
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