Word: citizenships
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...people say if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped." PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, Pakistan's President, in an interview with the Washington Post, in which he claimed that rape has become a "money-making concern" for its victims and that his country is being unfairly singled out for violence against women. He later said the Post had misquoted and misinterpreted...
...that the term is "simply legal language and not a reflection of Kenny's character" (though we're not sure she was around long enough to judge). In plain language, fraud means one partner deceived the other about a matter vital to the marriage, like a plot to gain citizenship--or, perhaps, that the bare feet and cowboy hat weren't really just for special occasions...
...media luminaries of his adopted country would lament the Canadian-born Jennings' passing; Cokie Roberts, his ABC colleague for almost twenty years, recalls that it wasn't unusual for Jennings to get misty-eyed when discussing the virtues of the U.S. Constitution. He bragged about acing his 2003 citizenship exam, and was eager to exercise his new rights as a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen. "What was so endearing in the 2004 election was just how excited he was to vote for the first time," says Roberts. "Last night, after I heard the news, I got so sad thinking that...
...would be a heartwarming gesture if we extended U.S. citizenship to the Pashtun shepherd and his family...
...green products from $10 billion to $20 billion by 2010. He promises to improve GE's energy efficiency 30% and cut greenhouse-gas emissions 1% by 2012 as the company grows at a projected 8% average annual rate (emissions would rise 40% if left unchecked). GE will issue annual "citizenship" reports on its environmental progress. With a new ad campaign and new slogan, "ecomagination," Immelt seems intent on shedding Welch's combative stance on environmental issues. One TV ad shows alluring young women in a coal mine. Even a dirty fossil fuel, the ad suggests, can be sexy if cleaned...