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...past few years have seen an improvement in Spanish-Moroccan relations; mainly because cooperation on economic development and immigration enforcement substituted the bitter territorial disputes. Immigration issues, however, pose a grave problem for both countries and can only be exacerbated by the planned tunnel. Illegal immigration woes from the English Channel tunnel—refugees jumping from bridges onto moving trains, Eurotunnel losing ?5 million per month as a result—do not bode well for the two countries that continuously experience waves of Moroccan refugees crossing the strait in search of a better life...
...will go to my grave being associated with this case.' MIKE NIFONG, who announced his resignation as Durham County, N.C., district attorney. Nifong headed the prosecution of Duke University lacrosse players who were charged with rape but ultimately had all charges dropped...
Nevertheless, election night held an unpleasant surprise for Sarkozy: the stunning defeat of conservative heavyweight Alain Juppe, who as Environment, Transport, and Sustainable Energy Minister was number two in Sarkozy's pre-election government. Juppe's failure to win a legislative seat leaves his political future in grave doubt...
...that sits on a shelf and sells well," she said in a confessional BBC TV interview in 1995. "And people make a lot of money out of you." Indeed. Tina Brown's new biography fetched a large advance. Pilgrims flock to $25 tours of Diana's family home and grave site. More than 100 governments will be issuing Diana stamps this year. More commemorative commerce...
...state legislature amended Georgia's child-protection act to reduce the offense to a misdemeanor. But Genarlow remains in jail after 28 months because lawmakers did not make the change retroactive. Jimmy Carter spoke out for leniency. On June 11, a judge ordered Genarlow released, citing a "grave miscarriage of justice." His mother called it a miracle. But still he sits in jail, since the state attorney general vows to appeal, saying the judge went...