Word: homelands
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...ranted about granting privileges where none are due. The Wall Street Journal, one of the loudest advocates for open borders, unfairly dubbed the proposal a recipe for voter fraud. New York Democrats who had originally supported Spitzer claimed that the governor’s compromise with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) betrayed their civil libertarian ideals.No one understood the plan.In late September, Spitzer motioned to change a Department of Motor Vehicles policy so that undocumented immigrants would become eligible for full driver’s privileges. Days later, he changed the law to meet DHS regulations, proposing...
...sent cheek swabs to the Genographic Project, a National Geographic effort that aims to map humanity’s genetic journey through history using patterns of known mutations that differ among populations. The tests traced Castelo-Branco back to Spain, a short hop over the border from his homeland that came as no surprise. This was not the case for Sassanfar, whose lineage was traced to Northern Europe, an entirely different continent. “My family on my mother’s side has lived in Iran for the past 2,000 to 3,000 years...
...their obedience? Does he prize loyalty at the expense of ethics? Or does he now see in his relationship with Kerik clear lessons about how he rewarded and promoted those around him? For Giuliani, who is campaigning on the strength of his claim that he is a master at homeland security, Kerik is at best a question mark...
...notable flameout: in 2003 Kerik went to Baghdad and Amman to help train Iraqi police but walked out on the job after only a few months. However, the Giuliani halo was still strong enough in late 2004 for George W. Bush to nominate Kerik as the replacement for departing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. It had begun as Giuliani's idea, of course, and the White House glommed onto it quickly. At first, the pick seemed to confirm nothing so much as Giuliani's rising star in his party's heavens. But within a few days, problems arose. Kerik, White...
...Silent Killer,” chlamydia often has no visible symptoms, but can cause serious reproductive problems in women. Starnbach believes the vaccine, once developed, would be most effective if administered to girls before they become sexually active. One Harvard student tried to find connections between his homeland and the recent scientific advancement. “When I think of Australia, I don’t immediately think of chlamydia,” says Sydney native Alexander M. Wheen ’11. “But it is down under.” Well, Mr. Wheen, let us hope...