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...weapon anymore, since she's about as visible as any First Lady could be. When she visits a small electrical-supply company run by a married couple in Albuquerque, N.M., she sells the Bush agenda for all the ways it helps women specifically. The President's push for tort reform? Good for businesses owned by women. The war on terrorism? It makes families safer. Medical-savings accounts? "Women can take these accounts with them if they start a new job or if they leave work to go home and raise a family," says the First Lady. "This is health care...
...polls and makes it a crime, punishable by up to four months in jail and a $750 fine, for state and local officials to fail to report any suspected aliens seeking welfare, medical care or other public benefits. Proponents, backed by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a Washington-based lobby, launched a TV ad campaign this week, claiming that illegal immigrants cost Arizona taxpayers $1.3 billion a year. Prop 200, the ad says, "sends a message that Arizona is sick and tired of illegal immigration...
...acquitted the company. When so many companies have moved jobs offshore, those of us that have chosen to keep jobs here are working hard to provide for our employees and plant communities. If people are upset with how immigration is being handled, we should look to the government to reform the system, not blame companies that are trying to abide by the rules...
...UNION Turkey 's hopes of joining the E.U. received another boost as the European Commission recommended the start of accession talks with Ankara - a decision that must be ratified by E.U leaders in December. Despite stringent conditions imposed to ensure that Turkey does not backpedal on political and legal reform, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confident the negotiations, which could take up to 15 years, would conclude successfully. "We consider the European Union a community of values, not a Christian club," he said. The Commission also set a date of January 2007 for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania...
...recent trip to Washington D.C. with other Davidson fellows to meet with senators interested in educational reform, Ali faced a media onslaught. “The first thing they all wanted to do was pose for photo ops,” she said with a laugh...