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...Three other time-sensitive large items remain to be finished this year by Congress: a housing bill that Bush has now, after initially threatening a veto, agreed to sign; reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration; and a yearly extension of popular bipartisan corporate tax cuts. If any of these bills don't make it into law, they too will take priority next year...
...Refuge ordinance of 1989, San Francisco officials and police are not obligated to provide information to federal immigration authorities when they encounter an undocumented resident. Anti-immigration groups like Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) say sanctuary laws are allowing dangerous criminals like Ramos to crowd American prisons - or worse, remain on the streets. "There is a disproportionate number of people in our jails who are immigrants," says Diana Hull, CAPS president, who calls the sanctuary law the city's "rationalization" for not enforcing immigration laws. "They are not bad by virtue of where they come from; it's simply that...
...from a distance when the Americans fired. "I was about 400 meters behind the car, and suddenly I saw dust coming up because the Americans were firing. When I saw what was happening, I braked and started to put the car in reverse," said the man, who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. "One bullet penetrated the dashboard on my car. I turned the car around and drove back in the wrong direction, telling other cars to stop...
Still, American public perceptions of France remain partially shaped by Paris' opposition to the Iraq war - meaning, as John Kerry painfully discovered, accusations of excessive association with the French can seriously handicap a candidate. For that reason, Obama was asked whether his mere five-hour stopover in Paris - and the absence of any public appearances that would have reproduced the rock-star welcome Berliners showed him Friday - was intended to avoid allegations that he'd become France's candidate...
...flight can continue on in this surreal fashion for a while, with the oxygen masks dangling from the ceiling like so many IV lines, and passengers will usually remain relatively calm, as evidenced by video taken inside the Qantas flight. Decompression may be scary, but it is survivable...