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...talked-about as rugby. Amid calls from New Zealand First M.P. Ron Mark to "act to protect this country before it is too late," and pleas from Progressive M.P. Matt Robson to avoid "a hysterical reaction to the threat of terrorism," the Labour-led government is moving to toughen passport, citizenship and immigration rules. But while Kiwis "cannot afford to be complacent," says Foreign Minister Phil Goff, "our border protection is probably as tough as anywhere. New Zealand is far from a soft touch...
...stalled or run into trouble in Congress. His immigration-reform initiative, which would give illegal immigrants guest-worker status, appears to be going nowhere. Conservatives spurn it as a reward for illegal activities, while liberals complain that it doesn't go far enough. A welfare-reform bill, which would toughen work requirements, got caught in a tussle over whether to raise the minimum wage. Meanwhile, even with gasoline prices rising, the energy bill that was once a top priority for Dick Cheney is now limping along; some Democrats are trying to break it up to pass the salvageable parts, like...
...Every one of us has an interest in making sure we do not turn on its head the fundamental precept that people are innocent until proven guilty." DONALD FEHR, head of the baseball players' union, in an appearance before the U.S. Senate, resisting calls to toughen the monitoring of steroid use among players...
...keep them here. But no one believes that companies are moving overseas simply to save money on their taxes. So increasingly the nomination battle, which grew more intense last week with Edwards' surprisingly strong second-place finish in Wisconsin, is turning toward which candidate would do more to toughen trade agreements. It's a debate Bush campaign officials confidently predict will backfire on the Democrats. "We have a new economy, and they have yesterday's wrong ideas," said Bush campaign manager Ken Melhman. Maybe so, but if Bush can't convince voters he's got some ideas...
...only gay marriages but any state's recognition of gay relationships. For the past few months, about 20 serious movement conservatives--stalwarts like former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, Louis Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition and Don Wildmon of the American Family Association--have strategized on how to toughen the language. Daniels, who says one conservative leader told him his multicultural alliance "looks like the bar scene from Star Wars," has not been invited...