U.S.
Federal panel grills Greenspan, Citigroup on predatory lending
April 7, 2010The nation's subprime crisis will be in the news from Wednesday to Friday this week as the federal government's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission begins a new round of hearings.
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Rallying for more schools, it’s a Bronx cheer for Bloomberg
April 7, 2010Bronx residents send a message to Bloomberg and the Department of Education: More schools!
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Enforcement program blasted as abusive and wasteful
April 5, 2010The Department of Homeland Security inspector general released a report last week criticizing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's controversial 287(g) program, which gives state and local law enforcement agencies authority to enforce immigration laws.
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Immigrant vets face deportation
April 5, 2010Up to 1,000 foreign born veterans, permanent residents, but not yet citizens are sitting in 350 detention centers across the country awaiting deportation.
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Finance reform can spur job creation
April 5, 2010The nation's labor movement is on target with its point that the risky practices on Wall Street were behind the destruction of 11 million jobs in America.
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