Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Opinion
What next for immigrant rights?
June 4, 2012At present, there is no chance that any legislation benefiting undocumented immigrants and their families could pass at the federal level. The numbers are not there in the House, or to overcome a Senate filibuster.
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World
Move to rehabilitate Hungary’s ultra-right “heroes”
May 30, 2012A conflict has erupted between the far-right government of Hungary and the new left-center government of neighboring Romania.
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World
Mexico’s upcoming elections: The candidates, the issues
May 29, 2012On July 1, Mexico will hold elections for president and for the 128 seat Senate and 500 seat Chamber of Deputies.
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Opinion
U.S. policy blamed for keeping American in Cuban jail
May 16, 2012Cuba's ambassador to the U.S. has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Alan Gross, a U.S. contractor currently serving a 15-year sentence in that island nation.
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World
French Left candidate goes one-on-one with ultra-rightist
May 14, 2012Jean-Luc Melenchon, the Left Front's candidate in the recent presidential elections in France, has announced he will run as a candidate.
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World
Radical Islamists push agenda in Mali
May 7, 2012The West African country of Mali continues to be a source of worry, as radical Islamist rebels try to consolidate their hold on the North.
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World
Bahrain struggle continues amid regional tensions
May 4, 2012Dissidents continue to organize protests against the government of Bahrain, a Persian Gulf kingdom known for its large scale oil production.
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Peace
Oil in the balance in Sudan-South Sudan war
April 30, 2012A full scale war may be developing between two key oil-producing countries in Africa, Sudan and South Sudan.
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