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By Björn-Stefan Schmiederer. Thursday, 7. June 2007, 22:51:47
Waves of immigrants, scorned by many people, are so valued by U.S. business that the competition for them threatens the fragile immigration compromise in Congress.
A proposed immigration overhaul survived a stiff challenge Wednesday as the Senate turned back a Democrat’s bid to emphasize reuniting families more than job skills for many foreigners seeking to move to the U.S.
Federal lawmakers on Wednesday requested independent third-party testing of whether standard-issue body armor for U.S. soldiers is more effective than an alternative.
In a big step toward a long-sought goal, three teams of scientists say they’ve produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells, at least in mice, without taking the controversial step of destroying embryos.
A 15-year-old girl missing for nearly a year was found alive Wednesday, locked in a small hidden room under the staircase of a West Hartford home, police said.
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