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Stories of Hard-Won Citizenship
IExaminer, News report, Vivian Luu, Feb 07, 2010
More people are seeking U.S. citizenship than ever. More than 744,000 people were naturalized last year while just over a century ago, fewer than 8,000 people had that privilege, according to the US federal Web site.
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Oscar Grant's Daughter Wins $1.5 Million Settlement
New America Media/ YO! Youth Outlook,  , Ann Bassette & Min Lee, Jan 29, 2010
BART shooting victim Oscar Grant's five-year-old daughter was awarded a $1.5 million settlement. John Burris, attorney for the Oscar Grant family, reacts to the settlement.
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Women's Rights Under Fire in Texas and Arizona
New America Now,  , Odette Keeley, Jan 29, 2010
Undocumented pregnant women being held in detention centers have reason to worry; and, women in Texas are facing harsh obstacles in getting their license to practice eyebrow threading
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New America Now: The Power of Women
New America Now, , Jan 29, 2010
New America Now presents A Woman's Special featuring the only female Prime Minister of Peru, a rare example of a woman completing a Torah, and the reality of emerging roles for Muslim women today.
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Haitians Now Join Environmental Refugees
New America Media, News Analysis, Andrew Lam, Jan 20, 2010
The earthquake in Haiti has potentially added another 1.5-2 million to the list of those displaced by environmental disasters, and many will no doubt seek asylum in other countries.
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Arab Americans Call Airport Profiling ‘Unconstitutional’
New America Media, News Report, Esther M. Gentile, Jan 13, 2010
Some Arab-American and civil rights groups say the new airport screening regulations amount to "racial profiling" for citizens of 14 predominantly Muslim nations.
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Did Court Deal Fatal Blow to Tasers for Police?
New America Media, Commentary, Raj Jayadev and Aram James , Jan 07, 2010
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently declared that police officers could be held liable for using a Taser without proper cause. But the decision stopped short of treating a Taser as a deadly weapon.
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