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Scientists Worldwide To Speak Out On Population Problem

Scientists Worldwide to Speak Out on Population Problem The Global Population Speak Out aims to break down the barrier to public discussion of the population-environment link. December 10, 2008 Boulder, CO Scientists from around the world have pledged to speak … Continue reading

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Rep. Tom Cole Requests Pardon For 2 Border Agents

Rep. Tom Cole requests pardon for 2 border agents KTEN Local News Associated Press – December 10, 2008 3:35 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Congressman Tom Cole is asking President Bush to issue pardons for two border patrol agents … Continue reading

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Economic Downturn Will Hurt IT Hiring In 2009

Economic downturn will hurt IT hiring in 2009 By Linda Tucci, Senior News Writer SearchCIO.com 10 Dec 2008 A new Dice Report out Tuesday suggests troubling times ahead for IT professionals. A survey of more than 1,000 IT hiring managers … Continue reading

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‘Back Door’ Amnesty For 180,000 Asylum Seekers Who Slipped Through The Net

'Back door' amnesty for 180,000 asylum seekers who slipped through the net By James Slack Mail Online Last updated at 12:40 AM on 10th December 2008 Up to 180,000 asylum seekers are to be granted a 'back door' amnesty to … Continue reading

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Indonesian, Australian Leaders To Discuss People Smuggling : Ministry

Indonesian, Australian leaders to discuss people smuggling: ministry The Channel News Asia December 10, 2008 JAKARTA (AFP) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will discuss the fight against people smuggling during talks in Bali on … Continue reading

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Bhutanese Refugees Tell Dark Side Of Himalayan Kingdom

Bhutanese refugees tell dark side of Himalayan kingdom Tom Blackwell National Post Published: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 If Canadians know anything about Bhutan, it likely revolves around the tiny Himalayan nation's seemingly enlightened monarchs, often praised for ushering in democracy … Continue reading

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Pressure To Open Detention Centre

Pressure to open detention centre Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald December 9, 2008 PRESSURE is mounting on the Federal Government to open the doors to a $400 million detention centre on Christmas Island built by the previous government but … Continue reading

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Australia Defends New Refugee Laws

Australia defends new refugee laws The Associated Press Published: December 9, 2008 CANBERRA, Australia: Australia's government defended itself Tuesday against criticism that relaxing refugee laws earlier this year has made the country a softer target for people smugglers. The opposition … Continue reading

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Schools Suffer As Visa Influx Grows

Schools suffer as visa influx grows The West.com.au 9th December 2008, 6:00 WST The number of children in State schools with poor English skills whose parents are on foreign work visas has almost doubled in the past year, sparking further … Continue reading

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Immigration Scam Set Up Fake Job Offers

Immigration scam set up fake job offers By Alanah May Eriksen New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Monday Dec 08, 2008 A victim of an elaborate immigration scam has told how he paid $9000 to two men he thought were recruitment officers … Continue reading

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Pressure On Rudd As More Boat People Caught Off WA

Pressure on Rudd as more boat people caught off WA TheWest.com.au 8th December 2008, 6:30 WST The seizure of the biggest boatload of suspected asylum seekers this year near Broome yesterday has forced the Rudd Government to boost border security … Continue reading

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Indonesian Man Charged With People Smuggling

Indonesian man charged with people smuggling ABC NEWS Posted Mon Dec 8, 2008 2:24pm AEDT Updated Mon Dec 8, 2008 2:38pm AEDT Map: Perth 6000 Australian Federal Police have charged a 31-year-old Indonesian man with people smuggling. The man, known … Continue reading

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Afghan War To Blame For Refugee ‘Spike’: Advocate

Afghan war to blame for refugee 'spike': advocate ABC NEWS Posted Mon Dec 8, 2008 3:37pm AEDT Updated Mon Dec 8, 2008 3:51pm AEDT In the last three months six boats, carrying a total of 127 refugees, have been intercepted … Continue reading

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Navy Boosts Border Patrols

Navy boosts border patrols Sarah Smiles, Canberra The Age December 8, 2008 The sixth boat-load of asylum seekers to arrive in two months is taken to Christmas Island. Photo: Jon Faulkner AN ADDITIONAL navy patrol boat and aircraft will be … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Spike ‘Not Gov’t’s Fault ‘

Asylum seekers spike 'not Govt's fault' ABC NEWS Posted Mon Dec 8, 2008 6:30pm AEDT Updated Mon Dec 8, 2008 8:19pm AEDT In the last three months six boats have been intercepted in Australian waters. (User Submitted: Michael Neist) An … Continue reading

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U.S. To Control Illegal Immigration From Canada

U.S. to control illegal immigration from Canada RT News December 8, 2008, 15:39 The U.S. is ready to launch a US $10 million drone to control part of its border with Canada. A Predator B aircraft, the first to patrol … Continue reading

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Chinese Interest Seen In North

Chinese interest seen in North Written by PAUL STRICKLAND Prince George Citizen staff Monday, 08 December 2008 Chinese investors are expressing more and more interest in commercial land and business properties in northern B.C., says Rodger Peterson, owner-agent of McBride … Continue reading

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Migrant Benefit Rules Changing

Migrant benefits rules changing BBC NEWS December 8, 2008 Mr Woolas said benefits should only be claimed by British citizens Some economic migrants may face a ten-year wait to claim benefits under new plans, says the immigration minister. Phil Woolas … Continue reading

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Phoney Degree Scam Exposed

Phony degree scam exposed Temptation to become an 'instant grad' fuels this man's busy trade in finely forged diplomas Dec 07, 2008 04:30 AM Dale Brazao Staff Reporter Toronto Star For $3,000, Peng Sun can turn anyone into an instant … Continue reading

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Canada Hit By Huge Job Losses

Canada hit by huge job losses 'Dismal' data confirms recession Mario Toneguzzi And Eric Beauchesne Calgary Herald; Canwest News Service; Published: Saturday, December 06, 2008 The Canadian economy lost a much greater than feared 71,000 jobs in November, the worst … Continue reading

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