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San Francisco Changes When Police Must Report Immigrants

Oct. 20, 2009
The San Francisco board of supervisors voted to overturn a city policy that has been at the center of a national debate over offering illegal immigrants sanctuary.
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Calif. mayor seeks 'sanctuary city' status

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TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Libyan authorities said Monday police aborted an attempt by 115 illegal immigrants to use Libyan territorial waters to sneak into Europe.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler