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5 myths about amnesty for illegal immigrants in Senate bill
Under a bipartisan Senate immigration bill, immigrants who have come to the United States illegally are given a "path to citizenship." On close inspection, each of the following five claims about the requirements for illegal immigrants to earn amnesty are not what they seem.
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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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4 truly American novels
These books center on residents of the USA in different eras all trying to find success.
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One World Trade Center and the four other tallest buildings in America
The new One World Trade Center tower is taking over as New York City’s tallest from the Empire State Building. But it’s not the country’s tallest. Here are the five tallest buildings in the country.
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10 book-to-movie adaptations coming this holiday season
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Gallery: American Jihadis
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Iran President Ahmadinejad attacks US during Afghanistan visit
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the US of playing a 'double game' during his Afghanistan visit, echoing an accusation lobbed at Tehran by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates earlier this week.
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Obama's foreign policy: what era is it anyway?
From the "global war on terror" to the "long war" to the "overseas contingency operation," no one can decide what to call the current approach to US foreign policy.
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Wearing the Muslim veil in America: What it's like
Wearing the Muslim veil in America may cause awkward moments, but this hijabi finds more positive than negative in her choice.
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Best books of 2009: fiction
What we here at the Monitor liked best in 2009.
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Rudy Giuliani for Senate? He'd make a big race bigger.
Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and a Republican, is said to be weighing a Senate bid. Will his mayoral credentials help or hurt him?
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New York, terror trial capital of the US
New York's federal courts have seen many major terrorist trials since the early 1990s, several involving Al Qaeda-linked operatives.
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New York divided over 9/11 terror trials
New York has seen seven major terror trials in the past, the most of any city in America. But residents – both ordinary citizens and elected officials – appear to be split over the decision to try the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks in the city.
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2009 National Book Award winners
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Holder in the dock as critics focus on New York 9/11 terror trial
Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision was bound to raise sharp responses. Those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks are weighing in along with politicians and pundits.
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Who are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other accused terrorists?
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others are to stand trial in New York. Here's the evidence federal prosecutors will use against them.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 trial carries risks
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others will be tried in federal court. It's a risky decision by the Obama administration, opening the way for aggressive defense tactics.
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The Monitor's View: Seven tests for the 9/11 trial
A civilian court faces a host of challenges to convict Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others. And Obama's antiterror approach will also be on trial.
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Opinion: Fort Hood: What the right and the left have gotten wrong about Hasan
The tragic shooting has spawned plenty of hysteria but little discussion about what we should do about potential Islamic terrorists in our midst.
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Al Qaeda sleeper agent sentenced to eight years in prison
Ali Saleh Al-Marri, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Al Qaeda, could have got 15 years. But the federal judge took into account the almost six years he was held without charge as an enemy combatant in a military prison.
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Opinion: The ally the British love to hate
The cultural animosity toward the US will not help the UK in the long run.
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USS New York, made with World Trade Center steel, heads home
The USS New York, a Navy warship named to commemorate the 9/11 attacks, is on its way to be formally commissioned in New York this November. But many New Yorkers have never heard of it.
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Monitor reviews of National Book Award nominees
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Where Men Win Glory
An exploration of the life and death of football star and US Army enlistee Pat Tillman.
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Taking Guantánamo detainees could help hard-hit Michigan town
If guarding the controversial prisoners keeps a Standish, Mich., prison open, many locals are for it.
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Did the Coast Guard or CNN cause the 9/11 panic on the Potomac?
Most of the criticism for erroneous reports of gunshots is aimed at the Coast Guard exercise. But news organizations take hits too for going live with unconfirmed reports reminiscent of Chicken Little.
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On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers changed the city profoundly. But for many New Yorkers, life has returned to normal.
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On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers changed the city profoundly. But for many New Yorkers, life has returned to normal.
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On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers changed the city profoundly. But for many New Yorkers, life has returned to normal.
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World Trade Center's steel beam to be part of 9/11 memorial
After terrorist attacks, the 'last column' became a place where emergency responders and family members taped notes and photos of lost loved ones.
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