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San Francisco prides itself on being a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. City officials do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. But the policy is under fire after revelations that city officials have shielded illegal immigrant juvenile felons from federal immigration authorities.
His sophomore year at Harvard, Bill Gates solved a complicated — and sticky — mathematics problem.
The Republican represented North Carolina in Congress for 30 consecutive years.
July 4, 2008 · A series of supply and production problems in China have caused cities across the U.S. to curtail or completely cut their fireworks shows this Fourth of July. The problems have even affected commercial sales, driving prices sky-high.
July 4, 2008 · In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a thought-provoking Fourth of July speech, which was re-enacted Thursday night in Oakland, Calif. Co-host Renee Montagne has the story.
July 4, 2008 · A July 4 tradition continues. Morning Edition hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators read the Declaration of Independence.
July 3, 2008 · The U.S. economy lost jobs for the sixth straight month in June. The Labor Department says employers cut 62,000 jobs from their payrolls. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent. The data were in line with economists' expectations.
July 4, 2008 · The three American military contractors who were among the 15 hostages rescued from Colombian leftist rebels have returned home safe. The rescue operation was assisted by quick thinking, acting skills and Che Guevara T-shirts.
July 4, 2008 · The U.S. military touts the relative security of Anbar — once one of the most restive areas in Iraq — after working with tribal sheiks to combat al-Qaida. But the rise of the sheiks has set off a new political conflict, and tensions still simmer beneath the surface.
July 4, 2008 · A French court ruled this week that eBay must pay Louis Vuitton more than $60 million in damages for allowing fake goods to be sold through its site. Co-host Ari Shapiro talks with Chris Sprigman, a professor of intellectual property law at the University of Virginia, about the implications of the ruling.
July 4, 2008 · In the final part of Morning Edition's series about Shakespeare, co-host Renee Montagne examines the theory that the Earl of Oxford — not the man from Stratford — is actually the bard and author of the world's most famous plays.
July 4, 2008 · Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is clarifying how his upcoming trip to Iraq might affect his war policy. Obama still believes U.S. combat troops should be out within 16 months of his taking office. But he says he would be more specific about how that would happen when he returns from Iraq.
July 3, 2008 · Three Americans rescued Wednesday in Colombia from FARC rebels have returned to the United States. Five years ago, their plane was shot down over FARC-held territory. One of them met with family members. The other two were expected to do the same.
July 3, 2008 · Big Sur is surrounded by flames and more than 1,000 wildfires are burning across California. The state's firefighting resources are being pushed to the limit. Many fires may burn for over a month. The 61,000-acre blaze has burned at least 16 homes.
July 3, 2008 · The atmosphere at La Kabbr, the only Iraqi restaurant in the Big Apple, is often like an Iraqi house party, with people dancing, sipping chai, sharing plates and passing hookah pipes. On many Saturday nights, Iraqis longing for a taste of home fill the Hell's Kitchen hotspot.
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