• A poet's field notes, 'ending in a deportation'

    A poet's field notes, 'ending in a deportation'

    Apr 11, 2018 08:32 PM EST

    ... efforts meant to speed up the deportation process and reduce case backlog, but which leave some worrying that the quotas will compromise individuals’ rights to a fair trial. Castillo said the inspiration for his work came at a crossroads in his life: his transition from being undocumented to a protected ...

  • Chang-rae Lee on the fun of writing about the future for ‘On Such a Full Sea’

    Chang-rae Lee on the fun of writing about the future for ‘On Such a Full Sea’

    Mar 12, 2014 12:40 AM EST

    ... my previous novels, I would say, are psychologically realistic, very close in views of people who -- immigrants sometimes, others who are sort of, you know, at a crossroads in terms of how they feel about themselves in their families or in their communities. In some sense, this novel is not ...

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    News Wrap: Future of Eurozone Uncertain as Greek Credit Rating Drops

    May 17, 2012 10:12 PM EST

    ... the Greek crisis overshadowing everything, the prime minister laid out again the stark choice facing eurozone leaders. DAVID CAMERON, British prime minister: The eurozone is at a crossroads. It either has to make up or it is looking at a potential breakup. Either Europe has a committed, stable, successful eurozone ...

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    In Indiana School District, Dropouts Have Tech Alternative to Regular Classroom

    Apr 25, 2012 10:25 PM EST

    ... approach toward at-risk students. It's part of our ongoing American Graduate project. JOHN TULENKO: In Shelbyville, Ind., 17-year-old Kayla Owsley lives a very grownup life, caring for her 2-year-old daughter, Bailey. KAYLA OWSLEY, student: At the end of seventh grade, that's when I ...

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    New U.S. AIDS Strategy Aims to Reduce New Infections by 25%

    Jul 13, 2010 09:14 PM EST

    ... for a strategy from them," she noted. "It's important to have one ourselves." In the plan, the administration says that the U.S. is at a "crossroads" in dealing with HIV/AIDS: We have the knowledge and tools needed to slow the spread of HIV infection and improve the ...

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    Defiant Blagojevich Names Appointee for Senate Seat

    Dec 30, 2008 11:30 PM EST

    ... who look to us for peace and prosperity.And the people of our great nation have told us, in no uncertain terms, that we are at a crossroads of confidence in our ability to return the ideals that make the United States the greatest nation in the world.Faced with ...

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    Members of Congress, Airline Industry Push for Changes in Airline Pension Plans

    Jun 07, 2005 04:00 AM EST

    ... that same path. RAY SUAREZ: Delta's CEO, Gerald Grinstein, said other airlines were headed toward bankruptcy unless reforms were made. GERALD GRINSTEIN: Airlines are at a crossroads. Without changes to the current rule, airlines will almost certainly be forced into bankruptcy in the transfer of additional pension liabilities to ...

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    Reformists Boycott Elections in Iran

    Feb 20, 2004 05:00 AM EST

    ... and have a more rational relationship on the proliferation issue, possibly stabilization of Iraq and the Persian Gulf as well. So the United States stands at a crossroads. It has a choice. It can deal with these unsavory conservative actors that just undermined a very vibrant democratic movement, or it ...

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    World Views: President Bush's Foreign Policy

    Apr 29, 2002 04:00 AM EST

    MARGARET WARNER: Or sketching out American foreign policy as a fight against evil. JESSICA TUCHMAN MATHEWS: There are a whole bunch of risks with doing this. One is it's an invitation to oversimplification. And you get things out of it, slogans like "axis of evil" that lump together totally ...

  • World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access

    World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access

    May 13, 2017 09:04 PM EST

    Djibouti, a tiny country in Northeast Africa, is situated at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. While its location is an economic commodity for a country that’s half unemployed, it also puts it at the center of a multinational fight against pirates in Somalia and terrorist groups. NewsHour...