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Immigration Reform and Presidential Politics
"So immigration is not just the right thing to do. It's smart for our economy." President Obama returns to a risky issue at the start of his re-election campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 50m Listen"So immigration is not just the right thing to do. It's smart for our economy." President Obama returns to a risky issue at the start of his re-election campaign. Also, the head of the Galleon Group is found guilty of insider-trading, and Louisiana again prepares for the worst.
Banner image: A boys shows a US flag as President Barack Obama speaks on immigration at the Chamizal National Memorial on May 10, 2011 in El Paso, Texas. Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesGalleon Group's Rajaratnam Guilty in Insider-Trading Case
Today's conviction of a high-profile Wall Street insider has put others on notice that they'd better be careful of what they say on the phone. Wiretaps were crucial to the government's case against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam on 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy.
Read the story8 minImmigration Reform and Presidential Politics
"Comprehensive immigration reform" was a promise of Barack Obama 's first presidential campaign. Now he's returned to it as he tries for a second term. With Americans in a state of high anxiety over unemployment, that means finding economic arguments for welcoming newcomers into the country.
Read the story36 minLouisiana Prepares for the Worst
The Mississippi River has swamped houses and devastated farmlands from Illinois to Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, and it's headed for what residents call "the last place on Earth that needs high water."
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