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Tentative deal on immigration farm workers

Tentative deal on immigration farm workers
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A tentative deal has been reached to resolve a dispute between agriculture workers and growers that was standing in the way of a sweeping immigration overhaul bill, a key senator said Tuesday. The agreement could smooth the way for release of the

Tentative deal on immigration farm workers

Tentative deal on immigration farm workers
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A tentative deal has been reached to resolve a dispute between agriculture workers and growers that was standing in the way of a sweeping immigration overhaul bill, a key senator said Tuesday. The agreement could smooth the way for release of the

Tentative deal on immigration farm workers

Tentative deal on immigration farm workers
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A tentative deal has been reached to resolve a dispute between agriculture workers and growers that was standing in the way of a sweeping immigration overhaul bill, a key senator said Tuesday. The agreement could smooth the way for release of the

Foreign investors to China's Xi: Cut the red tape

Foreign investors to China's Xi: Cut the red tape
By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated Press BOAO, China (AP) - Major multinational companies appealed gingerly to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to reduce barriers to doing business in China's heavily government-directed economy, drawing a commitment to create a more level playing field. In a

Raucous debate on immigration to get under way

Raucous debate on immigration to get under way
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill hope to finish their work this week, opening what's sure to be a raucous public debate over measures to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant

Raucous debate on immigration to get under way

Raucous debate on immigration to get under way
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill hope to finish their work this week, opening what's sure to be a raucous public debate over measures to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant

Schumer sees deal this week on immigration

Schumer sees deal this week on immigration
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A raucous public debate over the nation's flawed immigration system is set to begin in earnest this week as senators finalize a bipartisan bill to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant eventual

Schumer sees deal this week on immigration

Schumer sees deal this week on immigration
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A raucous public debate over the nation's flawed immigration system is set to begin in earnest this week as senators finalize a bipartisan bill to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant eventual

Schumer sees deal this week on immigration

Schumer sees deal this week on immigration
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A raucous public debate over the nation's flawed immigration system is set to begin in earnest this week as senators finalize a bipartisan bill to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant eventual

National beekeeper of year focuses on dying bees

National beekeeper of year focuses on dying bees
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - A Utah man is trying to use his recognition as this year's national beekeeper of the year to focus attention on a major threat to the industry: colony collapse disorder. Darren Cox of Cache County, who has 5,000 hives in Utah, California and Wyoming, received the award from