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Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Citing problems exposed by the Boston Marathon bombings, senators weighing amendments to a sweeping immigration bill agreed Tuesday to boost security provisions around student visas. The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed by voice vote to an

High-tech pushes for more in immigration bill

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Labor unions said the Silicon Valley had already gotten enough in the legislation and further

Saudi man traveling with pressure cooker arrested

By JEFF KAROUBAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, but his nephew said Monday that it was all a misunderstanding about a device he simply wanted for cooking. Two

Egypt arrests 3 suspected al-Qaida militants

By MAAMOUN YOUSSEFAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign embassy. Mohammed Ibrahim