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When Marriage Is Not Enough: Facing Deportation Because of Your Spouse

When Marriage Is Not Enough: Facing Deportation Because of Your Spouse by: Heather L. Poole Under U.S. immigration law, immigrants may obtain a green card ("U.S. permanent residence”) by marrying a U.S. citizen. The U.S. citizen must, however ...

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Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT) reeserves the use of a residence

A Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT) is a trust in which the person establishing the trust, call the Grantor, reserves the use of a residence (either the Grantor¡¯s primary residence or a seasonal residence) for a specified term of years. In...

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Senior Week Must Be Stopped

A new movie hits theaters next month, glamorizing the illegal and immoral behavior of high school graduates during the Maryland rite of passage, Senior Week. The Graduates, a new comedy from writer/director Ryan Gielen, is the story of four friends...

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Doctor To Pay $2,500,000 To Family Of Woman Who Died Of Metastatic Colon Cancer Caused By Diagnosis Delay

A doctor has been ordered to pay $2,500,000 to the family of a woman who died of metastatic colon cancer caused by a diagnosis delay. The judgment comes after a lawsuit filed by the victim's family against the doctor, claiming that he failed to provi...

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Political Coverage in West Virginia

Political Coverage in West Virginia: A State in Transition West Virginia is a small, landlocked state that has often been overlooked in national politics. But as one of the poorest and most rural states in the country, it has a unique political land...

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Population Explosion Does Matter

The sudden increase in the population is steamingly high and continues to elevate. For every second, three or more babies are born in every country and that is a big effect in our community and the whole world. Population rate has been growing effect...

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Legal Terms – A Quick Guide

Legal Terms – A Quick Guide by: Richard A. Chapo Legal issues and problems are stressful, complex and inevitable. If you get wrapped up in legal issues, it sometimes helps to understand the lingo being bandied about. Legal Terms Contract: An ...

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What is being done about welding fumes

Welding fumes are a well-known occupational hazard in the welding industry. These fumes contain toxic gases and particles that can cause serious health problems to welders. Gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and ozone gas can result in s...

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The Right Focus on Tort Reform

The Right Focus on Tort Reform by: Richard Martin The recent headlines about Merck's Vioxx withdrawal and the FDA's move to ban ephedra have brought a lot of media attention to the growing area of drug litigation. On April 12, 2004 the...

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Organ Trafficking in Eastern Europe

Organ trafficking is one of the most gruesome crimes that has emerged in Eastern Europe in recent years. The trafficking of body parts can lead to phenomenal profits for the criminal syndicates that engage in this crime. The demand for organs is high...

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