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 Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN 

Longtime anchor announces move on tonight's show

Nov 12, 09 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Anchor Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN, he announced during tonight’s show—his last after 27 years at the channel. Dobbs, whose contract wasn’t up until 2011, has made waves with his anti-immigration views and his questioning of President Obama’s citizenship; he didn’t shed much light on... More »

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citizenship • Fox News • CNN • Roger Ailes • illegal immigration • talk show • Lou Dobbs • cable industry • host • news anchor • cable news • President Obama • conservative media • birther

Angry Russian Hurls Cup
at Mona Lisa

Really, really miffed that she was denied citizenship

Aug 11, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian woman distressed that France had refused to grant her nationality took out her frustration on a defenseless national treasure, Reuters reports. “The woman threw an empty cup at the Mona Lisa, but there was no damage as the cup smashed when it hit the screen protecting the... More »

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Russia • art museum • France • citizenship • Mona Lisa • The Louvre • Leonardo da Vinci

(Newser) - The editors of the National Review want nothing to do with this "foolishness" over President Obama's citizenship. Though "a few misguided souls among the Right have indulged it," the idea that Obama isn't a citizen is mere "myth." The birth certificate he's produced is legit,... More »

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citizenship • Hawaii • National Review • President Obama • birth certificate • birther

(Newser) - Lou Dobbs, not known for his subtlety on questions of immigration, has added his voice to the fringe chorus insisting that President Obama was not born an American citizen. "I'm starting to think we have a document issue. You suppose he’s un—no, I won’t even use... More »

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Barack Obama • citizenship • Lou Dobbs • conspiracy theory • birther

(Newser) - Thousands of foreigners living in Canada, most of them Americans, woke up this morning to discover they were Canadians, the Toronto Star reports. A new law is granting citizenship to the sons and daughters of Canucks who lost their native status by leaving the country. "It's a strange thing... More »

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immigration • Canada • citizenship • Canadian politics

Immigration Dragnets Catch US Citizens, Too

Legal residents have been detained, deported

Apr 9, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workplace raids and jail sweeps have become popular ways to enforce US immigration law, but they often result in the detention of legal residents, the Los Angeles Times reports. It can take months, sometimes years, to clear up, because many citizens don’t have proof of their legal status, few... More »

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immigration reform • citizenship • raids • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • detention

 'Birthers' Dog Obama 
 From GOP Fringe 

'Birthers' are 'filthy conservative imposters'

Mar 1, 09 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The belief that Barack Obama is not American—and therefore is ineligible to be president—is thriving on the conservative fringes, Politico reports. Officials have denied the claim, citing Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate, but 300,000 people have signed a petition demanding more evidence. So-called “Birthers” are also... More »

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Barack Obama • conservative • citizenship • right wingers • conspiracy theory • birth certificate • birther

Keyes: Obama Isn't a Citizen, and He Isn't President

He stokes conspiracy theories in video

Feb 21, 09 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - He may be President Obama to you, but don't tell that to Alan Keyes. In a video released yesterday, the ultra-conservative seeks to resurrect conspiracy theories that Obama is not a US citizen and therefore ineligible to be president. Keyes—who lost to Obama in the 2004 Senate race in... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • citizenship • Hawaii • President Obama • birth certificate • Alan Keyes • birther

Court Tosses 'Natural Born' Obama Case

No comment on NJ man's claim about citizenship

Dec 8, 08 10:02 AM CST
(AP) - The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who says Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because he was a British subject at birth. Leo Donofrio says that since the president-elect had dual nationality at birth—his mother was American and his Kenyan... More »

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citizenship • birth • Constitution • eligibility • President Obama • birther

Supreme Court Fields Obama Citizenship Challenges

Both claim Obama is not 'natural born'

Nov 27, 08 9:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Two lawsuits challenging Barack Obama’s right to be president on the grounds that he is not a US citizen are on the Supreme Court;s "to do" list, but the litigants' hopes of overturning the election results are slim, MSNBC reports. One alleges Obama was born in Kenya,... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • citizenship • lawsuit • Constitution • US Supreme Court • ballots • President Obama • birther

1M New
Citizens Break
Century Record

Fee increase helps immigration service clear huge backlog

Nov 7, 08 3:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Over a million new American citizens took the oath of allegiance last year—the highest number since the government began keeping records a century ago, reports CNN. The number of people going through the naturalization process has been steadily climbing for decades. The clearing of a major 2007 backlog—along... More »

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citizenship • Department of Homeland Security • naturalization • immigrant • USA • US citizenship

Kennedy Crafts Proposal for
Paid National Service 'Army'

Bill would recruit 175,000 workers

Sep 12, 08 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy has crafted a sweeping national service bill, to be introduced today, that would recruit 175,000 citizens of all ages to work in health, education, environmental protection and anti-poverty programs—with their pay partially subsidized by the government. The plan would provide $5 billion over five years... More »

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Senate • John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • citizenship • legislation • community service

OPINION

Journo 'Ecstatic' Over Demise of HIV Travel Ban

'Massive burden lifted' for gay, HIV-positive
Brit Sullivan

Jul 17, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - HIV-positive journalist Andrew Sullivan is “ecstatic” over yesterday's passage by the Senate of a bill that would lift a US ban on visitors and immigrants with the virus that causes AIDS, he writes in his Atlantic blog. "I'm not exaggerating when I say that it's one of the... More »

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immigration • gay rights • Senate • citizenship • Andrew Sullivan • HIV travel ban

Citizen Glitch Makes Mac Ineligible to Be Prez: Expert

He's no natural-born American, prof argues

Jul 11, 08 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain does not meet the constitutional requirement to be president because he's technically not a natural-born US citizen, a legal professor has concluded. But the expert, who focused on an obscure 1937 law that made McCain a citizen in the months after his birth in the Panama Canal Zone,... More »

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John McCain • citizenship • constitution • US citizenship • Panama Canal Zone

McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

He says he's a natural-born citizen, which qualifies him

Feb 29, 08 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A recent media flap about John McCain's citizenship is a non-issue, the candidate says. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father served there in the Navy, which makes him a natural-born citizen and qualifies him to run for president, the AP reports. His camp recently sought... More »

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John McCain • Panama • citizenship • canals • US Constitution • US Navy • presidential election

Citizenship Test Just Too Tough for Most Brits

High standards,
or a scheme to foil would-be immigrants?

Feb 1, 08 7:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Should would-be immigrants to the United Kingdom be required to know the population of Wales when a majority of Britons don't? Only one in seven natives would pass the test required to get a passport, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government says the bar should be set high even... More »

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immigration • United Kingdom • citizenship • Britain • tests

Immigrants Facing Epic Citizenship Delays

Rush to beat fee hike has wait at 18 months

Jan 25, 08 5:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Over one million immigrants will have to wait up to 18 months before become US citizens due to a massive bureaucratic backlog nationwide. Applications surged last summer ahead of a fee increase of nearly 75%, the Boston Globe reports, helping create the paper jam. Before the increase, the average immigrant... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • citizenship • Citizenship and Immigration Services • bureaucracy • Election 2008

Citizenship Delays Will Impact Election

Hundreds of thousands will miss chance to
vote due to backlog

Nov 22, 07 4:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have applied for US citizenship will not have those applications processed in time to vote in the 2008 election. The Department of Homeland Security failed to fully prepare for a massive increase in applications filed to beat a widely publicized fee increase that took... More »

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citizenship • Citizenship and Immigration Services • Department of Homeland Security • fee increase • Emilio T. Gonzalez • Election 2008

Citizenship Test Gets Overhaul

New questions focus less on the nitty-gritty

Sep 28, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government yesterday unveiled its new citizenship test, which puts less emphasis on memorization of facts and more on analysis. To become naturalized, it's no longer enough for applicants to know how many stars or stripes are on the flag, but they may need to ID a constitutional amendment that... More »

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citizenship • Citizenship and Immigration Services • naturalization • immigrant • citizenship test

In This Corner,
a Boxer Jabbing at a Dream

Having won citizenship, champ aims for spot on US Olympic team

Aug 20, 07 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - As a Dominican native, Fernando Guerrero had to fight for US citizenship. This week, the middleweight boxer is saving his jabs for the ring, where he hopes to earn a spot on the US Olympic squad headed for Beijing. The 20-year-old champ, whose career detoured because he wasn’t a... More »

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boxing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • citizenship • Dominican Republic • Muhammad Ali • Joe Louis • Rocky Marciano • Fernando Guerrero • Olympic Games

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