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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Many Illegal Immigrants Have Jobs in U.S. Before Crossing Border

Saturday, April 15, 2006 SASABE, Mexico — When Pedro Lopez Vazquez crossed illegally into the United States last week, he was not heading north to look for a job. He already had one. His future employer even paid $1,000 for a smuggler to help Vazquez make his way from the central Mexican city of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 14, 2006

Delta, Pilots Union Reach Tentative Agreement

Friday, April 14, 2006 ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. and its pilots union reached a tentative agreement Friday on pay and benefit cuts that could avert a strike at the nation's third largest carrier and ease uncertainty among travelers over the busy Easter weekend. No details of the agreement were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

School Bus Driver Admits Being Drunk Behind Wheel

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A school bus driver charged with drunken driving told a police officer she was drunk but "not a bad girl," according to a video of the sobriety test. Jennifer J. Reddy, 44, was charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident after she... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 10, 2006

Family Files Lawsuit Over Response to Detroit Boy's 911 Call

Monday, April 10, 2006 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. ( — A lawsuit was filed Monday by the family of a woman whose 5-year-old son called 911 to report his mother had collapsed and was told by a dispatcher that he shouldn't be playing on the phone. The family of the late Sherrill Turner is seeking damages in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 8, 2006

911 Operator Tells Boy Not to Play With Phone as His Mother Dies

Saturday, April 08, 2006 DETROIT — A 5-year-old boy called 911 to report that his mother had collapsed in their apartment, but an operator told him he should not be playing on the phone, and she died before help arrived. The family of Sherrill Turner, 46, does not know whether a swifter response... Sign in to see full entry.

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