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...from migration agents. The former review tribunal member says she often saw agents concocting evidence and inserting it into their client's claim, sometimes without the knowledge of an illiterate or non-English-speaking asylum seeker. Refugee advocates say that sloppy advice and in some cases neglect continue to hurt asylum seekers' chances. One detainee now entering his sixth year at Baxter was assured by his migration agent that she would submit key evidence to the tribunal before a decision on his case was made. When a friend rang to check on the case, she was told that the agent...
...Qatari satellite channel. It showed him alive, surrounded by five gunmen masked in kaffiyehs. "My name is Keith Matthew Maupin," he said into the camera. "I am a soldier from the 1st Division." Wearing his uniform and boonie hat, Maupin appeared unharmed but dazed. "He didn't look hurt, but he was nibbling a little on his lip, which I've never seen him do before," Carolyn remembers. "I was impressed that the captors didn't have their guns pointing at him." They said on the tape that he might be swapped for insurgents held by the Americans. U.S. officials...
...aching over this," says Don Rucknagel, a retired University of Cincinnati professor. "But this war is much bigger than this young man. We're bogged down in another quagmire." That's a minority view, though. The soldiers manning the recruiting station where Maupin enlisted say his plight hasn't hurt their efforts. "His name comes up a lot, but people don't blame the military for what happened," says Staff Sergeant Jeff Herrold. "And there are still people here brave enough to serve...
...Breaking up regulated time with something surreal never hurt anyone,” Hwang says. “What happened to the days of yesteryear when college students had adventures...
Grizzly Bear began as a post-college hobby for Droste, until his friends talked him into shopping a demo to independent labels. Now Horn of Plenty is building buzz, and simplistic though they may be, all those pesky comparisons to indie flavors of the month can't hurt when it comes to getting signed somewhere bigger. In the meantime, the band (enlarged to four members) just embarked on a 27-date tour, featuring some rather caffeinated modifications to their style...