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Immigration Law Passed, But Will It Last?

Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed the country’s harshest immigration law into effect on Friday, April 23. Arizona’s Republican-controlled state senate passed the immigration law requiring police officers to determine whether any person is an illegal immigrant based on reasonable suspicion. Full story

Greece Requests Emergency Aid

According to The Washington Post, the Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou formally requested about $53 billion in financial aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Papandreou, in a letter to the European Central Bank, “asked for an emergency aid package for his debt-stricken country." Full story

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Burqas in France: The Veil is Lifted

According to CNN, President Nicolas Sarkozy emphatically spoke out Wednesday, April 21, supporting a proposed bill that would ban all Muslim women from wearing face- covering Islamic veils, called a burqa, in France. Full story

First Full Face Transplant

On Saturday, March 20, a group of 30 Spanish doctors in Barcelona took 22 hours to conduct the first full-face transplant in the world. While the operation took place over a month ago, details of the operation were just released this week. The patient’s recovery has been acutely recorded as the patient’s face begins to take a new form. Five years ago, the male patient was severely wounded in a shooting accident that left him incapable of breathing, swallowing, or talking. Prior to this breakthrough, the patient had undergone nine other failed  operations. Full story

Deadly Bombings Prove Devastating

A series of car bombs exploded outside Shiite mosques in Baghdad on Friday, April 23, killing at least 61 people and wounding more than 100, according to The Washington Post. Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his militia to protect the worshippers hours after the blasts started. The 10 blasts occured in Sadr City, which is named after the cleric’s father. Full story