Immigration
WAMSUTTER, Wyo. - Alone and thousands of miles from home, the immigrant sheepherder roams some of the West's most desolate and frigid landscapes, tending a flock for as little as $600 a month without a day off on the horizon.
                                                                    
                                        ROSARNO, Italy - Some 300 African migrants were bused early Saturday out of a southern Italian town rocked by two days of clashes between the migrants, police and local residents.
                                                                    
                                        WASHINGTON - Lack of confidence in the economic recovery led employers to shed a more-than-expected 85,000 net jobs in December even as the unemployment rate held at 10 percent.
                                                                    
                                        NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought to strike a humble tone Friday as he began his third term by promising "to listen and to lead" and to take a fresh look at the challenges facing the city.
                                                                    
                                        WASHINGTON - Immigration prosecutions rose to record levels in 2009 as the Obama administration kept up aggressive enforcement that began under President George W.
                                                                    
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