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The Two-Way
10:38 am
Fri February 15, 2013

Why Did So Many Russian Drivers Get Such Great Meteor Videos?

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One of the dashcam videos recorded Friday when a meteor appeared over Russia.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 11:58 am

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Law
10:34 am
Fri February 15, 2013

Attorney Advocates For Poor As Immigration Debate Continues

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Jose Pertierra is an immigration lawyer from Cuba. He is well-known for defending Elian Gonzalez and works on behalf of refugees.
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Fisherman Donato Dalrymple holds 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez inside a bedroom closet moments before federal agents entered the bedroom on April 22, 2000, and seized the boy to reunite him with his father in Washington.
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As Washington debates changing the immigration system, the demand for immigration attorneys has already jumped, even without new laws in place.

Lawyers such as Jose Pertierra, a veteran immigration attorney, are trained to interpret the law, but Pertierra sees his role as much more.

Every Thursday at 6 p.m. for the past 10 years, Pertierrra is here — on the set of the Spanish language TV studios of Univision in Washington, D.C., near Capitol Hill. He does a segment on immigration where he answers viewers' questions.

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The Two-Way
9:07 am
Fri February 15, 2013

'Cruise From Hell' Was A Mix Of 'Survivor' And 'Lord Of The Flies'

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After finally getting off the Carnival cruise ship Triumph, this passenger waited for a ride early Friday in Mobile, Ala.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 3:22 pm

As they finally came off the Carnival cruise ship Triumph late Thursday and early Friday in Mobile, Ala., passengers from the ill-fated cruise told stories that call to mind TV's Survivor and literature's classic Lord of the Flies, the Los Angeles Times writes.

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The Two-Way
8:24 am
Fri February 15, 2013

Book News: DOJ Approves Penguin, Random House Merger

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Books from the Penguin publishing company are displayed in a book store in London.
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Originally published on Tue February 19, 2013 1:26 pm

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

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The Salt
7:58 am
Fri February 15, 2013

Fried Chicken And Waffles: The Dish The South Denied As Its Own?

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Originally published on Mon March 4, 2013 3:02 pm

Call fried chicken and waffles a traditional Southern food, and you're liable to get accused of a damn Yankee conspiracy.

That's what we found out last week, when our story about the dangers of a Southern fried diet prompted many of you with roots in the South to protest – don't pin that dish on us! Here's a sampling of the comments we received:

"I'm a southerner, and I have never heard of fried chicken on a waffle!"

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