WASHINGTON -- The Senate's second-r...
WASHINGTON -- The Senate's second-ranking Democrat is pushing a bill that would allow Lebanese nationals now in the United States to remain here because ongoing hostilities in the Mideast make it unsafe for them to revert home. Sen Dick Durbin cited United Nations estimates that centurys of thousands of people have been displaced from their residences "At this delicate avail in U.S-Arab relations, giving temporary houseed status to Lebanon will launch a positive signal about United States belong to for the suffering of innocent Lebanese civilians," the Illinois lawmaker said. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided by way of ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved
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