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Posada Carriles — U.S. Citizen?

by Kevin Jon Heller

Posada’s latest bid for freedom — applying for U.S. citizenship. His interview is set for next week.

April 25th, 2006 - 8:06 PM EDT | Trackback Link |

http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/posada-carriles-us-citizen/

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