U.S. nears halfway mark for accepting Iraqi refugees

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5849875.html

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is nearing the halfway point in its goal to admit 12,000 Iraqi refugees by the end of September, the State Department said Saturday amid a flurry of activity on the issue.

Several senators on Friday called for the appointment of White House coordinator for Iraqi refugees and said the administration had not done enough to help those who have fled Iraq. The next day, the department said it was on track to meet the 12,000 target.

Also Saturday, the U.S. diplomat dealing with the matter arrived in Jordan as part of a four-nation Middle East tour intended to help streamline the process, assess refugees' needs and determine how best they can be assisted.

The department normally releases refugee admission statistics on a monthly basis. But on Saturday, the department said that more than 1,000 Iraqis had been admitted to the United States in the first half of June.

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1. But aren't all them "rag heads" terra-ists?

Imagine how well an Iraqi will be received by any of the twenty four percenters that "love" Bush*. Imagine the Freepers response to Iraqis living in their neighborhoods....Let the hatred spew forth.