Determined that her son would not work on the land, Burns' mother sent her son to the Ayrshire village of Kirkoswald.

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But is being born to an American mother in a foreign land enough to meet the constitutional requirements to hold the office?

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Mr Edwards and his mother had disturbed intruders on their land at Riggs Head near Scarborough.

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His May 9-15 visit will include trips to Arlington National Cemetery, Walter Reed National Medical Center and an exhibition on Capitol Hill about land mine clearance, a favorite subject of his late mother, Princess Diana.

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"Without land we cannot live, " said Naishirita Tenemeri, a mother of three.

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That left her mother and ten children to scratch a life from the land.

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That left her mother and ten kids to scratch a life from the land.

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As we sat down for a rest around the halfway point, perching on smooth rocks and looking out at a big bend in the Firth, Manny told me about how his mother was one of the key leaders in establishing the land claim agreement that created the park.

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The 27-year-old mother of four lost her job when her former boss was driven off the land.

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My mother made me rise before dawn to learn their truths when I lived as a child in a foreign land.

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