Bill extends Liberians’ legal status

01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, July 31, 2007

By John E. Mulligan

Journal Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — In action aimed partly at drawing attention to the plight of thousands of Liberian refugees in this country, the House yesterday voted a one-year extension of their legal status.

Even if the bill never clears the Senate, its bipartisan backing in the House could be “a catalystâ€