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 Editorials | At Issue
Bush to Set Out Shift in Agenda on Latin Trip
 Larry Rohter
President Bush arrives in Brazil on Thursday with an energy partnership plan to create jobs and decrease poverty and inequality, a marked shift in Washington’s priorities for Latin America aimed at countering the challenge posed by President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.
Edwards Campaign Responds to Coulter Calling Him "Faggot"
 Editor & Publisher
In recent years she has suggested that Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Al Gore have or may have homosexual tendencies. Now columnist/author Ann Coulter has targeted former senator (and current candidate for president) John Edwards.
New Law Propels Gay Rights in Mexico
 S. Lynne Walker
Since Coahuila's Legislature voted 20-13 to pass the law in January, Julieta López, the congresswoman who introduced the legislation, has received calls from her counterparts in states stretching from Chihuahua to Chiapas.
Bush Tours Latin America, No Longer US Backyard
 Laszlo Trankovits
US President George W Bush's longest Latin American trip, which begins Thursday, has a clear goal: to decrease the threatening influence of Hugo Chavez.
When the Wall is No Barrier
 Michael Riley
A 10-foot-high wall snakes along the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego, and behind it another fence, steel mesh and even higher. Cameras sit atop 50-foot poles, and stadium lights can turn night here to day. It's a daunting sight that looks utterly secure. Until you notice the divots.
Moving Mountains for Gold in the Andes
 Michael Werbowski
An international group of 44 people, from among more than 80 anti-mining protesters, including, Frenchmen, Chileans and Argentineans, were arrested by Chilean authorities recently while protesting the highly controversial mega mining project known as Pasqua Lama.
Turning I-69 into NAFTA Superhighway Spurs Criticism
 Mike Connell
Congress and the Bush administration are forging ahead with plans to turn I-69 - the so-called NAFTA Superhighway - into the main road between the political, commercial and population centers of Canada and Mexico.
First Jeered, Gebara Returns with Eloquence
 Linda Valdez
He approached the podium wearing a dark suit and a diplomat's demeanor. He might have been wondering if he'd get a chance to say something this time. After all, he flew from Mexico City to Tucson last year only to be shouted down when he tried to deliver a speech at the University of Arizona.
US Antiwar Caucus Wants to Be Heard Now
 Michael Luo
Even with a majority of Americans opposing the war, the Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus is struggling to overcome its fringe image and is becoming increasingly frustrated by what its members say is the Democratic leadership's unwillingness to heed their calls for decisive action to the end the war.
Mexico’s Trucks, America’s Silence
 Patrick Mallon
Our weak border President continues his mission to make America more like Mexico when on Thursday, February 23, the administration announced details of a plan to permit 100 Mexican trucking companies to travel freely in the U.S
North American Union "Conspiracy" Exposed
 Cliff Kincaid
A top Democratic Party foreign policy specialist said that a "very small group" of conservatives is unfairly accusing him of being at the center of a "vast conspiracy" to implement the idea of a "North American Union" by "stealth."
The Bush Administration’s Efforts to Cover Up the North American Union
 Tom DeWeese
"Conspiracy theories." "Fringe nuts." "Lies." "Myths." These are the words being used by officials of the Bush Administration and others to brand those who have reported on the activities of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP), currently operating out of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
North American Union To Replace USA?
 Jerome R. Corsi
President Bush is pursuing a globalist agenda to create a North American Union, effectively erasing our borders with both Mexico and Canada. This was the hidden agenda behind the Bush administration's true open borders policy.
Healthcare for All Americans?
 Domenico Maceri
It is estimated that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. But people in the US are beginning to talk about healthcare as a right for everyone - instead of a privilege reserved only for those who can afford it.
Mexico Replies to Juarez With Anti-Violence Law
 Lorraine Orlandi
Mexico has implemented sweeping national legislation aimed at stamping out widespread violence against women. Advocates see the law as a response to the scores of unsolved Juarez slayings and hope it will end an era of impunity.
New President Faces Challenges that Defy Easy Solutions
 Carrol Dadisman
Two months after new Mexican President Felipe Calderon was declared the victor in a disputed election, he is left with an immediate, imposing agenda of national challenges.
Appeals Court Ruling in House of Death Case Puts U.S. Government in a Pickle
 Bill Conroy
The House of Death informant’s odyssey through the U.S. Justice system has taken yet another turn. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that the informant’s deportation case should be returned to the Justice Department-controlled Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) for further proceedings.
Unions, Safety Groups Oppose Mexican Trucks on US Roads
 Greg Flakus
Last week, the Bush administration announced a plan to send U.S. inspectors to check trucks in Mexico that would then be allowed to cross over the border and deliver loads anywhere in the United States. The Teamsters Union and highway safety groups in the United States are among those opposing the plan.
The Care Isn't There
 David Lord
Walter Reed Hospital, the premier Military Hospital in America was disgraced this last week with the revelations about the rat and cockroach infested Building 18. This neglect of basic sanitary codes, adhered to even in prisons, is a betrayal.
Staple Foods at Risk from Free Market
 Diego Cevallos
When the Mexican government negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), in force since 1994, it estimated that 14 years of safeguards for its maize and beans would be enough time for local production of these crops to become competitive. But things did not work out that way.
Mexican Wives Want U.S. to Return Husbands
 Stephen Dinan
The women of Tecalpulco, Mexico, want the U.S. government to enforce its immigration laws because they want to force their husbands to come back home from working illegally in the United States.
Ecuador: Quo Vadis
 Michael Werbowski
Last month's inauguration of Ecuador's new president Rafael Correa holds great promise for the equatorial country of bananas and "black gold." Yet Ecuadorians have had their hopes dashed in the past.
Mexico's Fox Breaking Tradition in U.S. Visit
 Laurence Iliff & Alfredo Corchado
No matter what former President Vicente Fox says at Southern Methodist University this Tuesday, his speech is already controversial and represents a radical break with the past.
March Denounces Child Trafficking
 BBC News
Thousands of people have attended a rally in Calcutta, India, to mark the start of a three-week march to Delhi to protest against child trafficking.
Americans Underestimate Iraqi Death Toll
 Nancy Benac
Americans are keenly aware of how many U.S. forces have lost their lives in Iraq, according to a new AP-Ipsos poll. But they woefully underestimate the number of Iraqi civilians who have been killed.
US Economy Leaving Record Numbers in Severe Poverty
 Tony Pugh
The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation's "haves" and "have-nots" continues to widen.
AIDS Group Criticizes Bristol-Myers for Its AIDS Drug Prices in Mexico
 Theresa Agovino
An AIDS organization has launched an ad campaign against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., demanding that it lower the prices on two of its AIDS treatments in Mexico.
Mexico's Creative Brain Drain
 Lorenza Muñoz & Reed Johnson
Any Oscar triumphs by filmmakers born in the country belie the troubled state of its movie industry, which gives talent little choice but to cross the border.
Arellano's Arrest Location Challenged
 Kelly Thornton
The captain of the yacht on which suspected drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano Félix was arrested last summer has become the center of a fascinating legal debate with international political implications.
Mexican Husbands May Face Trial for Jealousy
 Reuters
Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law, the special prosecutor for crimes against women told a local newspaper on Friday.
Families Behind Bars: Jailing Children of Immigrants
 Kari Lydersen
As a result of increasingly stringent immigration enforcement policies, today more than 22,000 undocumented immigrants are being detained at the T. Don Hutto Correctional Center in Taylor, Texas, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Cardinal Says He Warned Mahony
 Joe Mozingo
A Roman Catholic cardinal in Mexico said he warned Cardinal Roger M. Mahony in 1987 about a priest then seeking employment with the Los Angeles Archdiocese, who was later charged with molesting eight boys before fleeing back to Mexico, court documents said.
Global Capitalism Now Has No Serious Rivals. But It Could Destroy Itself
 Timothy Garton Ash
Most anti-globalists, altermondialistes and, indeed, green activists, are much better at pointing out the failings of global capitalism than they are at suggesting systemic alternatives.
Cuba's Post-Castro Transition has Already Occurred, with No Major Changes
 Associated Press
Fidel Castro's enemies in exile have long predicted that the end of his reign in Cuba would bring dancing in the streets, a mass exodus and a rapid transition to a U.S.-style democracy and market economy. But over six months after Castro stepped aside due to illness, the transition has occurred - and with none of those changes.
The People vs. Richard Cheney
 Wil S. Hylton
When the Founding Fathers crafted the U.S. Constitution, they wanted to be sure that the president, vice president, and other ranking officials could be evicted more easily than the British monarchy. To ensure that the process would be swift and certain, they made it simple.
Fitzgerald: "There Is a Cloud Over the Vice President"
 Jason Leopold
For the first time since the investigation into the leak of a covert CIA operative began more than three years ago, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has suggested that Vice President Dick Cheney was behind the effort to unmask the officer, the wife of a vocal critic of the administration's Iraq policy.
Reports of Border Attacks Questioned
 Dennis Wagner & Sergio Solache
The story is as elusive as a drug runner on the border: Supposedly, Mexican gangs have begun ambushing vanloads of would-be immigrants on the Sonoran side of the international line, assaulting their guides, torching the vehicles and sending occupants into the desert barefoot.
In Mexico, El Chamuco is Back
 Edward M. Gomez
The satire magazine, whose title is slang for "devil," had suspended publication several years ago; the revived version of the wickedly witty humor sheet whose contributing artists skewer the country's controversial politicians in high style hit Mexican newsstands last week.
Mexico Court Confirms Police Violations in Atenco
 El Universal
The Supreme Court Monday announced its determination that law enforcement officials committed "serious violations" of individual rights during and after the arrests made in the State of Mexico town of San Salvador Atenco on May 3 and 4, 2006.
After Car Crash, Liquor Laws and Airlines Are Debated
 Dan Frosch
The car wreck on Nov. 11 was as gruesome as any New Mexico had ever seen. The authorities said Dana Papst’s pickup truck, driving on the wrong side of a highway, plowed headlong into a minivan. The crash killed five of six members of the Gonzales family. It also killed Mr. Papst.
Riding Along as Mexico Battles Drug Cartels
 Andrew Morse
Driving along the Acapulco coastline, you hardly get the sense that you're on the front lines of Mexico's new war on drugs. Acapulco may not be the tourist paradise of decades ago, having been surpassed in Mexico by resort towns like Cancun and Cabo San Lucas, but it's not too shabby.
A Renewal of the Effort to Open Casinos in Mexico
 Barnard R. Thompson
Gambling casinos à la Las Vegas or Monte Carlo are precluded in Mexico based on a 1934 prohibition - a ban that could soon be lifted, considering the fact that the Supreme Court recently sent a message to Congress that the law must be modernized.
Mexican President in Good Position to Counter Venezuela's Loose Cannon
 Andres Oppenheimer
When President Bush visits Mexico next month, the top question in his mind is likely to be whether President Felipe Calderón will become the Latin American leader who can counter Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's growing influence in the region.
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