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Plan Colombia: Washington Stashes Coca Under the Carpet
 Arnaud Aubron
The most interesting thing about the statistics the American administration provides on coca production in Colombia every year is the way they are presented. Or not.
In Return Home to Mexico Grave, an Industry Rises
 Eduardo Porter
Héctor Acevedo was 22, in this country illegally and far from his mother when he died last month in a car accident outside of town just across the Arkansas River. But mother and son were soon reunited.
Protesting for Peace With a Vivid Hue and Cry
 Libby Copeland
Code Pink's signature color is a bright, vibrant shade, the hue of Barbie dolls and Victoria's Secret panties. It's a color for those who believe that even in the midst of serious political activism there is room for pink feather boas and pink-ribboned dog biscuits.
Calderón's Unwinnable War
 Joseph Contreras
Rather than tamp down violence, Calderón's decision to increase the military's role in the conflict has had the opposite effect: Mexico today is at war, and it's not clear who's winning.
For Residents of Arizona Border Town, Towers Are Unwelcome Eyes in the Sky
 Sylvia Moreno
One of nine 98-foot towers, equipped with long-range cameras, radar and night vision, has been erected on the outskirts of Arivaca, Ariz. And most residents - iconoclasts who prize this unincorporated patch of desert for its isolation and lack of formal government - don't like it one bit.
Murder of Activist Shows Grim Face of Illegal Logging in Mexico
 Reuters
The brazen murder of an environmental activist by illegal loggers who are still free almost a month later has highlighted Mexico's failure to tackle powerful gangs decimating its forests.
Mexican Supreme Court Shows Willingness to Take on Powerful Monopolies
 Associated Press
Mexico's Supreme Court has rejected a widely criticized media law, flexing its power to confront the monopolies that control everything from the television shows Latin Americans watch to the tortillas Mexicans eat.
US Senate Begins Real Push on Habeas Corpus
 Ari Melber
This week the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an important bill to restore habeas corpus, the sacrosanct Constitutional right to challenge government detention in court, by a vote of eleven to eight.
Young Deportees
 Hinde C. Peter
Behind the immigration reform debate is the daily drama of children being forcibly separated from parents. Children who fail to meet up with their immigrant parents face a precarious situation.
Embarrassing Rebuff for Bush Over Immigration
 brisbanetimes.com.au
Immigration - and what to do about it - is the hottest issue in the US after the Iraq War - and one that will be central in defining the 2008 presidential election and the legacy of President George Bush.
In Mexico, Drug Traffickers Silence Media
 Chris Hawley & Sean Holstege
Across Mexico, a tide of drug-related violence is silencing journalists, one of the few institutions that people still trust in this country racked by police and judicial corruption.
Presidential Candidate Will Ban Death Penalty
 Peace and Freedom Party
There are presently 38 states in the US that have continued the practice of capital punishment. Presidential hopeful Stewart A. Alexander and the Peace and Freedom Party are committed to abolishing the death penalty in the United States.
Arizona Desert Claiming More Migrants
 Claudine Lomonaco
Authorities found the bodies of at least six migrants along the border during the first six days in June, adding to a death toll that has outpaced last year's, despite falling arrest figures.
Three Medics and a War
 David Lord
I met the soldiers at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. They were Combat Medics celebrating their upcoming graduation on June 6th, but their laughter was a little muted by the heaviness of their imminent deployment to the war in Iraq.
Police Caught Between Low Wages, Threats and Bribes
 Diego Cevallos
Investigations by Mexico's attorney-general's office show that the drug mafias have infiltrated the police and have seized control of different areas of the country, especially along the border with the US.
Sicko? The Truth About the US Health Care System
 Andrew Gumbel
America's health system offers a tremendous paradox. In medical technology and in the scientific understanding of disease, it is second-to-none. Since doctors are better paid than anywhere else in the world, the country attracts the best of the best. And yet many, if not most, Americans are unable to reap the advantages of this.
A Point System for Immigrants Incites Passions
 Robert Pear
The point system, one of the most significant features of the Senate immigration bill, will be at the heart of the debate as Congress resumes work on the legislation after a weeklong recess. It has already stirred passions because it would profoundly change the criteria for picking future immigrants.
Poll: Bush Base Erodes on Immigration Debate
 Gary Langer
President Bush's immigration reform package has badly damaged his ratings on the issue from his core supporters, with his approval rating for handling immigration plummeting among Republicans and conservatives.
Mexican Emigration Versus Economic Development
 Allan Wall
Each year Mexicans in the United States send billions of dollars in remittances back to Mexico. Remittances have become (after petroleum) the second highest legal source of income for Mexico. But are these billions of dollars really helping Mexico?
Corporate Giants Aim to Tap Bottom of the Pyramid
 Business Report & Independent Online
The world's biggest corporations are scrambling to tap a market they have largely ignored for decades - the world's 4 billion poor people.
Illegal Immigrants Pay Taxes
 Domenico Maceri
“We want your money whether you are here legally or not,” stated recently Mark W. Everson, the commissioner of the I.R.S. The myth is that undocumented workers don’t pay taxes, but in fact they do so, voluntarily and sometimes involuntarily.
Mexico: The New Tortilla War
 Luis Hernández Navarro
Why has the price of the tortilla risen in Mexico? There are three reasons, and only by looking at all three of these factors together, can we understand the recent spike in the cost of Mexico's staple food.
Illegal Immigrant Invokes Church Sanctuary
 Louis Sahagun
Sanctuary, the practice of providing refuge in a sacred place, has been revived in dramatic fashion by an undocumented Mexican cleaning woman trying to evade deportation by holing up in a Chicago church.
Attacks on US Troops in Iraq Grow in Lethality, Complexity
 Ann Scott Tyson & John Ward Anderson
As U.S. troops push more deeply into Baghdad and its volatile outskirts, Iraqi insurgents are using increasingly sophisticated and lethal means of attack, including bigger roadside bombs that are resulting in greater numbers of American fatalities relative to the number of wounded.
Why They Booed Her in Mexico
 Marc Lacey
Nowhere in the United States Constitution is there any mention of Miss U.S.A. She has no authority to declare war. She does not build border walls or round up undocumented immigrants. Those things are left to others, none of whom wear a sash.
Gay Inmates to Get Conjugal Visits in California
 Jesse Mckinley
Gay and lesbian prisoners in California will be allowed overnight visits with their partners under a new prison policy, believed to be the first time a state has allowed same-sex conjugal stays.
Screening for All Workers in Store With US Immigration Overhaul
 Suzanne Gamboa
The nation's employers say a major problem with system overload is on the way if Congress forces them to prove, electronically, that all their workers are legal.
Soldiering On: ABC News Learns of Plans to Keep Troops in Iraq Beyond 2009
 ABC News
U.S. officials tell ABC News that the troop levels in Iraq cannot be maintained at the present level, either politically or practically, with the military stretched so thin. But that does not imply an immediate drawdown.
White House Follows New Path to Secrecy
 Pete Yost
A newly disclosed effort to keep Vice President Dick Cheney's visitor records secret is the latest White House push to make sure the public doesn't learn who has been meeting with top officials in the Bush administration.
American Appetite for Ethanol Driving Up Mexican Tortilla Prices
 Don Brunell
Corn tortillas, the chief source of calories for 50 million of Mexico's poorest people, doubled in price last year mainly because our nation's farmers are converting their crops from food to energy production.
Mexico Party Wants Cuba Relations
 Prensa Latina
President of the Mexican Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), Leonel Cota Montano highlighted the importance of resuming relations of his group with Cuba.
Legal Path is Paved with Immigrant Abuse
 Laura Wides-Munoz
Kenny Jesus Zavala heard too many horror stories to enter the U.S. illegally. But when a recruiter came to his central Mexico hometown and offered him a legal path as a temporary worker, it sounded too good to pass up.
Freedom of the Press in Mexico
 Article 19/IFEX
2006 has been the worst year on record for the media in Mexico. Federal and state authorities, violent groups, and drug cartels have colluded to make Mexican journalism one of the most dangerous media occupations in the world.
Ex-President Fox of Mexico has no Plan to Fade From View
 S. Lynne Walker
Vicente Fox, the Coca-Cola executive who made history in 2000 when he won the Mexican presidency, is taking on a new challenge: remaking himself.
Cindy Sheehan: "We'll Come Back Stronger"
 PBS
Prominent anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan tells NOW's David Brancaccio that she plans to rest, spend time with her family, and then continue her struggle against the Iraqi war.
Are Media Out to Get John Edwards?
 Jeff Cohen
Give me a break about John Edwards's pricey haircut, mansion, lecture fees, and the rest. The focus on these topics tells us two things about corporate media: One, we've long known - that they elevate personal stuff above issues; the other is now becoming clear - that they have a special animosity towards Edwards.
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