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Priest May Walk in Argentina's "Dirty War" Tribunal
 Sam Ferguson
A "key witness" testified in the human rights case against father Christian Von Wernich on August 6, for his role in Argentina's "dirty war," after a week-long judicial holiday.
Canada Looking at Bringing in More Mexican Workers
 Jennifer Ditchburn
While the United States Congress turns up its nose at immigration reform, Canada is poised to start negotiations that would bring even more Mexican workers into this country.
Long on Talk, Short on Specifics
 Liz Sidoti
Republicans rushing to embrace Fred Thompson's would-be presidential candidacy might have trouble figuring out what he would do if he actually won the White House.
Border Flood Ebbing
 National Center for Policy Analysis
The US Border Patrol announced a stunning 38 percent drop in illegal immigrant apprehensions in the fiscal year from October through June. It's tempting to credit stepped-up law enforcement in the United States for the reversal, but powerful forces inside Mexico are also enticing Mexicans to stay home.
Bush's Lethal Legacy: More Executions
 Andrew Gumbel
The US already kills more of its prisoners than almost any other country. Now the White House plans to cut the right of appeal of death row inmates...
Mexico Could Get $1.2B for Drug War
 Alfredo Corchado
A U.S. plan to help Mexico fight drug traffickers and their widening violence could cost as much as $1.2 billion over a three-year period, U.S. and Mexican officials close to the talks said this week.
Three Jailed Immigrants Die in a Month
 Darryl Fears
Three detainees died within weeks of one another while in US federal immigration custody, adding to a toll of more than 60 who perished in recent years and fueling complaints of medical maltreatment from civil rights advocates.
Eyes Wide Shut: The International Media Looks at Venezuela
 Mark Weisbrot
Most consumers of the international media will be surprised to find that the controversy over Venezuela's oldest TV station, RCTV, is still raging. We were repeatedly informed that President Hugo Chavez "shut down" the station on May 27th. But in fact the station was never "shut down" - since there is no censorship in Venezuela.
North American Opposition to Debate SPP at Public Forum
 CNW Telbec
n the eve of the Leader's Summit in Montebello, the Council of Canadians is bringing together activists, academics and politicians from across the continent to discuss concerns about the impacts of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) on the public interest.
U.S. Guns Bolster Mexican Traffickers
 Ioan Grillo
Authorities are sounding the alarm about an influx of assault rifles, armor-piercing pistols and fragmentation grenades from the United States, weapons that they say are increasingly being used to kill police and soldiers fighting drug cartels.
New Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
 David Lord
Our Nation has a long tradition of fighting wars. We also have a long tradition of letting Veterans' wounds fester once they return home. But the new 2007 Health Care Improvement Act and Veterans Outreach program may reduce their pain and suffering.
A Laboratory for Latin America's New Militarism
 Benjamin Dangl
Two soldiers in Paraguay stand in front of a camera. One of them holds an automatic weapon. John Lennon's "Imagine" plays in the background. This Orwellian juxtaposition of war and peace is from a new video posted online by U.S. soldiers stationed in Paraguay.
Drug Cartel-Terrorist Ties Known in 2001
 Sara A. Carter
A former director of the Drug Enforcement Administration warned federal officials shortly after the September 11 attacks that violent drug cartels from Mexico were teaming with Muslim gangs to fund terrorist organizations overseas.
Mexico Security Memo: Aug. 13, 2007
 Strategic Forecasting
Violence erupted in Sinaloa state this week, where cartel killings brought the death toll during the first nine days of August to at least 21.
16,000 Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation
 Emilio Godoy
The child pornography and commercial sexual exploitation industry enjoys total impunity in the Mexican capital, according to a report by the Mexico City Human Rights Commission.
US Democrat Nominees Face Gays’ Questions
 Michael R. Blood
Democratic presidential contenders faced pointed questions on gay marriage and the basis for sexual orientation in a forum that forced candidates to confront politically touchy issues that have vexed a nation.
Immigration Laws: Federal or Local?
 Domenico Maceri
Although a 1976 Supreme Court decision made clear that immigration is the “exclusive” power of the federal government, some local communities feel they have no choice but creating their own laws.
Amnesty Risks Church Fury Over Abortion
 Andy McSmith
Amnesty International is set to defy the Vatican and risk the wrath of Catholics this week over its decision to back abortion for rape victims.
Mexicans Getting Left Behind
 Augusta Dwyer
As Mexico's newly staffed Finance Ministry begins to chart the country's economic course, it carries some heavy baggage: years of weak growth, apparently entrenched poverty and highly skewed market concentration.
A European Showdown Regarding Mexican Femicide
 Frontera NorteSur
An alliance of Spanish, Polish and German legislators is watering down a resolution in the European Parliament that proposes tougher actions against femicides in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and Central America.
A Day in the Life of a Woman Living in Sanctuary
 Tara Malone
For some, Elvira Arellano's standoff with federal authorities represents the reason immigration reform is needed. To others, her defiance epitomizes a disregard for the rule of law and the need for stricter immigration enforcement.
Mexican Drug Case Heavy With Intrigue, 'Thin' on Evidence
 Carol D. Leonnig
An interesting question arose this week about the government's sensational allegations that a Mexico City pharmaceutical executive arrested last month was an international drug distributor: Where's the proof?
Immigration Rules May Hurt US Economy
 Nicole Gaouette
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff predicted painful economic fallout from the array of immigration enforcement measures the administration unveiled Friday in an attempt to choke off the jobs "magnet" that draws illegal immigrants.
Mexico Slams Border Shooting, US Congress for Failing to Pass Immigration Bill
 Associated Press
Mexico criticized the "excessive use of force" by American border authorities and slammed what it called insensitivity among U.S. legislators who failed to approve immigration reforms.
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit Seeking Access to Security and Prosperity Partnership Advisory Group Meetings and Records
 Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Commerce and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez for denying Judicial Watch access to North American Competitiveness Council (NACC) meetings and records.
US Public Sees News Media as Biased, Inaccurate, Uncaring: Poll
 Agence France-Presse
More than half of Americans say US news organizations are politically biased, inaccurate, and don't care about the people they report on, a poll published this week showed.
US, Mexico Prepare Major Drug Offensive
 Oscar Avila & Mark Silva
Unable to contain a crisis that transcends the border, the U.S. and Mexico are quietly negotiating an unprecedented anti-drug assistance package that probably would provide hundreds of millions of dollars in technology, training and equipment to Mexico.
Mexico-US Border Trucking Full Of Potholes
 Nick Carey
When it comes to getting goods across the U.S.-Mexican border by truck, Steve Russell doesn't mince his words about the current system. "It's like the Middle Ages, the system adds a day to any haul."
Political Ripples in Mexico After U.S. Senate Rejects Immigration Reform
 Frontera NorteSur
Widely condemned across Mexico´s political spectrum, the U.S. Senate´s failure to pass an immigration reform bill has touched off reactions that could influence the course of Mexican politics as well as bilateral U.S.-Mexico relations.
U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Would Target Mexican Cartels
 Manuel Roig-Franzia & Juan Forero
The Bush administration is close to sealing a major, multiyear aid deal to combat drug cartels in Mexico that would be the biggest U.S. anti-narcotics effort abroad since a seven-year, $5 billion program in Colombia, according to U.S. lawmakers, congressional aides and Mexican authorities.
US Immigration Authorities Step up Deportations of Illegal Immigrants
 Steve Mort
Authorities in the United States are stepping up efforts to return illegal immigrants to their home countries. Under a program called "Operation Return to Sender," 2007 is set to be a record year for deportations.
Venezuela Tries to Create Its Own Kind of Socialism
 Juan Forero
In year nine of Chávez's presidency, Venezuela's economy is undergoing a sweeping, if improvised, facelift as a president with powers to pass economic laws by decree enacts wholesale changes.
House of Death Continues to Haunt Bush Administration
 Bill Conroy
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security are covering it up. Congress has buried its collective head in the sand. And the mainstream media has chosen to avoid any mention of this cover-up But despite this wall of silence, the victims in the House of Death mass murder continue to reach out from the grave and bang on the door of justice.
Journalist Shot and Wounded After Corruption Reports
 Committee to Protect Journalists
Mexican journalist Alberto Fernández Portilla was shot and wounded early Sunday morning as he arrived at his home in Salina Cruz, a Pacific port city in the southern state of Oaxaca. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to investigate the attack.
The Secrets of the World's Richest Man
 David Luhnow
Carlos Slim is Mexico's Mr. Monopoly. It's hard to spend a day in Mexico and not put money in his pocket. The 67-year-old tycoon controls more than 200 companies - he says he's "lost count" - in telecommunications, cigarettes, construction, mining, bicycles, soft-drinks, airlines, hotels, railways, banking and printing.
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