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Find a Name. Place a Call. Break a Heart.
 Stephen Franklin
The funnel of death that awaits migrants crossing Arizona's treacherous border with Mexico usually ends at a sleek, modern county office here, and the grim task of identifying the dead often falls to Jeronimo Garcia Ceballos.
Rumour of Open-Door Policy Drawing Claimants, Lawyers Say
 Jessica Rafuse
As Windsor experiences an influx of Mexicans entering the country from the Detroit border, immigration lawyers in Toronto say that they have been noticing increased numbers of Mexican refugee claimants and inquiries for the past year.
35 Years Old is Over the Hill in Mexico
 Chris Hawley & Sergio Solache
Although slimy hiring practices are widespread in Mexico - want ads for female secretaries with "good presentation" are notorious - age discrimination is by far the most common, labor-rights groups say.
$250 Million Question: Where'd Foreigners Go?
 Aubrey Cohen
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has spent $250 million over the past four years to find a way to track when foreign visitors leave the country. And there's still no effective system.
A Grocer's Secret Life as a Rebel
 Hector Tobar
Edmundo Reyes is a slight, unassuming man of 55 who loves baseball and children's literature. In May, he left to visit relatives in Oaxaca and never returned. His disappearance might have gone unnoticed but for the fact that it has set off a small war that has twice shut down a sizable chunk of the Mexican economy.
Mexicans Embrace Calderon's Reforms
 Catherine Bremer
With two economic reforms and a crackdown on drugs under his belt, Felipe Calderon is barely recognizable as the man whom a third of Mexicans last year branded a vote thief after a tight presidential election.
First North American Union Driver's Licenses Issued in US
 Jim Kouri
While the battle over providing illegal aliens with driver’s licenses rages in state capitals and Washington, DC, North Carolina created the first “North American Union” driver’s license, complete with a hologram of the North American continent on the licenses.
US-Anticuban Law: Vendetta in Cancun
 Prensa Latina
Otherwise peaceful and sunny Cancun in Mexico was chosen as stage of a bloody battle between illegal Cuban immigrant smugglers, reveals Granma daily on Thursday.
Marathon to Free Magdalena García Duran and Atenco Prisoners
 carolina s.
Things are moving faster in the struggle to free the Mazahua indigenous rights leader Magdalena García Duran, recognized by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, and all the political prisoners arrested in San Salvador Atenco in central Mexico on May 3 and 4, 2006.
Pictures of Fox Ranch Raise Questions
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Photos in a Mexican celebrity magazine have opened a window on Vicente Fox's post-presidential life and prompted a cynical public debate about political enrichment under Mexico's often-praised, relatively new democracy.
Anti-War Protesters Arrested in California
 Stewart A. Alexander
Peace and Freedom Party member John Reiger was among ten war protesters arrested on September 17th at the office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui in Sacramento California. The protesters were part of a nationwide movement that opposes the Iraq war and congressional support for the war.
AOL/Microsoft-Hotmail Preventing Delivery of Truthout Communications
 t r u t h o u t
Currently, AOL- and Microsoft-related email providers, including Hotmail, are preventing delivery of a range of Truthout communications to thousands of our subscribers.
Sex, Race, Religion and America's Next President
 Mario Canseco
Next year's United States presidential election will be the first one since 1952 to have neither an incumbent nor a current or former vice-president on either of the two main tickets - unless Al Gore suddenly decides to run again.
Immigrants' Health at Risk in the United States
 Ali Velazquez
Before coming to the United States, Mexican immigrants are usually healthier and less likely to have heart problems than Americans, said Dr. Patrick Steffen, an associate professor of clinical psychology at BYU.
Mexican Trucks Show Better Safety Records Than U.S. Counterparts
 Paul M. Krawzak
Mexican commercial carriers that have enjoyed a little publicized right to send trucks beyond a restricted U.S. border zone in recent years have a better safety record than their U.S. counterparts, federal transportation officials said Tuesday.
Nicaragua's Sandinista Government Allies with Anti-Imperialist Forces
 Phil Cournoyer
More than six months have passed since the inauguration of the new "21st Century Sandinista" government of Nicaragua last January. Jubilant celebrations of that event expressed the excitement of hundreds of thousands of Sandinista supporters.
Iran Says 'No to US Scientific Apartheid'
 Press TV
The Islamic Republic of Iran Embassy in Mexico has strongly criticized the United States' unfounded allegations and lies against Tehran. The embassy issued a statement saying the White House leaders use the phrase 'nuclear holocaust' as a pretext to beat the drums of war.
Bush Setting America Up for War With Iran
 Philip Sherwell & Tim Shipman
Senior American intelligence and defence officials believe that President George W Bush and his inner circle are taking steps to place America on the path to war with Iran, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.
Political Rivalries Flare Again on Mexican Independence Day
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Mexico celebrated Independence Day on Sunday with fighter jets flying over soldiers parading through the heart of the capital and broad-hatted Mexican cowboys riding down its boulevards.
Richardson Courts Hispanics in Early-Vote States
 Diana Marrero
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, the first major Hispanic presidential candidate, hopes his performance in a recent televised Spanish-language debate will boost his standing among Democratic White House hopefuls. Despite a distinguished résumé, he is stuck in second-tier status.
Igniting a New Kind of Desert Storm
 Augusta Dwyer
Illegal desert crossings are one of the biggest sources of polemics in the US, but the group of volunteers called Paisanos al Rescate, or Countrymen to the Rescue, don't have a lot of time for the politics of immigration - they are simply trying to save lives.
Ex-Mexican Chief Tackles U.S. Immigration Issues
 Ryan Huff
Back when he was Mexico's president, Vicente Fox was welcomed into the United States with a 50-motorcycle escort and a warm handshake from his friend, President Bush. But just nine months out of office, Fox now receives a much different greeting when flying here.
NY Times Criticized for Ad Attacking Petraeus
 Claudia Parsons
An ad criticizing the top U.S. general in Iraq raised charges this week that The New York Times slashed its advertising rates for political reasons - an accusation denied by the paper.
Native Leaders Half-Heartedly Embrace ‘Historic’ Declaration
 Diego Cevallos
While governments and the representatives of international agencies celebrated the approval of the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples after more than two decades of negotiations, some native leaders and experts in Latin America were less enthusiastic.
Pro-Bush Group Airs New War Ads
 Associated Press
A political group supporting President Bush's Iraq war strategy with a multimillion-dollar ad campaign is airing a new TV ad denouncing a liberal group's sharp criticism of Gen. David Petraeus.
Dying in Defense of Mother Earth
 John Ross
Much of Mexico’s forestland is owned by 500 mostly-indigenous ejidos — shared community land — but indigenous ownership does not guarantee that the forests will be defended and conserved.
Bush Speech Full of Contradictions
 Glenn Kessler
In his speech last night, President Bush made a case for progress in Iraq by citing facts and statistics that at times contradicted recent government reports or his own words.
Mexican Bombings Highlight Poor Intel
 Sam Logan
Another successful bombing solidifies the EPR as a sophisticated organization and places doubt on the Mexican intelligence community.
Safety "Myths" Said to Block Mexico Trucks From U.S.
 Robin Emmott
A U.S. Senate decision to block funding for a test program to let Mexico's long-haul trucks operate in the United States uses outdated safety fears to mask protectionism, Mexican truckers and the U.S. government say.
Boy Thrust Into Immigration Spotlight
 Peter Prengaman
An 8-year-old boy has become a star attraction at pro-immigration events since his mother took refuge in a Chicago church before she was deported to Mexico. Now, even some inside the immigration movement are questioning whether Saul Arellano is being exploited.
The Elephant in the Room
 Leslie Griffith
Is "The Greatest Show on Earth" spreading one of the world's most dangerous diseases? If Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has not already come to your hometown this summer, it will, because "The Greatest Show on Earth" never stops - no matter the obstacles.
9/11 Linked To Iraq, In Politics if Not in Fact
 Peter Baker
The Sept. 11 attacks remain the touchstone of American politics, the most powerful force that can be summoned on behalf of an argument even as a nation united in their aftermath today stands divided on their meaning.
‘A Terrible Situation’
 Andres R. Martinez & Jeremy Roebuck
Clutching a clear plastic bag with all his worldly possessions, 12-year-old Oscar Enriquez Laguna Perez returned to Mexico worried he would never see his family again. But seconds after Mexican consular officials dropped him off on a dusty, unpaved side street last month, he spotted a familiar face in the crowd — his mother’s.
Mexico Pipeline Attacks Raise Fear of "New Nigeria"
 Richard Valdmanis
A series of attacks on Mexico's fuel pipelines this summer has raised fears the key energy supplier could slide into a Nigeria-style struggle to keep its oil and gas flowing, experts said on Tuesday.
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