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US Justices Divided Over Lethal Injections
 Mark Sherman
The Supreme Court appeared divided Monday over whether the drugs commonly injected to execute prisoners risk causing excruciating pain in violation of the Constitution.
Canadian Dollars Too Good to Be True; Bears Bite Back
 Liz Capo McCormick & Haris Anwar
Just when Canada and its mighty dollar appeared to be eclipsing the U.S. as the beneficiary of world-beating fiscal surpluses, burgeoning energy resources and global demand for commodities, the struggling American economy is biting back with a vengeance.
Economic Aid to Give Mexicans, Central Americans Work at Home
 Tyche Hendricks
Hispanics in Philanthropy's decision to fund economic development projects in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, after almost 25 years working in U.S. Latino communities, is part of a movement taking hold in Northern California to tackle the root causes of illegal immigration.
Abuse Victims Advised to Not Seek Residency
 Javier Erik Olvera
More than a decade ago, Congress passed a law providing a path to citizenship for certain married immigrants who were victims of domestic violence. But now, immigration attorneys are advising clients who entered the United States illegally not to seek the full benefits of the law.
US Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Lethal Injection Is Cruel
 Michael Doyle
Ralph Baze has been convicted of killing two law enforcement officers in cold blood and sentenced to death. The U.S. Supreme Court now must ensure that Kentucky executes him in a constitutionally humane way. What that means is open to debate.
Is the Freeing Up of Agricultural Trade Really New?
 Diego Cevallos
The elimination of all barriers to imported maize under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will ruin Mexico’s rural areas, according to activists and small farmers who are demanding that the measure be revoked. But the free market which opened on Jan. 1 has in fact been in effect for the past nine years.
No Judgment in 2 Years; Ottawa Accused of Not Doing Enough
 Christina Spencer
For almost two years, Brenda Martin, who grew up in Trenton, Ont., has languished within the walls of a maximum-security institution, charged with money laundering and criminal conspiracy, and wondering whether a judgment will ever be rendered in her case.
Bush's Final Year Looks Grim
 Jim Lobe
US President George W. Bush is still hoping that 2008 will keep him from being judged as one of the very worst presidents in history, but if the last days of 2007 are any indication, Bush's last year in office is shaping up as grim and lonely.
Illegals and Business: A Glimpse of the Future?
 Susan Berfield
For years there has been an implicit understanding among businesses that need workers, illegal immigrants willing to do those jobs, communities that benefit from such commerce, and a government that rarely intervened. Now that understanding has been torn apart.
Voter ID Court Challenges Expected to Have Big Impact on 2008 Elections
 Keith Perine
A pair of closely watched voting rights cases headed to the Supreme Court next week could have a greater effect on the 2008 elections than anything happening in Iowa or New Hampshire.
Is Darwin Losing the Battle With God?
 Lauri Lebo
In 2004, in a rural elementary school cafeteria decorated with murals of dancing milk cartons, members of Pennsylvania's Dover Area School Board shocked local constituents and the national scientific community with a small but significant change in its biology curriculum, requiring students to be made aware of "intelligent design."
For Latino Catholics, Quinceanera Provides Lessons on Faith, Family, Sex
 Canadian Press
An elaborate coming-of-age ritual for Hispanic girls on their 15th birthday, the Quinceanera has long been divisive in the U.S. Catholic Church, where it's viewed as either an exercise in excess or a great opportunity to send a message about faith and sexual responsibility.
Bush Veto a Blow to "Wounded Warriors"
 Maya Schenwar & Matt Renner
The Bush administration's veto of a broad-ranging defense policy bill this week will delay a long list of benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Is Obama a Plan B for Richardson Voters?
 John Harwood
After earlier winning the support of Dennis Kucinich, Obama's campaign has reached an agreement with Bill Richardson for the second-choice votes of Richardson supporters in caucuses where the New Mexico governor can't clear the threshold for competition.
Immigration: The Hot Button Issue
 Susan Ferris
In the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire and in televised ads and debates, candidates have made toughness against illegal immigrants centerpieces of their campaigns.
World Food Prices Reach All Time High
 Peter Ford
Food prices worldwide hit record highs last year, and all the signs are that they will go on rising this year, and for the foreseeable future. The era of cheap food, the experts say, is over and we are going to have to get used to it.
Iraq War Taking Back Seat to Domestic Issues
 Adam Nagourney
The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are navigating a far different set of issues as they approach the Iowa caucuses on Thursday than when they first started campaigning here a year ago, and that is likely to change even more as the campaigns move to New Hampshire and across the country.
A Warm Reception for Ice
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
Even as it has become a national obsession, drawing 300,000 mostly novice skaters, the free, open-air rink has also shined a light on Mexico City's great class divide. Poor Mexicans line up for hours at the frozen, slippery magnet, hoping to glide for a few sparkling moments across the ice.
Church Houses Mother in US Illegally
 Parimal M. Rohit
For the Rev. John Paton of United Church of Christ in Simi Valley, the choice was clear. If he did not help a mother by allowing her to rent a house at his congregation, she would be deported to Mexico, separating her from her 9-month-old son.
Mexico's Street Brigade: Sex, Revolution, and Social Change
 Raúl Zibechi
The alliance between Zapatistas, sex workers, and transvestites shows the power of social change in a key cultural way - when it's anchored to daily life.
American Veterans Law: What You Say Counts
 David Lord
Continuing last week's column, which told the story of my VA claim, remember that the deck is stacked against Veterans, so in addition to meeting any time line, your statements and your Buddy Statements should tie into a combat incident if possible.
U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Proposal Could Heighten Violence in Mexico
 Alfredo Corchado & Tim Connolly
Mexico recorded its deadliest year yet of drug-related killings in 2007, and the violence is expected to increase if an initial $500 million U.S. aid package to Mexico is approved by Congress in 2008, U.S. and Mexican officials and analysts say.
Back in Mexico, Tough Reality for Deported Woman
 Lornet Turnbull
Dispirited and depressed, Ana Reyes-Velasquez spends her days bouncing between her parents' and brother's homes in Mexico City and a boyfriend's home a few hours away — with no job and no apparent prospects for work.
The Savage Silencing of Mexico's Musicians
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
Sergio Gómez, 34, was the latest of a dozen pop musicians to have been killed in the past year in Mexico. Nearly every one of the slayings bore the hallmarks of the drug cartel hitmen blamed for 4,000 deaths in the country in the past two years.
Mexico's Protection for Farm Goods Over
 Associated Press
For 15 years, Mexican farmers have feared the day when the last import protections end for the country's ancestral crops of corn and beans. But as Jan. 1 drew near, farmers said the damage has been done: Mexico has plunged deeply into a model of globalized agriculture where farmers are ill-prepared to compete, and even people who don't farm are suffering.
A Naked Call for Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land
 Diego Cevallos
Every year, some 300 indigenous people from the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz march naked through the streets of the capital to demand land. But while their unusual form of protest certainly attracts attention, there is little chance that it will achieve their goals.
US Stalks Gulf of Mexico Oil Wealth
 Prensa Latina
US pressures on Felipe Calderon's administration to privatize Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) and other parts of the energy sector, as natural gas and power generation, are high on its agenda.
Is Mexico Ready for a Flood of Corn and Beans?
 Allan Wall
January 1st, 2008 is the scheduled date for the abolition of all tariffs on corn, beans, milk and sugar entering Mexico from the US. Many fear that a flood of agricultural imports will drive even more Mexican farmers out of business.
Mexico's Protection for Farm Goods Runs Out
 Associated Press
For 15 years, Mexican farmers have feared the day when the last import protections end for the country's ancestral crops of corn and beans. But as Jan. 1 draws near, farmers say the damage has already been done: Mexico has plunged deeply into a model of globalized agriculture where farmers are ill-prepared to compete, and even people who don't farm for a living are suffering.
Colombia: No Immediate End to Kidnap Victims’ Pain
 Helda Martínez
While the eyes of the world are on the imminent release of three hostages held by Colombia’s FARC guerrillas, hundreds of other kidnapping victims in this South American country are living their own personal nightmares, but outside the glare of the spotlight.
Bhutto Fallout
 Domenico Montanaro
The New York Times notes that many of the presidential candidates continued to talk about Pakistan and Bhutto’s death while on the campaign trail yesterday.
Bhutto's Death is More Bad News For U.S.
 Matthew Lee
The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to restore stability and democracy in a turbulent, nuclear-armed Islamic nation that has been a critical ally in the war on terror.
Challenges 2007-2008: Mexico Fails Anti-Drug Test
 Diego Cevallos
A decade of efforts by Mexico to eliminate, or at least significantly curb, drug trafficking and consumption has led to nothing but failure.
It's Still the Economy, Stupid
 Jim Kuhnhenn & Trevor Tompson
US voters began to worry more about their pocketbooks over the last month — even more than about the war in Iraq. More than half the voters in an ongoing survey for The Associated Press and Yahoo! News now say the economy and health care are extremely important to them personally.
The GOP's Alien Agenda
 Peter Schrag
Who said this? "Immigration to this country is increasing and is making its greatest relative increase from races most alien to the body of the American people and from the lowest and most illiterate classes among those races ... half of whom have no occupation and most of whom represent the rudest form of labor."
Mexico Security Memo: Dec. 27, 2007
 Stratfor
An unknown number of assailants attacked the newly appointed police chief of Playas de Rosarito, Jorge Eduardo Montero Alvarez, on Dec. 18, killing one policeman and injuring at least one other.
Protesters to Ring In 2008 with Anti-NAFTA Wall
 Vivirlatino
In the very first minutes of the New Year, the border that separates Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas will become a scene of protest.
Mexican Trucks to Keep Rolling in US
 David Washburn
The Bush administration will continue to operate a controversial, cross-border trucking program despite language in the $555 billion appropriations bill signed by President Bush yesterday aimed at eliminating the program's funding.
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