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VA Increases Travel Reimbursement for Eligible Disabled Veterans
 David Lord
This week, over a million eligible veterans will see their mileage reimbursement more than double for travel to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. The increase went into effect on February 1st, 2008.
Veterans Not Entitled to Mental Health Care, US Lawyers Argue
 Bob Egelko
Veterans have no legal right to specific types of medical care, the Bush administration argues in a lawsuit accusing the government of illegally denying mental health treatment to some troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
In Calderon's Words
 Chicago Tribune
In an interview before his 1st U.S. visit as president, Felipe Calderon speaks out on the U.S. presidential campaign, the U.S. economic downturn, demands in the U.S. for stricter enforcement of immigration laws, his vision for Latin America, and soccer team superstar-turned-coach Hugo Sanchez.
Border Indignities
 Jose de la Isla
Now, it seems, the hoity-toity are feeling the squeeze that many working-class people endure. They are joining the ranks of the suspicious class. Fewer of us who cross borders are exempt from the suspicions presumed reserved for the less connected.
 Willie Nelson: Twin Towers Were Imploded On 9/11
 Paul Joseph Watson
Straight talking American icon Willie Nelson today told a national radio show that he thought the twin towers were imploded like condemned Las Vegas casino buildings, as the country music superstar voiced his doubts about the official 9/11 story.
Two Parties, Two Distinct Paths to the Nomination
 Adam Nagourney
The Republican and Democratic presidential contests began diverging Tuesday, leaving the Democrats facing a long and potentially divisive nomination battle and the Republicans closer to an opportunity to put aside deep internal divisions and rally around a nominee.
‘It Would Take Several Lifetimes to Save Havana’
 Inter Press Service
Eusebio Leal has been involved in the restoration of the historic centre of the Cuban capital since 1967, when he began renovating the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, now the City Museum. And while Old Havana is still his priority, he is concerned about the rest of the city, too.
Mexico Police Caught Between Drug Crackdown, Cartels
 Chris Hawley & Sergio Solache
Poorly trained, badly paid and vulnerable to corruption, Mexico's legions of local police are increasingly caught in the crossfire as the Mexican government embarks on a crackdown on drug smugglers.
Mexican Industry Shaking in Its Boots
 Marla Dickerson
Shoes are to the industrial city of Leon, Mexico what cars are to Detroit. And like the Motor City, Mexico's footwear capital is feeling the heat of foreign competition.
Dangerous to Use Mexico Army Against Drug Gangs: UN
 Anahi Rama
Mexico risks committing more rights abuses if it continues the "dangerous" policy of using its military to fight brutal drug gangs, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Comparing and Contrasting the U.S. and Mexican Constitutions
 Allan Wall
February 5th is Mexican Constitution Day, commemorating the day it was signed - February 5th, 1917. However, nowadays, the official observance is on the first Monday in February, which in 2008 is February 4th.
American Neighbors Would Like Some Attention
 Patrick J. McDonnell
The perceived immigrant-bashing of GOP presidential hopefuls has drawn fury in neighboring Mexico, where U.S. policies may resonate more than anywhere else.
Mexico's Program to Aid Jailed Mothers
 Duncan Kennedy
What to do with children born to women serving time is a social dilemma that tests even the most advanced prison regimes. In Mexico, the authorities believe they are starting to deal with the problem head on, with some dramatic results.
Ottawa Must Demand Ruling on Canadian Jailed in Mexico
 Charles Rusnell
Supporters of a Canadian woman imprisoned in Mexico for nearly two years without trial are demanding the government exercise its legal right to insist a Mexican judge immediately rule on her case.
Immigration Battle Divides Arizona GOP
 Joel Achenbach
The protesters gather every morning before dawn, monitoring the entrance to a fenced compound called the Macehualli Work Center. They are trying to shut the place down. They wave placards and take photos of anyone driving in to pick up the day laborers who congregate there. They want nothing less than to save America from what they call "the invasion."
Bolivia: Morales Reaches Two-Year Milestone
 Franz Chávez
Exalted by the success of his social programmes, but harassed by opponents, indigenous President Evo Morales completes two years of his mandate on Tuesday, a milestone the country’s three previous presidents failed to reach.
Immigration, the Democrats' Invisible Issue
 Maya Schenwar
As the Republican presidential candidates pepper their debates with "aliens" and "amnesty," immigration issues are noticeably absent from the Democratic primary scene.
Indigenous Rights and the Mayan Victory in Belize
 Kim Petersen
On 18 October 2007, the Supreme Court of Belize ruled in Cal v. Attorney General that the national government must recognize the indigenous Mayans’ customary tenure to land and refrain from any act that might prejudice their use or enjoyment of this land.
'The Sun is About to Shine at Guantánamo'
 Capitol Hill Blue
A federal court has, once again, slapped down the Bush Administration over its military torture chamber at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. In a landmark ruling Friday, a federal appeals court ordered the Bush Administration to turn over virtually all its information on detainees at the prison.
Mexico to Search for 'Dirty War' Victims at Former Military Base
 Associated Press
Federal investigators will begin searching for remains of victims of Mexico's past “dirty war,” which led to the disappearance of hundreds of dissidents in the 1960s and 1970s, a human rights group said Friday.
US Attack on Tijuana "Unacceptable"
 Prensa Latina
The Mexican Foreign Ministry declared on Friday that the US Border Patrol's aggression in Tijuana in Baja California was unacceptable. The use of tear gas and several explosives was repeatedly denounced by residents of the border city and the National Human Rights Commission recently condemned the incidents.
Founder of Legionaries Dies without Ever Going to Trial
 Diego Cevallos
Marcial Maciel, the founder of the influential conservative Catholic order Legionaries of Christ, "took with him to the grave secrets and guilt for which he never asked forgiveness," said activist Joaquín Aguilar, referring to the numerous accusations of pedophilia faced by the Mexican priest, who died in the United States.
Death Over Dams
 Ruxandra Guidi
Dubbed “La Parota” after a tall leafy tree native to the banks of the Papagayo River, a controversial new dam is being aggressively pursued by Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). It's completion would displace as many as twenty-five thousand people from the communal lands of Cacahuatepec, about forty miles from the tourist mecca of Acapulco.
US Voters Want a Champion
 Nancy Benac & Trevor Tompson
In a year when talk of change is all the rage in the presidential campaign, people have great expectations for the next president's ability to get things done, according to an extensive Associated Press-Yahoo News survey released Thursday.
Winters are Fatal for Mexico's Hardy Tarahumara
 Robin Emmott
Six babies with puffed up eyes and swollen bellies lie silently in an intensive care ward, too weak to cry because of hunger and tuberculosis. They are victims of brutal conditions in northern Mexico's remote and snowy Sierra Tarahumara mountains.
Mexican Intellectual on Marti Thought
 Prensa Latina
Mexican intellectual, Alfonso Herrera Franyutti, emphasized the thought of Cuban independence hero, Jose Marti, "as a man capable of seeing the events of today's world more than a century ago."
World Social Forum: More Words than Action
 Alejandro Kirk
Unlike the massive gatherings of past years, the World Social Forum’s "Global Day of Action" Saturday did not fill avenues around the world, nor did it make headlines in any major progressive media outlet, let alone mainstream ones.
Why the Zapatistas Are Preparing for War; the Color Red, “26 Communities” and La Otra
 Chiapas Support Network
Subcomandante Marcos got everyone’s attention when he presented "Feeling Red: The Calendar and Geography of War" at a symposium in honor of the late Andrés Aubry in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
US Citizenship Backlog to Curb Latino Vote
 Dianne Solís
The unprecedented 1.4 million surge in U.S. citizenship applicants won't translate into an equal number of new voters come November's presidential election because of a processing backlog.
Crime-Ridden City Where Anything Goes - And Frequently Does
 Diego Cevallos
María and Fabián had never been the victims of an armed robbery. But their experience one December night has made them part of the statistics of the capital, where three out of 10 people say they have been victims of a crime, although only one person out of 10 reports it.
Richardson's Choice
 Jose Antonio Vargas
As the highest-ranking Hispanic in the Democratic Party, Richardson's endorsement is being aggressively sought by the Clinton and Obama campaigns. California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico are among the 22 states voting next week, and each have sizable Hispanic electorates.
Iraq Contractors Tap Latin America's Needy
 Patrick J. McDonnell
Thousands with limited opportunities at home who have taken jobs with U.S. contractors as security guards in Iraq and Afghanistan, are lured by pay; but for some who are injured or disabled, the cost is high.
Newspaper Finds Bleak Conditions in Village
 The Cincinnati Enquirer
Family members of four Mexican laborers who were stabbed to death in their suburban Cincinnati apartment last month say they came to Ohio illegally to find jobs and to send money home to Mexico. The Cincinnati Enquirer sent a reporter and a photographer to Mexico to find out more about the village they had left.
Women Lose in Mexico Indian Rights Gain
 Mark Stevenson
Women in this Indian village high in the pine-clad mountains of Oaxaca rise each morning at 4 a.m. to gather firewood, grind corn, prepare the day's food, care for the children and clean the house. But they aren't allowed to vote in local elections, because — the men say — they don't do enough work.
Document Details U.S. Aid Proposed For Mexico
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
More than a third of the Bush administration's proposed counternarcotics aid package for Mexico would be spent on aerial surveillance and the rapid deployment of troops, according to a breakdown of the plan.
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