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Bomb Was Assassination Plot, Mexico City Authorities Say
 Héctor Tobar
Authorities on Tuesday accused drug traffickers of attempting to kill a top Mexico City police official last week by blowing up his car, a botched assassination that left the bomber dead.
Land of its Own Between Two ‘Walls’
 Elena Shore
The heated debate about securing the border does not account for the fact that for many people in places like South Texas the border is almost irrelevant.
Kennedy Assassination Trove Is Released
 Leslie Eaton & John Sullivan
After more than 40 years under lock and key, a large collection of documents and items related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was released by the Dallas County district attorney this week.
Update on the Cananea Copper Mine Situation
 Emile Schepers
As labor and management continue to face off over the struck Cananea Copper Mine in Sonora, Mexico, U.S. labor solidarity activists are increasing their activity also.
Tourists Need Not Apply
 Eric Lucas
Travel is booming worldwide - except in the United States. Until we change our official and unofficial attitudes toward the world, 5 billion people will pass us by. We're missing out on a lot more than just money - but we're missing out on a lot of that too.
Tensions Increase with Heightened Military Presence
 Jared Taylor
Crossing the border from Roma, the first image to greet a tourist’s eye is a camouflaged, machine gun-holding soldier. He leans into the car looking for anything suspicious and then waves people through the border checkpoint.
Obama's Words: Are They Real or Stolen?
 Nedra Pickler
Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that he doesn't think it's a big deal that he borrowed lines from his friend Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, although he probably should have given him credit.
CIA Set Up Bogus Companies After 9/11
 Agence France-Presse
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, the US Central Intelligence Agency set up 12 bogus companies in Europe and other parts of the world in the hope of penetrating Islamic organizations, The Los Angeles Times reported on its website late Saturday.
Mexico Human Rights Panel is Painted as a Failure
 Dudley Althaus
A leading international organization has charged that the government's human rights commission has proved largely impotent in preventing abuses of its citizens.
Out-Of-Control Bill Clinton Slaps Protester
 Capitol Hill Blue
Democratic political professionals worry that former President Bill Clinton is "out of control" and "destroying his wife's campaign" after he reportedly slapped a heckler at a rally in Ohio and got into a shouting match with another.
Mexico Bombing Motive Still Unclear
 PressTV
Mexican police say the reason behind Friday explosion carried out by an unidentified man near the police headquarters is still unknown.
Mexicans Say: Integrate This!
 Katie Kohlstedt
Some of the 300,000-plus protestors marched against the increasing price of corn, pesticides, and fertilizer. Some marched against the secretary of agriculture. Some marched to get a free lunch. Despite these various and sometimes divergent interests, the Mexican campaign against NAFTA is finding a focus.
Border Fence Would Slice Through Private Land
 N.C. Aizenman
In the 240 years since the Spanish Crown granted Eloisa Tamez's colonial ancestors title to this flat, grassy expanse along the Rio Grande's northern bank, her family has steadily lost its holdings to the Mexican War of Independence, the U.S. annexation of Texas and the Great Depression. Now Tamez faces what could prove the final blow.
Shifting Demographics and America's Destiny
 Ben Boychuk & Joel Mathis
More fuel for the immigration debate: The Pew Research Center says immigration will drive the U.S. population sharply upward between now and 2050 - and will push whites into a minority.
Is the Left About to Implode?
 Diego Cevallos
In less than two years, the leftwing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) has swung from its best electoral showing in history to a drastic fall in its support, while internal conflicts threaten to split it apart.
Obama's Economic Plan Is a Pitch to the Working Class
 Peter Slevin & Shailagh Murray
Sen. Barack Obama offered a detailed prescription for the ailing U.S. economy Wednesday, answering skeptics who contend he has not matched his inspirational talk with a mastery of policy and targeting voters in crucial primaries in Wisconsin, Ohio and Texas.
Report Reveals Human Rights Abuses in Mexico
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
A leading U.S. human rights group said Wednesday that Mexico's national human rights commission routinely avoids investigating alleged abuses committed by the military and "has helped create an atmosphere of distrust that hinders human rights progress."
The Devil's Highway
 C4
Unreported World comes from one of the most hostile places on earth - the Sonora desert in Northern Mexico. Hot, waterless and full of rattlesnakes, it's crossed every day by thousands of migrants desperate to reach the USA - many of whom die a lonely death trying to fulfill their dream of a better life.
Republicans Face Reality of Life with McCain
 Libby Quaid
Struggling under a raft of retirements that has dimmed their chances of regaining control of the House and Senate, Republicans are coming to terms with the idea of the Arizona senator at the top of their ticket in November.
The North American Union, Mexico Style
 Judi McLeod
American and Canadian patriots scouring the Internet for the latest on the North American Union (NAU) may be missing a huge resource.
Age and Identity Politics Likely to Influence Choice of Running Mate
 Siri Agrell
Mr. McCain must choose between winning over the base of the Republican Party or ignoring it to usher in a new guard. And his Democratic competition, either Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Clinton, must consider how to best counter their own perceived shortcomings in an election campaign likely to attack their ability to lead.
Promise of U.S. Jobs Lures Migrants Who Vowed to Stay in Mexico
 Alfredo Corchado
Across the countryside of Guanajuato and neighboring states, the last serenades echo for many of Mexico's returned migrants. Mexicans who returned home, it appears, may not be staying there in the numbers some experts had predicted.
Every Pupil to be Numbered and Kept on Government Database FOR LIFE
 Daniel Bates
The exam results and personal details of every 14-year-old in England are to be put on an electronic database for the rest of their lives. Under Government plans to be unveiled today, each pupil will be assigned a unique number which they will keep even after they leave school.
Bumpy Ride in Court for Trucking Program
 Paul M. Krawzak
Opponents of a Bush administration program that allows Mexican trucks to drive throughout the United States called the program a “sham” yesterday as they urged a federal appeals court to shut it down.
Sex DVD Scandal Turns Spotlight on Greece's Ills
 Dina Kyriakidou
As Greek scandals go, it started as a trivial but titillating tale - a ministry official jumps from his balcony after being blackmailed by an angry lover. Many Greeks yawned. Few suspected that what would soon be known as the "sex, lies and DVDs scandal" would effectively freeze planned reforms, push the conservative government closer to snap elections, and shake the foundations of Greek society.
Obama Attacks NAFTA
 Foreign Policy
Delivering his victory speech last night, Barack Obama gave his usual spiel about the "Washington game," and then took aim at U.S. trade policies.
The Drug War's Southern Flank
 Bruce Falconer
First discussed last March at a summit meeting between President Bush and his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderón, the Mérida Initiative was developed in secret over the ensuing months, without consultation with Congress, and was announced as "a new paradigm for security cooperation" in the drug war.
Calderón Visit Sparks Protests
 Mark D. Hoadley & Josh M. Zagorsky
President of Mexico, free-trade advocate, and Harvard Kennedy School alumnus Felipe Calderón defended the accomplishments of his first year in office last night to a packed audience at the Institute of Politics. Several groups of protestors, including one against illegal immigration, greeted Calderón’s arrival at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum.
Mexican Farmers Continue to Fight NAFTA Plunder
 Silvio Rodrigues
Over 100,000 farmers descended Mexico City on Jan 31 to protest the removal of tariffs on imported beans, corn, sugar and milk—the last remaining trade protections untouched by the North America Free Trade Agreement until Jan. 1, 2008.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell May Be On Way Out
 Lisa Hoffman
That faint crumbling sound coming from the Pentagon appears to be heralding the beginning of the end of the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military. Or at least the end of its diligent enforcement.
On Single-Sex Buses, Relief From Unwanted Contact
 Marc Lacey
Women, who complain of harassment on Mexico City’s crowded transportation system, have found a haven in restricted buses.
US Crack-Sentencing Reductions Decried
 Darryl Fears
The Bush administration wants Congress to thwart a plan to give thousands of federal crack cocaine offenders a chance to marginally reduce prison sentences that are a hundred times more severe than those meted out for powder cocaine offenses.
 "We Learn As We Go" - Zapatista Women Share Their Experiences
 Hilary Klein
December 29 - 31 women from all five Zapatista Caracoles gathered in the community of La Garrucha, Chiapas to meet with women who had come from all around the world to hear their stories of struggling, organizing, and participating in the Zapatista movement, and to share their own experiences.
UN Official: Waterboarding is Torture
 Lisa J. Adams
Louise Arbour, the UN's top human rights commissioner, said that water boarding qualifies as torture, and that Mexico must treat Central American migrants to this country with the same respect it demands for Mexicans living in the U.S.
Congress Urged to OK $1.4 Billion Anti-Drug Package for Mexico
 Alfredo Corchado
The Bush administration and law enforcement officials appealed to Congress on this week to approve a $1.4 billion foreign-aid package to Mexico – assistance they say is needed to stabilize a region rocked by a renewed surge in drug violence.
Teamsters Air Campaign Against Mexican Trucks
 Paul M. Krawzak
The Teamsters have launched a blistering radio and direct-mail campaign calling for the firing of U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who they blame for continuing a program that allows Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States.
Cartels are a Political Risk, US Told
 Dane Schiller & Dudley Althaus
Support must be given to President Felipe Calderon's administration as it battles a criminal underworld that smuggles 90 percent of the cocaine consumed in the United States, warms Anthony Placido, the intelligence chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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