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Palin Stylist Draws Higher Pay than Policy Adviser
 Jim Kuhnhenn
An acclaimed celebrity makeup artist for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin collected more money from John McCain's campaign than his foreign policy adviser.
The Age Of Innocents
 Michael Miller
Mexico is no stranger to violence. A country long accustomed to bloody feuds between powerful drug cartels, Mexico now faces the prospect of an all-out drug war in which innocents are no longer off-limits.
Central American Migrants in Mexico: We Were Kidnapped
 Associated Press
The Sunday afternoon calm was broken by shouts from the small, mission-style house, watched over by a statue of the Virgin Mary. Bloodied hands punched through the windows. Suddenly, dozens of people were clambering over the back wall and jumping onto the street below.
US Execution of Georgia Man in Killing of Officer Is Stayed a Third Time
 Robbie Brown
A federal appeals court on Friday halted the execution of a Georgia inmate convicted in the 1989 killing of a police officer, the third time in 16 months that a stay of execution has been ordered in the case.
Seven Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day
 Michael Scherer
We can go to the moon, split atoms to power submarines, squeeze profits from a 99 cent hamburger and watch football highlights on cell phones. But the most successful democracy in human history has yet to figure out how to conduct a proper election.
Spinning Palin the Clothes Horse
 Steve Holland
Republican John McCain's campaign defended vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin on Friday over a flap involving $150,000 in clothes purchased by the Republican Party for her and her family's use.
 Zinn: Bailout is Trickle-Down Theory Magnified
 The Real Network
In part two of our interview with Howard Zinn, Prof. Zinn responds to the $700 Billion bailout bill, the economic crisis, and provides his vision for an appropriate response.
Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on the Economic Issues
 Mark Weisbrot
Senator Barack Obama's campaign for the White House pulled ahead of his opponent, Senator John McCain, as soon as the current financial crisis hit the headlines.
Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations
 Mary Pat Flaherty
Thousands of voters across the US must reestablish their eligibility in the next two weeks in order for their votes to count on Nov. 4, a result of new state registration systems that are incorrectly rejecting them.
Grim Perspective on Mexico’s Politics
 Talk Radio News
“Mexico’s current political system is in turmoil,” said Aguayo Quesada, a professor at El Colegio de Mexico, as he began a discussion on the current state of Mexico’s politics.
OECD Report Ranks US Third Worst in Inequality and Poverty
 Patrick O’Connor
A report issued yesterday by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revealed the United States has the third worst level of income inequality and poverty among the group's 30 member states. Only Mexico and Turkey ranked higher in those categories.
E. Howard Hunt: JFK Assassination Revelations
 DJMR2882
In exclusive, never-before-seen footage, former CIA operative E. Howard Hunt discusses his knowledge of and participation in the plot to kill Kennedy in a video testimony he gave shortly before his death.
Blame Game: GOP Forms Circular Firing Squad
 Jonathan Martin, Mike Allen & John F. Harris
With despair rising even among many of John McCain's own advisors, influential Republicans inside and outside his campaign are engaged in an intense round of blame-casting and rear-covering - much of it virtually conceding that an Election Day rout is likely.
US Military Barred From Retrying Watada on 3 of 5 Court-Martial Charges
 Hal Bernton
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Lt. Ehren Watada, who refused to deploy to Iraq with his Ft. Lewis combat brigade, couldn't be retried on several of the charges against him. But the ruling still may allow the military to try him on two court-martial counts.
Ballot Debacle Predicted for November 4
 Ewen MacAskill
A "perfect storm" could be building for US election day on November 4 because of a combination of sky-high voter interest, new ballot machines and a shortage of poll staff, the independent Pew group warned yesterday.
Rice Visits Mexico for a Meeting About Its Drug War
 Marc Lacey
The Bush administration signaled its alarm about Mexico’s vicious drug war by sending the American secretary of state on Wednesday to a two-day meeting on improving cross-border cooperation in the battle against the country’s powerful drug cartels.
In the Battle for a Progressive US Congress
 Norman Solomon
At this point, many journalists are speculating about the number of Congressional seats that Republicans will lose on Election Day. But a boost in the size of the Democratic majority might not count for much if a blue wave simply makes it possible for conservative and centrist "blue dogs" to end up doggie-paddling into the House.
Culiacan Feels the Pain of a Drug-Induced Recession
 Tracy Wilkinson
The Mexican government's crackdown on drug traffickers has sent the big players underground, along with all their free-flowing dollars.
In Hard Times, Some Flirt With Survivalism
 Kari Huus
With foreclosure rates running rampant, financial institutions teetering and falling, prices for many goods and services climbing, and jobs being slashed, many Americans are making preparations for worse times ahead. For some, that means cutting spending and saving more. For others, it means taking a step into survivalism, once regarded solely as the province of religious End-of-Timers, sci-fi fans and extremists.
Castro: Millions Too Racist to Vote for Obama
 The Voice
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said that “profound racism” in the US will stop millions from voting for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama next month.
Costa Rica is Taking on the Mexican and Colombian Cartels
 Barnard R. Thompson
Costa Rican efforts to fight incoming and national crime could be a model for all countries in the hemisphere that are struggling against drug cartels and the violence their henchmen perpetrate.
Expanded US GI Bill Too Late for Some
 Christian Davenport
The new GI Bill passed by Congress over the summer, which dramatically expands veterans benefits, was lauded as a sign that the country was looking after this generation of warriors. But don't extol its virtues to Grey Adkins, who served two tours with the Navy off the coast of Iraq, is $10,000 in debt and won't see a dime of the new benefits.
Noam Chomsky on the US Economy
 The Real Network
In part two of their interview, Paul Jay asks Prof. Noam Chomsky to weigh-in on the dominant subject of the day, the economic crisis.
Pardon Sought for Imprisoned Agents
 Chad Groening
A grassroots border security organization is encouraging citizens to continue to call the White House and demand that the president pardon two former Border Patrol agents who are serving long sentences for their actions in the non-lethal shooting of Mexican drug smuggler.
The Roots of Racism and Hate
 David Lightman
An ugly line has been crossed in this presidential campaign, one in which some people don't mind calling Barack Obama a dangerous Muslim, a terrorist and worse.
Mexico Weighs a Change of Focus on Drugs
 Oscar Avila
Mexico has absorbed shocking drug-related slayings in recent weeks, including a popular mayor gunned down and criminals throwing grenades into a packed Independence Day celebration. But the casualties also come in less visible forms, as Mexico copes with a surge in the number of citizens who consume drugs and become addicted.
Powell’s Endorsement Puts Spotlight on His Legacy
 Elisabeth Bumiller
Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell’s endorsement of Senator Barack Obama on Sunday represented his own transformative moment in a lifelong journey through war and politics.
Noam Chomsky Says Pick the Lesser of Two Evils
 The Real Network
Chomsky says while it's true that the two parties are essentially like factions of one party - the party of business - the differences do matter to ordinary people. If you are living in a swing state, there is nothing wrong with picking the lesser of two evils.
Mexico's Drug War Veers Toward Terrorism Amid Anger Over U.S.
 Jens Erik Gould
s cartels gain power and the death toll mounts to a record 3,800 this year, Mexico increasingly blames the U.S. for the carnage, which is having a negative impact on the economy.
Federal Government Fulfills Commitment to Remove Obstacles Blocking Progress of Radio and Television
 Presidencia de la República
During the 50th Anniversary of National Radio and Television Week, President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa invited the electronic media to continue promoting key values among Mexicans, such as honesty, patriotism and the value of work, as the only means of progressing.
The Rule of Impunity: Mexican Government Ignores Overwhelming Evidence, Charges Oaxacan Activists with Brad Will's Murder
 John Gibler
Whether Brad Will was shot at close or long range lies at the heart of the controversy over the government’s investigation and recent arrests. Local police in civilian clothing and municipal officials filmed and photographed firing on the APPO protesters among whom Brad Will was standing when he was shot. The federal government however, has not investigated the involvement of the local officials.
Drug Violence Traumatizes Mexico's Children
 Marc Lacey
The explosion of drug-related violence in Mexico has caught the attention of the country's children. Experts say the atrocities that young people are hearing about - and witnessing - are hardening them, traumatizing them, filling their heads with awful images that are hard to shake.
Republicans Fear Election Day Bloodbath
 Stephen Collinson
Republicans always feared a pounding in this year's congressional elections, but the shockwaves of the Wall Street crisis may inflict a bloodbath on President George W. Bush's demoralized party.
Just How Dangerous Is Mexico?
 Jaunted
When Robert Rodriguez released "Desperado" in 1995, he couldn't have known that a decade later Mexico would be locked in a horrifying drug war responsible for thousands of corpses.
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