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Mixed Reactions Abound on Mexico's Void Votes
 The News
A current movement to chastise political parties in the upcoming July 5 elections by issuing unmarked ballots into the boxes, which would automatically be void, was blasted Wednesday by President Felipe Calderón during a gathering on national security.
Innovations May Mar Next Elections: UN
 Victor Mayén
Mexico's electoral law has deep loopholes which create a legal vacuum due to lack of framework regulations, a group of United Nations analysts stated Tuesday.
Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers
 James C. McKinley Jr.
In the minds of many Americans, the Rio Grande divides Mexico, a corrupt land where drug cartels often seem to have the upper hand, from the United States, a nation of law and order, where the authorities try to keep criminal gangs in check. But the reality on the border is much more complex.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plame's Lawsuit Against Cheney, Rove
 Jason Leopold
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a civil lawsuit filed by Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, against Bush administration officials who were responsible for leaking her covert CIA status to the media and attacking her husband for accusing the White House of twisting prewar Iraq intelligence.
Disgruntled Mexicans Plan an Election Message to Politicians: We Prefer Nobody
Marc Lacey
With Mexico’s midterm elections two weeks away, the most spirited campaigning has been for a candidate with no name, no face and no particular policy positions. Call him Nulo.
Drug Cartels in Mexico Killing Street Dealers
 Elliot Spagat
Much attention is given Mexican drug cartels warring over lucrative transport routes to the U.S. But more and more, they're battling for an exploding number of Mexican consumers, a market that barely existed a decade ago.
Supermarket Suppliers 'Helping Destroy Amazon Rainforest'
 David Adam
Brazilian authorities investigating illegal deforestation have accused the suppliers of several UK supermarkets of selling meat linked to massive destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Humanitarian Aid Criminalised at the US-MEX Border
 Valeria Fernández
Humanitarian aid groups trying to avert migrant deaths on the U.S- Mexico border are facing increased roadblocks in their mission. The hazards are not connected to a spike in drug cartels’ violence, but rather restrictions from the US federal government.
Report on Arms Smuggling to Mexico Called Incomplete
 Josh Meyer
A government audit of U.S. efforts to stop arms trafficking to Mexico was criticized Friday by a Republican lawmaker who said its conclusion that smuggled weapons from America were fueling the rise of violent Mexican drug cartels was based on incomplete data.
'Cocaine Coast' Emerges Along Mexico's Pacific Side
 Chris Hawley
From the resort city of Acapulco to the Guatemalan border, this is Mexico's "Cocaine Coast," the main destination for drug-carrying speedboats, airplanes and even submarines that are switching to the Pacific Ocean to avoid increasingly numerous patrols in the Caribbean Sea.
FBI Wasted Time, Resources on Porno Probe
 Matt Sedensky
When the FBI investigated the landmark 1972 porno movie "Deep Throat," the case touched the highest levels of the FBI, even its second-in-command W. Mark Felt, the shadowy Watergate informant whose "Deep Throat" alias was taken from the movie's title.
Alcohol Abuse By US GIs Soars Since 2003
 Gregg Zoroya
The rate of Army soldiers enrolled in treatment programs for alcohol dependency or abuse has nearly doubled since 2003 — a sign of the growing stress of repeated deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Army statistics and interviews.
 A Small Town Cop, Out-Gunned by Traffickers
 William Booth & Travis Fox
In Ascension, Mexico, the violence got so scary that hundreds of citizens occupied the town hall in May to demand that the Mexican army come protect them. Soldiers now rumble through a couple of times a week. Then they leave.
The Town of Lonely Dentists
 William Booth & Travis Fox
Palomas, Mexico is the little border town that discount dentistry built. There are the usual liquor stores and curio venders, and even a cantina with a Statute of Liberty on the roof. But mostly the streets are lined with storefront clinics offering crowns, dentures, cleanings.
Gun Flow South is a Crisis for Two Nations
Josh Meyer
The United States lacks a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of weapons smuggled across its southern border, a failure that has fueled the rise of powerful criminal cartels and violence in Mexico, a government watchdog agency report has found.
Mexico's Anti-Crime Agreement Fails to Meet Goals
 The News
The National Agreement for Security, Justice and Legality was signed over 10 months ago by authorities and civil organizations. Thus far, however, only 10 of the 74 accords inked in the document have been complied with.
Killing Shows Mexico Clergy No Longer Cloaked From Cartels' Aim
 Mariano Castillo
The killing last weekend of a Catholic priest and two seminary students in southwest Mexico marked the first time that drug cartel hit men have purposefully targeted a clergyman, said Manuel Corral, public relations secretary for Mexico's Council of Bishops.
Agent Orange Continues to Poison Vietnam
 Marjorie Cohn
From 1961 to 1971, the US military sprayed Vietnam with Agent Orange, which contained large quantities of Dioxin, in order to defoliate the trees for military objectives. Dioxin is one of the most dangerous chemicals known to man.
Massacre in the Amazon: The US-Peru Free Trade Agreement Sparks a Battle Over Land and Resources
 Raúl Zibechi
On June 5, World Environment Day, Amazon Indians were massacred by the government of Alan Garcia in the latest chapter of a long war to take over common lands - a war unleashed by the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Peru and the United States.
Thousands of Migrants Suffer in Mexico: CNDH
 EFE
More than 1,600 migrants, above all Central Americans en route to the United States to find work, are kidnapped monthly and subjected to humiliations that usually go unpunished due to the corruption of the authorities, Mexico's independent National Human Rights Commission, or CNDH, reported.
Media Smearing of Truth Movement Reaching a Crescendo
 James Corbett
Recent months have seen numerous breakthroughs for the truth movement in the corporate media. Despite these positive developments, however, primetime TV dramas are continuing to portray those skeptical of the official 9/11 story as deranged terrorists who are likely to commit acts of violence.
WHO's Askew Flu Fears
 Michael Fumento
A pandemic declaration will be costly when we can least afford it and could prompt severe restrictions on human activities. Such a declaration could render the term "flu pandemic" essentially meaningless - risking lethal public complacency if a bona fide one hits.
A Mexican Cartel's Swift and Grisly Climb
 Steve Fainaru & William Booth
U.S. and Mexican officials said La Familia dominates the drug trade in Michoacan and maintains a very strong presence in a dozen American cities, including Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas.
The Drug Lord Who Got Away
 David Luhnow & Jose De Cordoba
As a child, Joaquín Guzmán Loera was so poor that he sold oranges to scrape together money for a meal. Since then, the 52-year-old has built a business empire and a personal fortune currently tied for number 701 on Forbes magazine's list of global titans. He also has another ranking: Mexico's most wanted man.
Inside the Peruvian Amazon
 The Real News Network
Ben Powless: President can hunt indigenous leader all he wants, the movement came from below.
In Mexico, Child Labor Denounced
 NOTIMEX
There is little to nothing being done in Mexico and the rest of the world, said PRI Dep. Patricio Flores Sandoval, speaking a day before the observation of International Day Against Child Labor (June 12).
US Drug Czar Calls for End to "War on Drugs"
 Andy Sullivan
The Obama administration's top drug cop plans to spend more money on treating addiction and scale down the "war on drugs" rhetoric as part of an overhaul of U.S. counternarcotics strategy.
Human Rights Watch: Mexican Military Abuses Rising
 Michael E. Miller
Abuses by the Mexican military have surged since the government deployed troops to fight drug cartels more than two years ago, and too little is done to investigate allegations of rapes, killing and torture, a rights group said Thursday.
Martin Sheen Stands Up for US Farm Workers
 TakePart.com
15 Farm workers have died from heat related illness since 2004. Listen to Martin Sheen talk about the steps we can take to help protect the rights of these workers.
US-Peru FTA Sparks Indigenous Massacre
 Tom Loudon
During the last week, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, confrontations between nonviolent indigenous protesters and police have left up to 100 people dead. The vast majority of the casualties are civilians, who have been conducting peaceful demonstrations in defense of the Amazon rain forest.
Did Shell Collaborate in Nigerian Executions?
 The Real News Network
Channel 4 reports that oil giant Shell agrees a £10M "humanitarian" settlement, 14 years after protesters including author Ken Saro-Wiwa were executed by Nigeria's former military regime. Sue Turton reports.
Anti-Hate Play Was to Be Unveiled Night of US Shooting
 Agence France-Presse
A gunman attacked the Holocaust museum just hours before the unveiling of a new play about hate crimes, following an imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and a black boy lynched in Mississippi.
How Did 100,000,000 Women Disappear?
 Nicole Baute
Researchers are attempting to account for women in the developing world who have died as a result of violence, discrimination and neglect.
Mexico Cracks Down on Local Police Corruption
 David Luhnow
Federal police raided several local police stations in northern Nuevo León state Tuesday, as part of a sweep to try to clean up local forces allegedly corrupted by drug-trafficking gangs, state officials said.
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