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Did Bush Continue to Secretly Operate Total Information Awareness?
Jason Leopold

An unclassified report prepared by inspectors general of five federal agencies said George W. Bush justified his warrantless wiretapping by relying on Justice Department attorney John Yoo's theories of unlimited presidential wartime powers, and started the spying operation even before Yoo issued a formal opinion, a government investigation discovered.

Ex-Leaders Say Media Under Threat in Latin America
Ian James

Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media.

Obama Urged to End CIA Probe
Pamela Hess

Seven former CIA directors who served both Republican and Democratic presidents have asked President Barack Obama to end the Justice Department's criminal probe into the harsh interrogations of terror suspects during the Bush administration.

Report: Top Anti-Drug Official was ’Secret Ally of Drug Lords’
Stephen C. Webster

Richard Padilla Cramer, a 26-year veteran anti-drug official, is behind bars, arrested after officials accused him of directing a massive cocaine shipment to Spain via the United States, and selling important information in law enforcement databases to a vicious Mexican drug cartel.

Reasons Behind Mexico's Null Vote: Survey
Guillermo Ramon Adames Y Suari

The results below are from a survey conducted at the Iberoamerican University using a sample group of 200 people with 27 questionnaires discredited. The results give an idea for the reasons behind the Null Vote.

Coup Inciting Revolution in Honduras?
The Real News Network

Oscar Estrada: Oligarchy's attempt to save their neo-liberal project may initiate fall of entire regime.

Even in Bad Times, the Glad Cry Goes Up
William Booth

They say it always rains on the night of El Grito, when people gather in plazas across the nation to shout at the top of their lungs "Viva Mexico!" on the eve of their celebration of independence from Spain. And so it poured...

Rights Group Demands Payment to Imprisoned Indian
E. Eduardo Castillo

An Indian market vendor who was wrongly convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison deserves compensation for the time she was locked away, Amnesty International said Thursday.

Media Arrogance Breeds Mistrust
Ann McFeatters

You don't trust us. You really don't. That's the message to the media from a new poll by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press. It's a devastating look at how little respect Americans have for mainstream newspapers and television news.

Police to Get Access to Classified US Military Intelligence
John Byrne

In a move raising eyebrows among civil liberties advocates, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it would give so-called local and state “fusion centers” access to classified military intelligence in Pentagon databases.

Mexico Frees Indian Whose Jailing Sparked Uproar
Associated Press

An Indian market vendor whose kidnapping conviction sparked an international protest walked out of prison Wednesday after authorities decided not to contest an appeal of her 21-year sentence.

A "Smart Choice" That Isn't
Jim Hightower

Smart is the new cool thing. There's a smart car, cities now tout smart growth, and you can buy a smart refrigerator. Even your breakfast cereal has gotten smart. At least that's what we consumers are being told by a group of major food corporations that are hoping to cash-in on the growing public concern about nutrition.

EPR
Vladimir Galeana Solorzano

On September 7, authorities found the aftermath of a homemade bomb near Mexico City's airport. The late-night explosion caused only minor damage to a building, and three butane gas cylinders taped together with a crude detonating device were discovered.

As Obama Escalates War in Afghanistan, US Peace Activists Call for Near-Term Withdrawal of Foreign Troops
Amy Goodman

The coming weeks hold critical significance for the US occupation of Afghanistan. The Senate is expected to vote on the Obama administration's $128 billion request to fund war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq for the coming fiscal year.

One Mexico Border City is Quiet, Maybe Too Quiet
Richard Marosi

In Mexicali, people fear the desert sun more than drug hit men. The city of 700,000 has a homicide rate comparable to that of Wichita, Kan., and one of the biggest police deployments is Operation Beat the Heat, in which officers haul blocks of ice to shantytown residents.

Todos Somos Guerreros: A Documentary on Political Hip-Hop in El Alto, Bolivia
Eli Breitburg-Smith & Meredith Webb

The following is a documentary made by Eli Breitburg-Smith and Meredith Webbin in 2006 in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, telling of the success that hip-hop has had in helping the youth voice be heard.

Tragedy Overshadows Mexico's Independence Holiday
Gustavo Ruiz & Olga R. Rodriguez

Mexicans celebrated their Independence Day under heavy police surveillance Tuesday and with a somber memorial for eight revelers killed last year in a shocking grenade attack on the public by drug traffickers.

Gaza Acts Amounted to War Crimes, U.N. Report Says
Terence Burke

A United Nations report issued Tuesday says both Israel and the Palestinians committed actions amounting to war crimes during Israel's military incursion into Gaza from December 27 to January 18.

Obama Gets America's Attention
Jay Ambrose

President Obama has managed the unimaginable. He got tens of thousands of ordinary American citizens to leave the comfort of their homes, spend travel money they've been trying to watch very carefully and show up in Washington for a protest of a kind they hadn't even dreamed of in years past. How did he accomplish this feat?

Wilson's Son: 'Racist? No, Not My Daddy'
Greg Bluestein

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's oldest son defended his father against a claim by former President Jimmy Carter that the congressman's outburst during a speech by President Barack Obama was "based on racism."

Despite Crisis, Latin Countries' Military Spending Rising
Andres Oppenheimer

Despite the world's worst economic slump since the 1930s and projections that the number of poor in Latin America will rise this year, countries in the region have embarked on their biggest military spending spree in recent memory.

Has Osama Bin Laden Been Dead for Seven Years?
Sue Reid

Osama Bin Laden has been the central plank of the West's 'war on terror'. Could it be that, for years, he's just been smoke and mirrors?

Hospitals & Expats Push for Medicare in Mexico
PVNN

According to a recent article in the Guadalajara Reporter, the Association for Private Hospitals in Jalisco and expat groups such as the Puerto Vallarta based chapter of Democrats Abroad are promoting the advancement of Medicare for expats living abroad.

The Raging Storm over Mexico's New Attorney General
Frontera NorteSur

If Arturo Chavez Chavez is confirmed as Mexico's new Attorney General, the lawyer from the state of Chihuahua will be in a pivotal role to influence, steer and direct the binational, anti-drug Merida Initiative between the United States and Mexico, as well as an expanded version with Canada and other nations, in the drug war.

When Children Kill, US Punishment Varies
Joe Lambe

After murders committed by juveniles spiked in the early 1990s, states toughened laws, making the United States the harshest nation in world in the legal punishment of children, according to a recent study.

Throwing Bullets at Failed Policies: US Plans For New Bases in Colombia
Benjamin Dangl

Though officials say proposed US bases in Columbia would be aimed at combating terrorism and the drug trade, US military and air force documents point to other objectives.

US Astronaut Says Legalize Undocumented Mexicans
Julie Watson

Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants – a rare, public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political, hot-button issue.

Drugs-Venezuela: More Seizures, but Decertification by US
Humberto Márquez

Seizures of illegal drugs in transit through Venezuela are on the rise, and the country maintains "working cooperation" with the United States in the fight against trafficking. But for all its pains, it has been decertified by the U.S., which refuses to sell it equipment for military and police forces.

Border Area Women Workers Displaced by NAFTA Plow On
Kent Paterson

For El Paso, Texas women like Hilda Villegas, Mercado Mayapan is more than just a place to work from nine-to-five. After sweating it out in factories and restaurants, the young mother of two found her way into the ranks of La Mujer Obrera, an El Paso-based non-profit that advocates for thousands of El Paso workers, especially immigrant women, who were displaced by NAFTA.

Prepaid Credit Cards Used to Move Funds to Mexico, and It's Legal
Chris McDaniel

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said there are currently no federal laws regulating such cards, allowing money to be laundered with incredible ease and without violating the law.

"Stop the 9-11 Cover-Up"
The Real News Network

American citizens are pounding the streets, still searching for answers because the official version of the 9/11 events has failed to satisfy many people, and there are calls for a fresh investigation into the tragedy.

Bin Laden: Obama is 'Powerless'
Agence France-Presse

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden warned President Barack Obama that he is "powerless" to halt the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and must rethink his policy on Israel, in his first message for three months.

Book Says Obama's Life Is at Risk
Christopher Moraff

In his best-selling new book, "In the President's Secret Service," journalist Ronald Kessler says the increased threat environment along with inadequate resources have led to a culture of "corner cutting" at the Secret Service that may be putting the commander in chief at risk.

Mexico Political Deal the Stuff of Drama
Ken Ellingwood

Under an elaborate plan by the nation's chief leftist, peddler Rafael Acosta was to relinquish his new post as a sort of mayor in the capital's most populous district. But then he balked, or has he?


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