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Chinese Enslave Addicts in 'Rehab Centres'
 Andrew Jacobs
Created in 2008 as part of a reform effort to grapple with the country's growing narcotics problem, the centres have become de facto penal colonies where inmates are sent to factories and farms, fed substandard food and denied basic medical care, lawyers and drugs, experts have claimed.
CIA Bomber's Video Urges More Attacks
 Nahal Toosi & Maamoun Youssef
The Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said in video clips broadcast posthumously Saturday that all jihadists must attack U.S. targets to avenge the death of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
 Fault Lines - Rio: Olympic City
 The Real News Network
This week, Fault Lines travels to Rio to look at the crackdown in Rios Favelas, and what it means for the people of the city and their Olympic plans.
FBI Will Join Search for Killers of El Monte School Official in Mexico
 Hector Becerra
The FBI will join Mexican investigators in their search for the killers of El Monte school board member Bobby Salcedo and five other men in the central Mexico city of Gomez Palacio.
Obama's Weekly Address: Health Reform's Benefits in 2010
 The White House Blog
The President discusses the benefits of health reform that Americans will receive in the first year, and how reform will help build a new foundation for American families.
Zelaya: Charges Against Army Officers 'a Trick'
 Associated Press
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said this week that charging military commanders with abuse of power is "a trick" to avoid punishing them for the June 28 coup.
US Air Marshals Rush to Stop 'Dozens' of Suicide Attacks
 Alex Spillius
Hundreds of air marshals have been diverted onto inbound flights to the United States amid fears a dozen or more terrorists are preparing suicide missions.
President Barack Obama On Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security
 The White House Blog
The review of our security and intelligence systems following the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day has been completed.
Peru’s Supreme Court Upholds Fujimori’s 25-Year Sentence for Murders and Kidnappings
 April Howard
On January 3, 2010, Peru’s Supreme Court upheld Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori’s April 2007 conviction and 25-year sentence for aggravated homicide, aggravated kidnapping, severe injuries and forced disappearance of persons.
Threats Up Against US Federal Judges, Prosecutors
 Devlin Barrett
Threats to federal judges and prosecutors have jumped dramatically, according to a new government report issued this week that found such threats more than doubled in the past six years.
Consul General Says Travel to Mexico Still Safe
 Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
Burial is scheduled this week for Bobby Salcedo, a popular El Monte educator fatally shot in Mexico on New Year’s Eve. Mexico’s consul general in Los Angeles says the incident, while tragic, shouldn’t discourage travel to Mexico.
US State Department Calls on Mexico to Investigate Educator's Death
 Frank C. Girardot & Rebecca Kimitch
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called on Mexico to conduct a thorough investigation into last week's slaying of an El Monte educator in that country, and the FBI and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced promises of federal and state assistance.
Angry Obama Wants Changes in Security
 Ben Feller
President Barack Obama scolded 20 of his highest-level officials on Tuesday over the botched Christmas Day terror attack on an airliner bound for Detroit, taking them jointly to task for "a screw-up that could have been disastrous" and should have been avoided.
Colombia Rebels, al Qaeda in "Unholy" Drug Alliance
 Hugh Bronstein
Colombian guerrillas have entered into "an unholy alliance" with Islamic extremists who are helping the Marxist rebels smuggle cocaine through Africa on its way to European consumers, a U.S. official told Reuters.
New Year Brings 40,697 New US Laws
 Lily Fu
The Christian Science Monitor reports that more than 40,000 laws were enacted by state legislatures in 2009, and at least 30 statutes kick into law on New Year's Day.
Afghan Death Toll More than Doubles in 2009
 Jim Heintz
U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with a year ago as 30,000 additional troops began pouring in for a stepped-up offensive and the Taliban fought back with powerful improvised bombs.
Cuba's Santeria Priests See Unrest in 2010
 Paul Haven
A panel of Afro-Cuban priests are predicting a year of social and political unrest, struggles for power, treachery and coups d'etat, and they say the world will see the death of an inordinate number of political leaders in 2010.
Jordan Asks Canada to Seize Dead Sea Scrolls
 Patrick Martin
Jordan has asked Canada to seize the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls, on display until Sunday at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, invoking international law in a bid to keep the artifacts out of the hands of Israel until their disputed ownership is settled.
Ye Gads! Fox is Top Cable News Channel
 Capitol Hill Blue
Fox News Channel may drive blood pressures to record highs among liberals but the right-wing cable channel just finished its best ratings year ever and easily tops CNN and MSNBC with viewers.
Obama's Weekly Address: The Fight Against Al Qaeda
 The White House Blog
The President discusses the recent attempted act of terrorism on the Christmas day flight to Detroit, and his broader strategy to fight Al Qaeda.
California School Administrator Among Victims of Mexican Violence
 CNN
The bodies of six men - including a California educator - were found Thursday in the north-central Mexican state of Durango, hours after they had been abducted from a nearby restaurant, the man's relatives said Friday.
Colombia Says Coca Crop Eradication Down in 2009
 Associated Press
Colombia said Tuesday it has fallen short of its goal for eradicating coca crops this year, blaming it on violent reactions from drug traffickers and budget problems despite having received billions of dollars in U.S. aid.
CIA Present in Yemen Since 2008: Report
 Press TV
The US has opened a covert front against 'al-Qaeda' in Yemen by offering support to the country's military operations, a US intelligence sources says.
Obama Finally Admits US Intelligence Failures
 Capitol Hill Blue & Associated Press
Suddenly, four days after an aborted terror attack aboard an American airliner, President Barack Obama wants answers on why information wasn't put together by the U.S. intelligence community to prevent the terrorist from even getting on the plane.
About Two Dozen States Weigh Legalizing Marijuana
 Rachel LaCorte
Washington is one of four states where measures to legalize and regulate marijuana have been introduced, and about two dozen other states are considering bills ranging from medical marijuana to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the herb.
Gay Marriage in Argentina is 1st in Latin America
 Almudena Calatrava
They had to travel to the ends of the Earth to do it, but two Argentine men succeeded in becoming Latin America's first same-sex married couple.
Violence Drops in U.S. Cities Neighboring Mexico
 Kevin Johnson
Even as rampant drug-related killings continue in Mexico, intensified U.S. efforts to prevent the violence from spilling across the border are succeeding, according to federal data and law enforcement officials.
Bolivian Leader Moves to Legalize Small Coca Plots
 Associated Press
President Evo Morales said Saturday that he plans to make it legal for Bolivia's farmers to grow small parcels of coca plants.
New Restrictions Quickly Added for Air Passengers
 Micheline Maynard & Liz Robbins
In the wake of the terrorism attempt Friday on a Northwest Airlines flight, federal officials on Saturday imposed new restrictions on travelers that could lengthen lines at airports and limit the ability of international passengers to move about an airplane.
Gitmo Prepares for Trials Instead of Close in 2010
 Mike Melia
Rather than shutting Guantanamo, the U.S. military is gearing up for the war-crimes trial of a former child soldier at the navy base on southeastern Cuba this summer.
US Halts More Cash Headed to Mexico
 Dennis Wagner
Seizures of cash bound primarily for Mexico's violent drug cartels more than quadrupled this year along the Arizona border thanks to beefed up screening at U.S. checkpoints.
US Parents Sentenced for 'Balloon Boy' Hoax
 Reuters
The Colorado man who sparked a mass rescue effort and riveted the media with a bogus claim that his son floated away in a helium balloon was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail, most of that on a work-release basis.
Airline Passengers Foil Christmas Day Terror Attack
 Jim Irwin
An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke — sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials and travelers said.
In Cuba, Christmas Makes Cautious Return
 Nick Miroff
It’s been more than a decade since Christmas was restored to national holiday status on this communist-run island, but don’t confuse the kindly old man with the bushy white beard on government billboards for the jolly fellow in the flying sleigh.
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