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 Fighting Over - and Pushing Down - the Latino Vote in Nevada
 Julianne Hing
By now you’ve likely seen the ad, with the static crawling across the screen and the ominous music punctuated by a solemn bell, and that voice that starts off sounding so rationally...
Presidents of Mexico and Guatemala Discuss Border Agenda
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón attended a working meeting with Guatemalan president Álvaro Colom Caballeros during their participation in the 12th Heads of State and Government Summit for the Tuxtla Dialogue and Agreement Mechanism, held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
US Slips to Historic Low in Global Index
 Dave Graham
The United States has dropped out of the “top 20” in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said this week.
Millions of Secret Dollars Shape US Elections
 The Real News Network
Bob Edgar: New report examines radical activists' drive to dismantle US election laws.
Latin Leaders Question Move to Legalize Marijuana
 Pedro Mendoza
The leaders of several Latin American nations on the front line of the battle against drugs said Tuesday that a California ballot measure to legalize marijuana would send a contradictory message from the United States.
Angry Gay Voters a Problem for US Democrats
 Tammy Webber
If Democratic candidates are counting on long-standing support from gay voters to help stave off big losses on Nov. 2, they could be in for a surprise.
The Highly Educated US Homeless
 Grant Lawrence
In some respects, this depression is worse than the Great Depression. There is no holiday on making mortgage payments, there are no public works jobs to keep people working, and there is little hope.
US-Trained Cartel Terrorises Mexico
 Chris Arsenault
Founders of the Zetas drug gang learned special forces techniques at Ft. Bragg before waging a campaign of carnage.
UN Calls on Obama to Investigate and Prosecute U.S. Torture Charges
 IndictBushNow.org
In the wake of the release of 400,000 documents by Wikileaks, the United Nations has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to order a full investigation of crimes committed against the Iraqi people following the invasion and occupation that was directed by George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.
Alleged 'King of Heroin' Calls Charges 'Lies'
 KABC
The man accused of being Mexico's "King of Heroin" says the charges against him are "lies." Jose Antonio Medina Arreguin, 36, was arrested in Mexico earlier this year and then extradited to Ventura County.
Socialist Party of California Installs New Chair for Los Angeles County
 Stephen Clarke
Last week, the Socialist Party of California took an important step toward reorganizing in California with the appointment of Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik, the new SP Los Angeles County Local Chair, and Lynn Lomibao, the new SP Los Angeles County Local Co-Chair.
Mexican Immigrants See Signs of Recovery in U.S.
 David Olson
With signs of economic recovery growing, some Mexican immigrants who left California for their homelands after losing their jobs are returning to the United States, Mexican officials and immigrant-assistance groups say.
Afghan Heroin Kills 10X More than Taliban
 RussiaToday
The war in Afghanistan continues to wage on it may not be the largest problem facing the war torn nation.
Food Stamp Usage Soars Among US Working Families
 Mark Niesse
With more than 1 in 8 Americans now on food stamps, participation in the program has jumped about 70 percent from 26 million in May 2007, while the nation's unemployment rate rose from 4.3 percent to 9.2 percent through September of this year.
Mexican Agents Trained in U.S. to Fight Drug Gangs
 Harriet McLeod
Twenty-four Mexican customs agents completed a 10-week training course in South Carolina on Friday, the first of hundreds expected to get the same training U.S. agents receive to bolster the fight against powerful drug gangs.
Honduras Worried About Becoming Narco-State
 Thelma Mejía
Fears of becoming a narco-state have prompted Honduras to refocus its anti-drug strategy, in order to block the infiltration of Mexican drug cartels, which are moving southward into Central America, experts told IPS.
Hurricane Richard Hits Belize and Could Reach Mexico Oil Fields
 Isela Serrano
Hurricane Richard struck the tiny Central American nation of Belize on Sunday, blowing roofs off houses and knocking out electricity as tourists and residents huddled in emergency shelters.
Why No Player Names on Yankee Uniforms?
 Lois Lane
Have you ever wondered (or even noticed) why the New York Yankees are the only baseball team without the names of the players on the back of their jerseys? While other teams began putting names on the backs of jerseys in the 1960s, the Yankees did not follow the trend. Here's why.
Obama's Weekly Address: Letting Wall Street Run Wild Again
 The White House Blog
Pointing to the foreclosure crisis and the economy, the President cites passage of Wall Street Reform over the ferocious lobbying of Wall Street banks as a pivotal acheivement.
Poll Predicts Huge Gains by Republicans
 Liz Sidoti
All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP now leading Democrats on virtually every measure in an Associated Press-GfK poll of people likely to vote in the first major elections of Barack Obama‘s presidency.
Appeals Court Reinstates ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
 Lisa Leff
A federal appeals court has frozen a judge’s order halting the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, even as the Pentagon has announced it will accept openly gay recruits.
Mexicans in US Lack Medical Aid
 Rocío Zayas & Adrián Jiménez
A large number of emigrants living north of the border, mainly the illegals, have no access to health care.
Obama Administration Wants "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Reinstated
 Mike Ludwig
The Obama administration filed an emergency request with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday asking for a stay on a federal judge's injunction that stopped the military from enforcing its "don't ask, don't tell" ban on openly gay members, according to new reports.
U.S. Listening to Cartel Calls South of the Border
 William Booth & Nick Miroff
When a major Mexican drug cartel opened a branch office on the California side of the border, U.S. authorities tapped into its cellphones - then listened, watched and waited.
Forgotten: Gulf of Mexico Fishermen Fear the Future
 Andrew Gully
Six months after the largest maritime oil spill, Gulf of Mexico fishing communities fear for their very future while critics say response efforts have evaporated faster than the toxic crude.
Pentagon Orders Open Doors for Gays
 Phil Stewart
The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had told U.S. military recruiters to allow gays and lesbians to apply for service, as gay veterans tested a court order striking down the military’s ban on openly serving homosexuals.
ICE Relies on Native American Shadow Wolves to Patrol Arizona-Mexico Border
 Sylvia Cochran Sylvia Cochran
When the hotly debated Arizona immigration law sent ripples across the nation, an elite U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement border patrol group continued its work with little fanfare and virtually no recognition: the Shadow Wolves.
Former Marin Resident Who Went Missing in Mexico Found Murdered
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
A former Marin resident who was reported missing in Mexico in August has been found murdered, his family said.
Where's My Ballot? There's Still Time for Overseas Voters in 2010
 Clair Whitmer
You requested your ballot but didn't receive it yet? Or maybe you just procrastinated? Fortunately, even this late in the election cycle, it's not too late to get your ballot and return it on time if you're a U.S. citizen living overseas.
Pentagon Asks Media Not to Publish War Leaks
 Associated Press
The Pentagon on Monday asked media organizations not to publish any classified war files released by the WikiLeaks Web site, as the U.S. braces for the potential disclosure of hundreds of thousands of secret Iraq war documents.
Radioactive Attack on Flesh-Eating Screw-Worm
 Emilio Godoy & Raúl Pierri
A biological control method used to eradicate screw-worm, a livestock parasite, in the United States, Mexico and Central America, has just been tested successfully in South America, where its adoption is being considered in the countries of the Southern Common Market.
Mexico Watches California Marijuana Vote
 Randal C. Archibold
In two weeks, Californians will decide whether to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, in a vote that polls show could be close.
U.S. & Iraq Regime Busting Labor Unions
 Sherwood Ross
The unions' “crime” in Iraq is to oppose production-sharing agreements with foreign oil companies, which would then get a share of what they produce rather than a fee for services. In the past, some oil outfits used this tack to swindle their government partners out of huge sums.
What the Numbers Say About Progress in Afghanistan
 Adam Levine
American support for the war in Afghanistan has never been lower, according to the latest CNN polling. The low numbers are just the latest figure in the complex math being calculated to determine how the US should proceed in the ten year war.
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