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New Poll Pops Palin’s Bubble
 Doug Thompson
Sarah Palin, once the star of the Republican and/or Tea parties, is now just a falling star, a new Gallup Poll shows.
Nicaragua Draws Mexico's Ire with Drug Accusations
 Associated Press
Recriminations from a border dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica rippled throughout the region Sunday as Mexico hotly denied Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's suggestion that drug-trafficking interests were behind a regional vote on the issue that didn't go his way.
U.N.-Backed Investigators Shake Up Guatemala
 Frank Bajak & Juan Carlos Llorca
In this nation whose murder rate more than triples that of Mexico, judges and prosecutors are underpaid, underprotected and under attack by organized crime. Guatemala teeters on the edge of failed-state status.
UN Torture Rapporteur: "Couldn't Be More Clear" That Waterboarding Is Torture, "Immoral and Illegal"
 Alex-Seitz-Wald
In a recent interview with the Dallas Morning News, former President Bush touted his authorization of waterboarding as a key accomplishment to “leav[ing] behind a firmer foundation for my successors.”
Storms Damage Budgets in Central America, Mexico
 Patrick Rucker & Mica Rosenberg
Heavy rains and storms this year have left Mexico and Central America with hundreds of millions of dollars in repair bills, a trend officials expect to be a perennial strain on budgets as climate change sets in.
Landlocked Bolivia's Symbolic Step Seaward
 Nicky Pear
On October 19th, Peruvian President Alan García and Bolivian President Evo Morales signed an accord granting Bolivia access to a small stretch of coastline in southern Peru.
 Obama's Weekly Address: Exports & Earmarks
 The White House Blog
The President explains his push for exporting American goods in Asia, and urges Congress to address earmarks as a signal of fiscal reform.
US Supreme Court Lets "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Stand
 Mike Ludwig
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday to leave the military's "don't ask, don't tell" ban on openly gay members in effect while a lower court reviews a federal judge's ruling that struck down a ban last month, according to the Supreme Court blog.
Mexico Ambassador Says NRA Can Help Stem Gun Flows
 Michelle Nichols
The powerful National Rifle Association (NRA) should be helping the United States and Mexico stem a flow of U.S. guns to Mexico's drug war, Mexico's top diplomat in Washington said.
Indict Bush Now Supporters are Exposing Bush Wherever He Goes During Book Tour
 IndictBushNow.org
Thanks to everyone for supporting IndictBushNow and helping us produce the striking banners that are being used in the protests outside of Bush book tour events in Miami, Dallas, and in cities and towns throughout the country.
Damaged Carnival Splendor, 4,500 Passengers Reach San Diego Dock
 Seedol.com
The crippled Carnival Splendor cruise carrying 4,500 passengers reached San Diego after being stranded for three days at sea.
Secret Revealed: US Spying Costs $80 Billion a Year
 CBS/AP
The annual cost of U.S. intelligence is public for the first time: just over $80 billion for 2010. Figures released by the government Thursday show $27 billion goes to military intelligence and $53.1 billion covers the CIA and some of the other 16 intelligence agencies.
Washington State Bans Alcoholic Energy Drinks
 Curt Woodward
Retailers have a week to clear millions of dollars worth of alcoholic energy drinks from their shelves after state regulators banned them Wednesday, citing the hospitalization of nine dangerously drunk college students last month.
'US World's Biggest Arms Seller'
 PressTV
The United States has topped the list of global arms sellers, with Israel, UAE and India purchasing the bulk of arms including fighter jets, says a think tank.
Amnesty Group Wants Bush Prosecuted for War Crimes
 Reuters
The United States must prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture if his admission in a memoir that he authorized waterboarding holds true, rights group Amnesty International said this week.
US Voters Not Sold on GOP’s Agenda
 Alan Fram
People back Republican tax cut plans but not the GOP campaign to repeal President Barack Obama‘s health care overhaul, according to a poll suggesting that the Republicans’ big Election Day win was not a mandate for the party’s legislative wish list.
U.S. Election 2012: Defending Education, Capitalism has Failed Our Kids
 Socialist Party USA
Money is available for war, and money is available to bailout big corporations that are too big to fail; however, the cost of a college education is falling directly on the backs of struggling students across America; according to Stewart Alexander, a candidate for U.S. President in 2012.
A Special Court for US Veterans
 Ronald D. Castille
Every month Americans come home from military duty in Iraq and Afghanistan having seen intense combat. Nearly 20 percent of the 1.6 million veterans of those wars, researchers say, suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Crippled Cruise Ship Expected in San Diego Thursday
 Paul Vercammen, Michael Martinez & Phil Gast
Thousands of passengers on a towed cruise ship will disembark in San Diego, California, Thursday with their own tales of a three-day ordeal that left them without electricity and hot showers. Their diet became Spam and Pop Tarts rather than steak and chocolate mousse.
Government Asks US Supreme Court to Keep 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' For Now
 CNN
The federal government on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back an appellate panel's ruling that would allow the military to temporarily continue enforcing its "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans openly gay and lesbian soldiers.
Unapologetic Bush Tries to Rewrite History
 Olivier Knox
An emotional but unapologetic George W. Bush opened up about his tumultuous presidency Tuesday as he released memoirs in which he defiantly defends the Iraq invasion and the use of waterboarding.
Report Slams U.S. Effort to Curb Mexico Gun Trade
 Tim Gaynor
U.S. efforts to stop the "iron river" of guns headed south to Mexico's drug war are being hampered by failures at the federal agency tasked with tracing and seizing the weapons, according to a Justice Department report.
US Appeals Court Judge Endorses Legal Marijuana
 Associated Press
A U.S. federal appeals court judge says the United States should consider legalizing marijuana and perhaps other drugs as a better way to reduce drug abuse and crime.
Border Patrol Issues Wanted Posters in Arizona
 Tim Gaynor
U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona are handing out wanted posters to crack down on drug and human smugglers in the most heavily trafficked corridor along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Regular Citizens Have Big Security Role: Napolitano
 Richard Woodbury
Regular citizens around the world need to realize they can play a big role in thwarting terrorist attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said late last week.
Mystery Missile Launch Seen off Calif. Coast
 CBS News
A mysterious missile launch off the southern California coast was caught by CBS affiliate KCBS's cameras Monday night, and officials are staying tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile.
Border Women Are on a Hunger Strike in Washington, D.C.
 Kent Paterson
A statement from El Paso's La Mujer Obrera, the founding organization of Centro Mayapan, announced a hunger strike in front of the White House, beginning Monday, November 8, to protest economic and security conditions in the US-Mexico border region.
Officials: Hurricane Killed at Least 20 in Haiti
 Associated Press
At least 20 people died when Hurricane Tomas brushed past Haiti, more than double the number initially reported, Haiti's civil protection department said Monday.
Argentine Coup Leader, Ex-Adm. Emilio Massera Dies
 Debora Rey
Argentine coup leader Emilio Eduardo Massera died Monday after suffering for years from a heart condition and dementia that left him too ill to be tried for crimes against humanity. He was 85.
Drug Wars in Mexico, Colombia Push Drug Trade to Dominican Republic
 Ezra Fieser
As authorities in Mexico and Columbia crack down on the drug trades in their countries and the US-Mexico border becomes harder to sneak across, drug rings are moving their operations into the Caribbean.
Editors: Latin American Press Freedoms Threatened
 Eduardo Castillo
Latin American media leaders warned Sunday that press freedoms in the region are under threat from narco-violence in Mexico and political repression in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Olbermann Suspension Ends Tuesday
 David Bauder
MSNBC says Keith Olbermann will be back on the air Tuesday, ending his suspension for violating NBC’s rules against making political donations after two shows.
Pentagon's Cyber Command Seeks Authority to Expand its Battlefield
 Ellen Nakashima
The Pentagon's new Cyber Command is seeking authority to carry out computer network attacks around the globe to protect U.S. interests, drawing objections from administration lawyers uncertain about the legality of offensive operations.
Argentine Gays Proud of 500 Same-Sex Marriages
 Armando Montano
Thousands marched in Argentina's Gay Pride parade on Saturday, celebrating the country's status as the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage and vowing to campaign for new rights for transgender people.
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