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 News Around the Americas
Ailing Castro Transfers Powers
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
Cuban President Fidel Castro, a nemesis of the U. S. government for more than four decades, temporarily relinquished power on Monday for the first time in his long reign, saying he had undergone intestinal surgery. A Cuban government source said late Monday night that while Castro's condition is serious, he is expected to recuperate.more »»»
Latin American Countries Condemn Israeli Attack on Lebanon
 Yao Runping
Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela have all condemned Israel's attack on the southern Lebanon village of Qana on Sunday, which killed more than 57 Lebanese citizens, and at least half of whom were children.more »»»
US Guardsmen's Impact Begins to Show at Border
 Barbara Barrett
Not five minutes after the boatload of immigrants slipped across the Colorado River at dusk, the Border Patrol trucks arrived. First, trucks tear down a dirt road and cut their headlights. The migrants call the trucks "dog catchers" because they resemble animal-control vehicles.more »»»
Myths About Overseas Voting
 PVNN
Democrats Abroad clears up some confusion for the many ex-pats who believe they can no longer vote in US elections and shows the millions of Americans living outside the US how easy it is to obtain an absentee ballot for the US 2006 Mid-Term Elections.more »»»
Lawmakers Cast Doubt on US Strategy for Border Crackdown
 Lara Jakes Jordan
Lawmakers of both parties told the nation's homeland security chief yesterday that they doubt that plans for more agents, improved sensors, and other measures to tighten US borders against illegal immigrants and terrorists will work.more »»»
Gay Marriage Ban Upheld in Washington
 Curt Woodward
The Washington Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gay marriage yesterday, dealing the gay rights movement its second major defeat in less than a month in a liberal- leaning state that had been regarded as an especially promising battleground for gays.more »»»
US Religious Left Gears Up to Face Right Counterpart
 Thomas Ferraro
The religious right, which helped re-elect President Bush in 2004 by rallying opposition to abortion and gay marriage, is now facing a pushback from the religious left.more »»»
Expats Angry at Mexico for Making it Hard to Vote
 Miguel Perez
Their anger is fueled by what became a very close election. With the two top contenders finishing only 243,934 votes apart - an outcome now being contested in court - Mexican-Americans had the numbers to swing the vote and elect the next president of Mexico.more »»»
Calif. Fires Stretch Crews, Equipment Thin
 Allison Hoffman
Fire officials pleaded for additional manpower to battle a 7,000-acre wildfire near the California-Mexico border as stifling heat continued to bake the state in triple-digit temperatures.more »»»
Peru Confronts Escalating Violence Against Women
 Isabel Ordonez
More than half of all Peruvian women over the age of 15 say they have suffered sexual or physical violence by men during their lifetime - one of the world's highest rates.more »»»
U.S. Won't Push for Immediate Cease-Fire
 Nedra Pickler
White House officials said President Bush remains opposed to an immediate cease-fire to stop violence in the Middle East, despite personal pleas from ally Saudi Arabia that he help stop the bloodshed.more »»»
US Immigration Enforcement Benefits Prison Firms
 Meredith Kolodner
As the Bush administration gets tougher on illegal immigration and increases its spending on enforcement, some of the biggest beneficiaries may be the companies that have been building and running private prisons around the country.more »»»
Latin American Nations Condemn Israeli Attack on Lebanon
 chinaview.cn
Nations across Latin America this week condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon, while Spain has called for the immediate dispatch of United Nations peacekeepers to prevent further escalation of the conflict.more »»»
Peru Drugs Trial Judge Shot Dead
 BBC News
A Peruvian judge prosecuting several suspected members of a drug-trafficking gang linked to the Mexican mafia has been shot dead at a restaurant in Lima. Judge Hernan Saturno Vergara is said to have been killed by a single gunman.more »»»
Voting Rights Act Extension Approved in US Senate, 98 to 0
 Charles Babington
The Senate voted 98 to 0 to renew key provisions of the Voting Rights Act yesterday, permitting the federal government to continue its broad oversight of state voting procedures for the next quarter-century, and allowing Republicans to claim equality with Democrats in protecting minorities' clout at the ballot box.more »»»
Longer Fence on Mexican Border Debated
 Lara Jakes Jordan
United States lawmakers grappled Thursday with whether to build a fence along hundreds of miles on the nation's southern border, weighing combating illegal immigration against a costly barrier that alone might not stop migrants.more »»»
Anti-War Movement Voices Alarm at Escalating Crisis in Middle East
 t r u t h o u t
As the crisis in the Middle East escalates, United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the largest antiwar coalition in the US, urgently calls on the Bush administration and Congress to pressure Israel to immediately halt its assaults in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.more »»»
First Bush Veto Maintains Limits on Stem Cell Use
 Sheryl Gay Stolberg
President Bush on Wednesday rejected legislation to expand federally supported embryonic stem cell research, exercising his first veto while putting himself at odds with many members of his own party and what polls say is a majority of the public.more »»»
Guard Troops Won't Patrol at Base of Cristo Rey
 Adriana M. Chávez
About 30 people attended a meeting of the city council to speak out against letting National Guard soldiers operate around the base of a part of the mountain that is owned by Sunland Park. Council members voted 4-2 to deny a right-of-entry permit to the federal government.more »»»
Conservative Anger Grows Over Bush's Foreign Policy
 Michael Abramowitz
At a moment when his conservative coalition is already under strain over domestic policy, President Bush is facing a new and swiftly building backlash on the right over his handling of foreign affairs.more »»»
Cruise Ship Mishap Injures Dozens
 Brian Skoloff
In an instant, passengers aboard The Crown Princess cruise ship went from sunbathing to clutching whatever they could as the massive ship rolled heavily to its side, throwing everything not nailed down against the deck and walls.more »»»
White House Clarifies Its Position
 Associated Press
President Vicente Fox said Tuesday his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush had expressed "commitment and conviction" toward approving major immigration reform in the United States by the end of the year. But White House press secretary Tony Snow contradicted Fox, saying he may have misunderstood what Bush had told him.more »»»
About 100 Illegal Immigrants Found in Arizona Desert
 AP
About 100 illegal immigrants were rescued from the desert about 50 miles west of Phoenix, many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion after triple-digit heat.more »»»
Senate Passes Stem Cell Bill, Defying Veto Threat
 Associated Press
The Senate voted Tuesday after two days of emotional debate to expand federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, sending the measure to President Bush for a promised veto, the first of his presidency.more »»»
Jump to Prevent Global Warming
 Alexandra Leo
Hans Peter Niesward, from the Department of Gravitationsphysik at the ISA in Munich, says we can stop global warming in one fell swoop - or, more accurately, in one big jump.more »»»
Bush Vows Swift Veto of Stem Cell Bill
 Laurie Kellman
The Senate is poised to send a bill expanding federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to President Bush, who has promised a swift veto his first. Neither the Senate nor the House is expected to be able to muster the two-thirds majorities necessary for an override.more »»»
Most Americans Plan to Vote for Democrats
 AP
Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard and profess a desire to see Democrats wrest control.more »»»
Yo Bush! Blair Mocked as US Poodle
 Adrian Croft
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was roundly mocked as a U.S. poodle on Tuesday after an off-the-cuff chat with President George W. Bush was accidentally broadcast.more »»»
US Immigration Reform Unlikely Soon, Bush Tells Fox
 Reuters
President Bush told Mexican President Vicente Fox the U.S. Congress is unlikely to pass immigration reforms before November congressional elections, Fox said on Monday.more »»»
Mexican Election Draws Attention in US
News-Leader.com
Interestingly, a Mexican presidential election turned out to be a big story in the United States. It didn't hurt that this was an excruciatingly close race. Why so much interest on this side of the border?more »»»
Gays Still Waiting for Washington's Answer
 Sam Howe Verhovek
Any week now. That's what the Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz has been hearing for a year as he and his longtime partner, David Shull, await a decision by Washington state's highest court on whether or not they can get married.more »»»
Hispanics Poised for Pivotal Role in U.S. Elections
 Associated Press
Democrats hope to succeed nationally by using the current immigration debate to brand Republicans as anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic. But Hispanics are showing signs they are dissatisfied with both political parties, making these voters pivotal players in the November election as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress.more »»»
Schwarzenegger Seeking to Mend Ties with Hispanics
 Laura Kurtzman
Today, their harsh views illustrate how far Schwarzenegger's star has fallen among Hispanics since the heady days of the 2003 recall election, when he won 32 percent of that community's vote.more »»»
"Out of Iraq" Caucus Joins "Troops Home Fast"
 Scott Galindez
In a press conference on the steps of the Cannon House Office Building, members of the "Out of Iraq" Congressional Caucus expressed their support for the "Troops Home Fast."more »»»
US Troops in Border Areas Armed for Self-Defense
 AFP
National Guard troops sent to southwestern US states to help secure the border with Mexico are being armed with sidearms, shotguns and rifles for self-defense, a top general said.more »»»
Texas Investigates Gunfire on Border
 Lynn Brezosky
Authorities were investigating Thursday whether Mexican gunmen who fired on deputies and Border Patrol agents from across the Rio Grande had crossed into the United States.more »»»
Legal Immigrants Rush for Citizenship
 Rene Gutel
The debate over immigration reform is on hold in Washington, while politicians take the discussion to the American people, with a series of public hearings being held around the country. Meanwhile, the uncertainty over the future of U.S. immigration policy is leading more legal permanent residents to apply for citizenship.more »»»
López Obrador Wins in Northern CA Symbolic Vote
 Stan Oklobdzija
Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador might have had a better showing if the polls in the Mexican cities of Saltillo and Durango were moved to the California cities of Stockton, Sacramento, and Fresno.more »»»
Questions Begin to Arise Over Death Mask of Pancho Villa
 John MacCormack
Almost as soon as the bidding stopped at $16,000 on the sale of a purported death mask of Pancho Villa, questions began to arise about its authenticity. While the Dallas collector who bought the mask at an auction is delighted, he may have bought a crude imitation.more »»»
US Senators Aim to Shut Down Border Tunnels
 Richard Cowan
Senators from border states want to shut the door on tunnels running from Mexico and Canada into the US by banning the underground passages that can transport drug smugglers, illegal aliens or terrorists.more »»»
Immigration Hard-Liners on a High
 Nicholas Riccardi
The passage of 11 anti-illegal immigrant measures by a special session of the Colorado Legislature this week is just the latest sign that momentum in the volatile debate is on the side of hard-liners.more »»»
US Will Give Detainees Geneva Rights
 Anne Plummer Flaherty
The Bush administration, called to account by Congress after the Supreme Court blocked military tribunals, said Tuesday all detainees at Guantanamo Bay and in US military custody everywhere are entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions.more »»»
An Election Watched From Afar
 Sylvia Moreno
For the first time, Mexico's presidential election was open to Mexican nationals and dual citizens living abroad, including the women of La Fuerza Unida. But only about 41,000, or 1 percent, of the estimated 4.2 million eligible Mexican voters living outside the country requested absentee ballots.more »»»
US Army to Call Reporters in Officer's Case
 Reuters
The US Army plans to call two journalists as witnesses to support charges filed against an officer who refused to fight in Iraq because of his objections to the war, the lieutenant's lawyer said on Monday.more »»»
US Dismisses Calderon's Border Control Criticism
 Reuters
The White House on Monday dismissed criticism by the winner of Mexico's contested presidential election against U.S. moves to fortify the border and deploy National Guard troops to stem illegal immigration.more »»»
"Troops Home Fast" Hunger Strikers Enter Second Week
 t r u t h o u t
Peace activists enter their second week of the "Troops Home Fast", an historical hunger strike outside of the White House. And this week, they will be walking the halls of Congress calling on representatives to vote to bring the troops home.more »»»
Hostility to Illegal Arrivals is 15 Feet Tall Along U.S. Roads
 Richard Fausset
It is difficult for maid Lilian Trachoz to avoid seeing the huge billboard that looms a few hundred feet away from her hotel workplace — the one that says "STOP the INVASION" and, in smaller letters, "Secure Our Borders."more »»»
EU Says Disputed Mexico Vote Fair
 BBC News
Election monitors from the European Union say they found no irregularities in last Sunday's hotly disputed presidential election. The EU said its 80 monitors nationwide did not witness any wrongdoing.more »»»
Feds Resume Flying Captured Migrants Back to Mexican Interior
 Arthur H. Rotstein
For the third straight summer, federal officials are flying some illegal immigrants back to the Mexican interior after they've been caught crossing into Arizona.more »»»
Latin America's Drift to Left Halts at US Door
 Alistair Scrutton
The advance of Latin America's left abruptly stopped at the door of the United States with the election of a conservative president in Mexico, but Washington could still have trouble reestablishing its influence in the continent.more »»»
Expatriate Mexicans Worry About Election
 Peter Prengaman
Many expatriate Mexicans who supported Felipe Calderon weren't celebrating after the conservative presidential candidate was declared winner. Instead, they worried that the refusal of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to accept the official results could spark violent protests back home.more »»»
Bush Calls Fox, Calderon
 AFP
US President George W. Bush telephoned Mexican President Vicente Fox and his apparent successor Felipe Calderon and vowed to work with Mexico on key issues, the White House said.more »»»
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