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 News Around the Americas
Bush Compares U.S. Wars in Vietnam, Iraq
 Jennifer Loven
President Bush, on his first visit to a country where America lost a two-decade-long fight against communism, said Friday the Vietnam War's lesson for today's confounding Iraq conflict is that freedom takes time to trump hatred.
Feds: Border Security Costs Could Soar
 Associated Press
Electronic monitoring and other steps for enhancing surveillance along the southwestern border could cost 15 times the initial $2 billion estimate, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general says.
U.S. Warns Citizens About Violence in Mexico
 Reuters
The United States warned its citizens on Wednesday to be careful when traveling to Mexico after recent bombings and cautioned that a coming national holiday could trigger more violence.
Soldier Who Died in Iraq Receives U.S. Citizenship
 Matt Millham
Clutching a framed photograph of her smiling husband and choking back tears, Salina Jimenez accepted a naturalization certificate Tuesday. But the certificate wasn’t hers.
3 US Christian Groups Move To Condemn Gay Sex
 Alan Cooperman & Peter Whoriskey
Faced with rising public acceptance of same-sex relationships, three U.S. Christian denominations are taking strong measures this week to condemn homosexual acts as sinful.
Rancher Trial Highlights Border Vigilantism
 Tim Gaynor
A rancher accused of holding a Mexican-American family at gunpoint went on trial in this southern Arizona town on Tuesday in a case highlighting border vigilantism, rights groups said.
Vatican Cardinal Says U.S.-Mexico Fence "Inhuman"
 Philip Pullella
A senior Vatican cardinal on Tuesday condemned the building of walls between countries to keep out immigrants and said Washington's plan to build a fence on the U.S.-Mexican border was part of an "inhuman program."
Border Patrol Says Agents Crossed Border
 Alicia Caldwell
U.S. Border Patrol agents crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico last week while chasing a drug smuggling suspect, Border Patrol officials said Monday.
U.S. Court Jails Mexican for Murder of DEA Agent
 Reuters
An Arizona court on Monday sentenced a Mexican who was once on the FBI's most wanted list to life in prison for his part in killing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent more than a decade ago.
US Democrats Push for Troop Cuts Within Months
 Sheryl Gay Stolberg & Mark Mazzetti
Democratic leaders in the Senate vowed on Sunday to use their new Congressional majority to press for troop reductions in Iraq within a matter of months, stepping up pressure on the administration.
Democrats, Engaging Bush, Vow Early Action Over Iraq
 Carl Hulse & Thom Shanker
Democrats sought on Friday to put their new political power to use in shaping the debate over Iraq, promising stepped-up Congressional oversight of the war and a resolution demanding a schedule for reducing the number of troops there.
He's Out, but Some Still Want Rumsfeld to Face War Crimes Charges
 Maddy Sauer
Though he is now the former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld is expected to be accused of war crimes in a lawsuit to be filed next week in Germany.
Impeachment 'Off the Table,' Conyers Says
 Jonathan Tilove
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., presumed to become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in January, said Thursday that impeachment of President Bush "is off the table."
World Greets US Election Results With Joy, Relief
 Molly Moore & Peter Finn
According to the world's press the war in Iraq and a scandal-hit Republican Congress are the key issues that shaped the US mid-term elections in which Democrats swept to power.
Bush Talks Immigration with Mexico's President-Elect
 AFP
President George W. Bush met with Mexican president-elect Felipe Calderon for White House talks that included the contentious immigration issue between the neighboring countries.
Latin Americans Cheered by GOP Setback
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Most agree that Washington's new political landscape will do little for their countries' agendas, such as Mexico's hope of stopping a border wall meant to stem illegal immigration.
US Democrats Take Control of the Senate
 Liz Sidoti & Bob Lewis
Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994.
Rumsfeld Steps Down
 Associated Press
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, intends to resign after six stormy years at the Pentagon, Republican officials said Wednesday.
Unease Over U.S. Policies Frames Calderón´s Visi
 El Universal
U.S. President George W. Bush will receive President-elect Felipe Calderón on Thursday at a time of growing Mexican unease over the U.S. plan to construct a 700-mile (1,125 kilometer) fence on the U.S. side of the border to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Historic Democratic Victory
 Jason Leopold
Despite widespread problems with electronic voting machines, hours-long waiting at the polls, and GOP intimidation tactics, the public turned out en masse Tuesday and helped shift the balance of power to Democrats for the first time in 12 years.
Daniel Ortega Returns to Power in Nicaragua
 Kieran Murray
Managua, Nicaragua - Nicaragua's former Marxist guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega bounced back to power on Tuesday in a presidential election victory that bolsters an increasingly assertive anti-U.S. bloc in Latin America.
What If Democrats Win?
 ABCNews
This midterm election there's a big "what if" on the minds of many Americans. When the results are in, what if Democrats take control of the House, the Senate or both?
Ortega on Brink of Return
 Kieran Murray
Nicaragua's former Marxist guerrilla-president Daniel Ortega is almost certain to complete a long climb back to power on Tuesday with an election win that could upset his old Cold War enemy, the United States.
What to Recall, What to Forget on Election Day
 Carl Hiaasen
The latest New York Times/CBS poll shows that only 29 percent of Americans approve of how President Bush is handling the war in Iraq. That's terrible news for Republicans on the eve of mid-term elections. While some frantically try to distance themselves from the president, others are frantically trying to distract voters.
Saddam Verdict Date "Rigged" for Bush
 Reuters
Saddam Hussein's defence team has urged a delay of his possible death sentence and said the ousted Iraqi leader believed Sunday's expected verdict was timed to boost President George Bush before US mid-term elections.
Bush Cites Oil As Reason to Stay in Iraq
 Peter Baker
During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, President Bush and his aides sternly dismissed suggestions that the war was all about oil. Now, more than 3 1/2 years later, someone else is asserting that the war is about oil - President Bush.
Latin Leaders Criticize U.S. Border Fence Plan
 Reuters
Leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal on Sunday criticized U.S. plans to build a fence on the Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants and urged Washington to reconsider.
Federal Authorities Detain 16 Travelers at Houston Airport
 Armando Villafranca
Federal authorities delayed the recent departure of 16 international travelers, including 15 Mexican nationals, who were boarding a Mexico City-bound plane at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Texas Begins Online Test of Border Cameras
 Reuters
Texas began testing a Web site on Friday that enables anyone with Internet access to keep watch on the state's border with Mexico. The cameras at www.texasborderwatch.com will also be equipped with night vision lenses for 24-hour surveillance.
Latin Nations Condemn US Over Border Wall with Mexico
 AFP
Spain, Portugal and their former colonies across the Americas roundly condemned the United States for its controversial border fence with Mexico, diplomats said.
British Believe Bush Is More Dangerous Than Kim Jong-il
 Julian Glover
America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the invasion of Iraq.
Hispanic, Asian, Native Citizens Face Voting Barriers
 Catherine Komp
Voting rights groups are concerned that millions of US citizens with limited English proficiency could have problems when trying to vote this year.
The Border Wall: Who Will Build It?
 People's Weekly World Newspaper
All over Texas, people are incredulous about the Republican election ploy to build a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border — from Columbus, N.M., to El Paso, Texas.
House Control in Range for Democrats: Reuters poll
 John Whitesides
US Democrats are ahead in races for 12 of 15 key Republican-held seats in the U.S. House one week before the November 7 elections, placing them within striking range of winning control of the chamber, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Wednesday.
Crusade Against Hunger in Latin America
 Odalys Troya Flores
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization has re-launched the “Latin America and the Caribbean without Hunger” initiative. The FAO effort stems from the substantial number of malnourished in the continent who suffer from chronic malnutrition.
MS-13 Gang Seen as Growing Threat
 David McLemore
Officials estimate there are up to 10,000 hard-core members of the gang operating in 33 states, the largest clusters living in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and the Mid-Atlantic region.
Rep. Duncan Hunter to Run for President
 Marty Graham
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter (news, bio, voting record), the House Armed Services Committee chairman who coauthored legislation to build a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, announced plans on Monday for a longshot presidential bid in 2008.
US 'Concerned' by Violence in Oaxaca
 AFP
The death of a US journalist in Oaxaca is worrisome, a State Department spokesman said, adding that it is up to Mexico's government to deal with unrest in the southern Mexican state.
New Photos Show Castro Standing, Talking
 Vanessa Arrington
Photographs of Fidel Castro standing and talking on the phone were published Sunday in Cuba's state-run media, a day after the ailing leader appeared in a video to dispel rumors he was on his deathbed.
Tipping Point for US War's Supporters?
 Thomas E. Ricks & Peter Baker
October 2006 may be remembered as the month that the U.S. experience in Iraq hit a tipping point, when the violence flared and shook both the military command in Iraq and the political establishment back in Washington.
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