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Bush/Cheney Dig in to Win
 Robert Parry
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are determined to secure another $100 billion blank check for the Iraq War despite a growing consensus among intelligence and military analysts that the war strategy is in chaos and on course to gravely damage U.S. interests in the Middle East.
House to Begin Probe Into Florida Election
 Phil Davis
A House task force will take the first steps Tuesday in an investigation of a Florida congressional election decided by 369 votes amid complaints that voting machines failed to count thousands of electronic ballots.
Bush, Gonzales Reportedly Discussed Fired Prosecutor
 Margaret Talev
New details emerging from Justice Department interviews and e-mails suggest that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and perhaps President Bush were more active than they've acknowledged in the firings last year of eight U.S. attorneys, lawmakers said Monday.
Cross-Border Collaboration Landing US Suspects in Mexican Courts
 Juliana Barbassa
Criminals have long fled across borders to escape prosecution, but growing cross-border collaboration between California and Mexico is landing more of these fugitives in court in their native country.
US Donates "Dirty Bomb" Detectors to Mexican Ports
 Reuters
The United States will donate radiation detectors to Mexico and help install them in busy sea ports to prevent a terrorist attack with a "dirty bomb" or other radioactive material.
Nicaragua Says It's Dismantled Drug Cell
 Associated Press
Nicaraguan police on Monday announced the arrest of more than two dozen local members of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel but said they were still seeking the group's leader.
Global Women Activists Speak Out Against War, Imperialism
 Humberto Márque
Condemnation of the United States' war in Iraq was rife at the 14th Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) last week in Caracas. Over 1,000 delegates representing 165 organisations in 80 countries participated.
European Nations Pile Pressure on Wolfowitz
 Lesley Wroughton
European countries on Saturday piled pressure on World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz over a scandal involving a promotion for his girlfriend, with Britain saying it had damaged the bank and Germany questioning whether he still had the credibility to lead the institution.
US Troop Deaths Up 21 Percent in Iraq
 Robert H. Reid
Iraqi civilian deaths have fallen in Baghdad in the two months since the Feb. 14 start of the U.S.-led offensive, according to an Associated Press tally. Outside the capital, civilian deaths are up as Sunni and Shiite extremists shift their operations to avoid the crackdown.
Donors Linked to the Clintons Shift to Obama
 David D. Kirkpatrick & Aron Pilhofer
As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks to reassemble the Democratic money machine her husband built, some of its major fund-raisers have already signed on with Senator Barack Obama.
‘Nothing to Hide,’ Attorney General Insists
 David Johnston & Neil A. Lewis
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales offered a measured apology for his mistakes in the dismissal of eight United States attorneys, but said in testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on Tuesday that he had “nothing to hide” and that none of the prosecutors were removed to influence the outcome of a case.
Nicaragua Attacks Advancing Mexican Drug Cartel
 Reuters
Nicaragua is cracking down on a Mexican drug cartel that has established a foothold in the Central American country, arresting 17 people in two days following recent death threats against the chief of police.
For Some Hispanics, Coming to U.S. Means Abandoning Religion
 Laurie Goodstein
A wave of research shows that increasing percentages of Hispanics are abandoning church, suggesting to researchers that along with assimilation comes a measure of secularization.
English-Only Bill Sponsor Accused of Racism
 Terry Keleher
Testifying before Nevada’s Government Affairs Committee last Friday, critics called an English-only bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Beer, R-La Vegas, a racist proposal. The bill will make English the official language in Nevada.
Texas Rancher Says Pipes Were Radioactive
 Lynn Brezosky
A member of one of Texas' oldest ranching families has locked horns with an oil company in a bizarre dispute involving pet rhinos, steel pipe and allegations of radiation poisoning and a corporate vendetta.
Gunned Down in Mexico
 Cory Wolfe
The 48-year-old Canadian was not naive about the perils of working on foreign soil. He knew of kidnappings and holdups. In fact, just six months before Hagen arrived, a company supervisor was stabbed.
Mayan Leaders Denied Visas; UA Visit Canceled
 Arizona Daily Star
A University of Arizona-sponsored talk by two indigenous leaders from Mexico has been canceled after the pair was denied visas to visit the United States, officials announced Friday.
Pelosi: "The President Is Not King"
 Jamie Holly
On the Today Show, Nancy Pelosi sat down with Campbell Brown to discuss her trip to Syria, as well as the stand-off between the White House and Congress over the war funding.
Leahy Doubts Bush Aides on Lost Emails
 Laurie Kellman
President Bush's aides are lying about White House emails sent on a Republican account that might have been lost, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy suggested Thursday, vowing to subpoena those documents if the administration fails to cough them up.
Diplomat Says Reform Requires Jobs in Mexico
 Jeorge Zarazua
Immigration reform in this country will not succeed if Mexico doesn't do its part and create more jobs to keep its citizens from leaving, said Arturo Sarukhán, Mexico's new ambassador to the United States.
US Senate Passes Stem Cell Vote
 Associated Press
A stubborn Senate voted Wednesday to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, ignoring President Bush's threat of a second veto on legislation designed to lead to new medical treatments.
Poll: US Congress's Approval Ratings Up
 David Espo
Public approval for Congress is at its highest level in a year as Democrats mark 100 days in power and step up their confrontation with President Bush over his handling of the Iraq War, the issue that overshadows all others.
BYU Campus Protests Dick Cheney Speech
 Debbie Hummel
Students at Brigham Young University, one of the most conservative universities in the nation, hold continuing protests against an invitation to Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at commencement on April 26.
Mexico Envoy Backs U.S. Plans but Says Migration Won't Stop
 Alfredo Corchado
Mexico's new ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarukhan, expressed support for proposed changes in U.S. immigration policy but said in an interview that even if they win the backing of Congress, waves of immigration will continue because Mexico is failing to provide adequate opportunities for its people.
Obama, Clinton Join Edwards in Skipping Fox-Sponsored Debate
 Associated Press
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will not participate in a Democratic debate co-hosted by Fox News Channel this fall, campaign aides indicated today. The decision by the two Democratic presidential candidates follows an announcement last week by John Edwards, another White House contender, that he would forgo the Fox event.
LA Mayor Plans Mexico, El Salvador Swing to Discuss Trade, Gangs
 Associated Press
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is planning a nine-day swing through El Salvador and Mexico next month to promote trade and discuss ways to prevent violent gangs from crossing international borders.
Support for Fence Along Mexico Border Falls to 37% Statewide, Field Poll Finds
 Sharon Mcnary
Mexican border, but a new Field Poll released Monday shows support among the state's voters for the wall has fallen to just 37 percent.
Huge Protest in Iraq Demands US Withdraw
 Edward Wong
Tens of thousands of protesters loyal to Moktada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric, took to the streets of the holy city of Najaf on Monday in an extraordinarily disciplined rally to demand an end to the American military presence in Iraq, burning American flags and chanting "Death to America!"
US Court OKs Water Work Opposed by Mexico
 Associated Press
An appeals court has ruled that the federal government can line a major canal with concrete to stop huge leaks, rejecting arguments that growers across the border in Mexico need the leaking water for their crops.
Bush Seeks Momentum for Immigration Overhaul
 Steve Holland
His chances for domestic policy wins dimming and overshadowed by debate over Iraq, President George W. Bush visited the US-Mexican border on Monday to demand that lawmakers work with him to overhaul immigration law.
Immigrants See Florida as a Path to American Dream
 Victor Manuel Ramos
Tens of thousands enter under visas for specialty workers or under student visas for higher education, and thousands of others seek asylum from political oppression or refuge from war. Why are they coming here?
Bush Touts Guest Worker Program Proposal
 Ben Feller
President Bush visited the U.S.-Mexico border Monday to tout a guest worker program for immigrants, pursuing a key domestic policy goal despite chilly relations with Congress.
Iraq War Protester Marches to Bush's Ranch
 Steve Holland
On Friday, Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan urged George Bush to "end this madness" in Iraq during a march toward Bush's ranch. Sheehan asked permission from police to speak with Bush, but was denied.
Central America Presidents to Discuss Puebla Panama Plan
 insidecostarica.com
The presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico will meet on April 9-10 to discuss the Puebla Panama Plan (PPP), Central American officials confirmed on Friday.
Thousands in LA Demand Immigrant Rights
 Peter Prengaman
Thousands of people marched through downtown on Saturday, demanding a way for the country's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants to become citizens and condemning President Bush's latest proposal.
Few Arrested in US for Illegal Entry Prosecuted
 Alicia A. Caldwell
Ninety-eight percent of those arrested between Oct. 1, 2000, and Sept. 30, 2005, were never prosecuted for illegally entering the country, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data.
US Women's Equality Measure Faces Long Odds
 Jim Abrams
Democrats face long odds in their effort to revive an Equal Rights Amendment that failed three decades ago, even if unisex bathrooms are no longer much of a fear factor.
Mother Rejects Appeal, Decides on Deportation
 Jessie Mangaliman
Despite an eleventh-hour legal appeal, Isabel Aguirre, the Palo Alto mother of four U.S. born children decided to leave Friday on a flight bound for Mexico, ending a long battle by the illegal immigrant to remain in the US.
Gonzales Aide Goodling Resigns
 Associated Press
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' top aide, who refused to testify before Congress about her role in the politically charged firing of eight U.S. attorneys, abruptly quit her job Friday.
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