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Border Patrol Chief Sees Border Control by 2013
 Jim Forsyth
The United States will have "operational control" of its border with Mexico by 2013 as it builds walls, installs surveillance equipment and beefs up manpower to keep out illegal immigrants, U.S. Border Patrol Director David Aguilar said on Wednesday.
N.M. Governor Sends More Cops to Mexico Border
 Reuters
Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson ordered more state police to the Mexico border on Wednesday in response to spiraling drug violence on the Mexican side, his office said.
Blair: My Political Journey is Over
 CNN News
British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced his resignation Thursday as Labour Party leader and prime minister after a decade in power.
Major General John Batiste (Ret.): "Mr. President, You Did Not Listen"
 Jake Tapper
In an act of defiance perhaps not seen since President Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur, today the anti-war veterans group VoteVets.org, which has been influential with Capitol Hill Democrats, is launching a half-million-dollar TV ad campaign featuring Maj Gen John Batiste (Ret.), former commanding general of the first infantry division in Iraq.
Pentagon Tells 35,000: Prepare to Deploy
 Associated Press
The Pentagon has notified more than 35,000 Army soldiers to be prepared to deploy to Iraq beginning this fall, a move that would allow commanders to maintain the ongoing buildup of troops through the end of the year if needed.
Pope Benedict XVI Heads to Brazil on First Pilgrimage to Latin America
 Victor L. Simpson
Pope Benedict XVI departed Wednesday on his first pilgrimage to Latin America a test of the 80-year-old pontiff's stamina and how he intends to deal with pressing challenges to his church in the region.
Churches to Begin Providing Sanctuary to Illegal Immigrants
 Peter Prengaman
Two Los Angeles churches intend to give sanctuary to illegal immigrants to protect them from deportation and put pressure on lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
Smuggling Ring Ends with Prison
 Mike Tobin
Manuel Valdez-Gomez established the network that brought hundreds of illegal immigrants into the Northeast for nearly a decade and made him more than $1 million. That pipeline closed Tuesday with his sentencing to a decade in prison.
Tighter Border First; Immigration Later
 Julie Hirschfeld Davis
The Bush administration and key senators are struggling to agree on draft legislation to secure the U.S.-Mexico border before putting millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship that could take 13 years.
Paperwork Delay Curbs Extradition of Top Drug Lord
 Kevin G. Hall & Marisa Taylor
The United States missed a chance in January to take custody of Mexico's most notorious alleged drug baron because U.S. officials hadn't filed a timely extradition request with Mexico, an investigation by The McClatchy Co. has found.
Immigrant Detention Visit Canceled
 Associated Press
A U.N. migrant rights expert planned to meet Monday with former detainees of a highly criticized Texas immigrant detention center after his tour of the facility was canceled.
Aurora to Unfurl Law to Ban Motorists' Flag-Waving
 James Kimberly, Sara Olkon & Rhianna Wisniewski
It has become a tradition, a way to publicly celebrate a missed homeland by driving slowly, honking the horn and waving the Mexican flag. But in Aurora, where nearly one in three people says they are Mexican-American, such celebrations could become a crime punishable by a $250 fine and, on the third offense, seizure of the vehicle.
Republicans Defect to the Obama Camp
 Sarah Baxter
Disillusioned supporters of President George W Bush are defecting to Barack Obama, the Democratic senator for Illinois, as the White House candidate with the best chance of uniting a divided nation.
Poll: Bush Hits All-Time Low
 Marcus Mabry
It's hard to say which is worse news for Republicans: that George W. Bush now has the worst approval rating of an American president in a generation, or that he seems to be dragging every '08 Republican presidential candidate down with him.
Group Accused of Being Bounty Hunters in Mexico Released Due to Lack of Evidence
 Jonathan Clark
Five U.S. citizens who were arrested in Naco, Sonora, on Wednesday and accused of bounty hunting have been released after a Mexican prosecutor found a lack of evidence in the case, a U.S. consular official said Friday.
Brazil Bypasses Patent on AIDS Drug
 Associated Press
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took steps Friday to let Brazil buy or produce an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co. despite the U.S. drug company's patent.
LA Mayor Cuts Short Mexico Trip Over Police Clash
 Dan Whitcomb
The mayor of Los Angeles cut short a trip to Mexico on Friday amid a furor over a May Day clash between police and pro-immigrant protesters, returning home to say what happened "was wrong" and he would set it right
US Democrats Not Backing Down on Iraq Bill
 Anne Flaherty
House Democratic leaders are indicating they are not ready to back down in their confrontation with President Bush on Iraq, even as pressure mounts to approve new funding for U.S. troops.
Texas Officials Say US-MX Wall Not Wanted
 Jim Forsyth
Officials from southern Texas on Wednesday criticized a federal plan to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to stop illegal immigration, calling it a "wall of shame."
200,000 Rally in Immigration Marches
 Mira Oberman
More than 200,000 activists rallied across the United States this week, demanding an overhaul of immigration laws and greater rights for an estimated 12 million illegal workers.
House Fails to Override Bush on Iraq
 Charles Babington
The Democratic-controlled House failed Wednesday to override President Bush's veto of an Iraqi war spending bill with timetables for troop withdrawals.
US Congress Will Not Give the President a Blank Check
 Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Democratic leaders responded to President Bush's veto of the Iraq Supplemental bill today. The following are her remarks:
Bush Vetoes War Spending Bill
 Reuters
President George W. Bush vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would have required him to begin withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq this year, setting up a new showdown with Democratic leaders over funding the war, the White House said.
Venezuela Pulls Control From Big Oil
 Reuters
resident Hugo Chavez's government took over Venezuela's last remaining privately run oil fields Tuesday, intensifying a decisive struggle with Big Oil over one of the world's most lucrative deposits.
US Flags Wave at Immigration Rallies
 Peter Prengaman
Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of people protested across the country Tuesday to demand a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. From Phoenix to Detroit to Miami, thousands of people carried American flags in the streets.
Immigration Rallies, Marches Kick Off in SoCal
 CNS
Police and transit officials are bracing for what may be thousands of immigration rights protestors in the Civic Center and MacArthur Park areas.
California Democratic Party Passes Resolution Demanding Impeachment of Bush and Cheney
 David Swanson
Sparked by an insurgency among delegates, the California Democratic Party has taken an historic step forward on the issue of impeachment. In a resolution affirmed by the full state party convention Sunday, the Democrats called on the U.S. Congress to use its subpoena power to investigate misdeeds of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
Thousands of Mexican Children Attend US Public Schools
 Associated Press
Thousands of Mexican children are flocking across the U.S. border to attend school, sparking a debate in towns along the border over whether U.S. taxpayers should have to bear the costs of educating them.
US Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Mexican Death Row Inmate
 Linda Greenhouse
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from a Mexican citizen on death row in Texas whose case has embroiled the World Court, the Bush administration and the State of Texas in a conflict that has only deepened in the two years since the justices last considered how to resolve it.
Bush Official Linked to Call-Girl Probe Resigns
 Anne Gearan
Randall Tobias, head of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned Friday after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring, said two people in a position to know the circumstances of his departure.
Big Mexican Drug Cartel Suffers Blow
 Kelly Thornton
Two Mexican brothers have pleaded guilty to racketeering charges stemming from their senior positions in the Arellano Fιlix drug organization, and both have made the most sweeping admissions to date about their bosses and the cartel's violent methods.
Increased Border Enforcement Burdening Fed Courts
 Jennifer Talhelm
Immigration-related felony cases are swamping US federal courts along the Southwest border, forcing judges to handle hundreds more cases than their peers elsewhere.
Newport-to-Ensenada Race Jams at Start
 Laylan Connelly
For the first time in seven years, boaters departed under warm, sunny skies from outside the Newport Harbor for a 135-mile journey to Ensenada, Mexico. The 60th annual Lexus Newport-to-Ensenada race dubbed the world's largest international yacht race began Friday at noon.
Help Flowing in to US-Mexican Border
 Disaster News Network
Help continued to pour in this weekend to towns on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border which were slammed by a powerful tornado on Tuesday night.
13 Held in Calif. Mexican Mafia Sweep
 Andrew Glazer
Thirteen reputed members of one of California's most feared gangs were arrested this week on narcotics and money laundering charges, according to court papers unsealed Friday.
NATO's Mixed Messages on Afghanistan's Opium Crop
 Francoise Chipaux
NATO said this week that it has withdrawn a radio message telling Afghan farmers that its troops will not destroy their opium fields, following complaints that the alliance appeared to condone the illicit crop.
Senators Vow to Restore Rights to Detainees
 Susan Cornwell
Influential U.S. senators vowed on Thursday to restore to foreign terrorism suspects the right to challenge their imprisonment, saying Congress made an historic blunder by stripping them of that right last year.
Migrant Death Toll High Despite US Border Crackdown
 Reuters
Tightening security on the U.S.-Mexican border has sharply cut arrests of illegal immigrants but scores are still dying as they attempt the perilous crossing through deserts and raging rivers.
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