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Bush Plunges to New Low in Poll
 Agence France Presse
US President George W. Bush prepares to give a speech in Washington, DC. Bush's approval rating has plunged to a new low of 29 percent in the recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
New Mexico Cockfighters Brace for Ban
 Tim Korte
Some cockfighters might take their roosters south of the border. Others are likely to go underground. When a new law takes effect Friday, it no longer will be legal to fight roosters in New Mexico.
Senate Supporters of Immigration Reform Reach Agreement
 David Espo
Key senators tentatively agreed on a plan to revive a stalled immigration bill on Thursday, aided by President Bush's support for a quick $4.4 billion aimed at "securing our borders and enforcing our laws at the work site."
Univision Pushes Viewers to US Citizenship
 Peter Prengaman
Hispanics have long been seen as a powerful voting force yet to materialize, but Univision officials believe they can change that by encouraging millions of eligible immigrants to become U.S. citizens - and then helping them with the process.
White House Subpoenas, and a Constitutional Showdown
 Matt Renner
Subpoenas issued Wednesday by Congress for testimony from former White House officials could lead to a constitutional crisis over the right of executive privilege.
Earthquake Rocks Guatemala
 icWales
A powerful earthquake has shaken Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, causing traffic chaos in Guatemala City, damaging some houses and generating landslides outside the capital.
Senate Dems Plan New Round of Iraq Votes
 Anne Flaherty
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday the Senate will face another round of votes on the Iraq war before the July Fourth recess, a strategy intended to show that Democrats are not giving up on efforts to bring troops home.
Passport Waiver Mix-Up Strands Air Travelers
 Peter Pae & Jane Engle
Just when it seemed the passport logjam was starting to ease, passengers faced another obstacle this week: Some airlines refused to let them board planes because they didn't have birth certificates with them.
Candidates Sound Off on Immigration in California Campaign Swings
 Associated Press
Republican presidential contender John McCain voiced optimism that President Bush could salvage his comprehensive immigration reform plan as several candidates canvassed California for money and votes.
Richardson Woos Latino Support
 Julia Prodis Sulek
New Mexico governor, Bill Richardson, the son of a Mexican mother and American father in Pasadena, is walking a fine line of defining his cultural identity while appealing to a broader group.
Passport Seekers Who Paid Extra but Still Waited Will Get Refunds
 Devlin Barrett
Frustrated travelers who paid an extra $60 to get their U.S. passports expedited - and still had to wait for them - can now get a refund from the government, the latest effort to come to grips with a massive backlog in passport applications that has ruined or delayed summer vacation plans for thousands in the United States.
Obama, Thompson Gain on Clinton, Giuliani
 Heidi Przybyla
Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton continue to be the frontrunners for their parties' presidential nominations, though on the Republican side the momentum is with Fred Thompson and Democrat Barack Obama has the broadest appeal of any candidate.
US Republicans Block Gonzales No Confidence Vote
 Agence France-Presse
Senate Republicans Monday blocked a Democratic vote of "no confidence" in besieged US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, sparing President George W. Bush another political hammer blow.
Group Says US Citizen Wrongly Deported to Mexico
 Kemp Powers
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government on Monday over what the rights group said was the wrongful deportation of a developmentally disabled U.S. citizen who is now missing in Mexico.
US Denies Wives’ Right to Visit Imprisoned ‘Cuban Five’
 Dalia Acosta
Olga Salanueva is determined to visit her husband in the United States. She won’t give up, even though the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba has already denied her request for an entry visa seven times.
Approval of Congress Lowest in a Decade
 Noam N. Levey
Fueled by disappointment at the pace of change since Democrats assumed the majority on Capitol Hill, public approval of Congress has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new poll.
Bush Confident US Immigration Bill Will Pass
 Agence France Presse
US President George W. Bush was confident Monday that the most sweeping overhaul of US immigration laws in two decades will ultimately clear Congress once he gets home from his European tour.
Soldiers Suspected of Alien Smuggling
 Associated Press
Three National Guardsmen assigned to the Texas-Mexico border were accused of running an immigrant smuggling ring after 24 immigrants were found inside a van one of them was driving, the U.S. Attorney said Monday.
Colombia: A Country Reincarnated
 Malcolm Beith
For years, Colombia has been virtually synonymous with anything bad—kidnappings, homicides, crime, cocaine, civil war and the escapades of Pablo Escobar, who terrorized the country in the '70s and '80s. But Colombia is beginning to reinvent itself in the eyes of the world.
Mexican Reporter Seeks US Asylum
 Lourdes Medrano
A brutal beating, coupled with subsequent phone threats and the killing of an Agua Prieta journalist, propelled Hermosillo, Sonora reporter Claudio Tiznado over the border to Tucson seeking asylum.
Deep Divisions Derail Immigration Bill
 Associated Press
The Senate divisions that derailed a White House-backed immigration bill - for now, at least - mirror the U.S. society's deep differences over the issue, according to polling data, lawmakers and analysts.
National Latino Leaders to Convene at Immigration Summit
 Business Wire
In the shadow of the debate in Congress, national Latino community leaders and others will gather at an immigration summit in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2007, to help jumpstart stalled negotiations in the U.S. Senate and encourage greater sensitivity to the needs of immigrant workers and families.
With New Law, China Reports Drop in Executions
 Jim Yardley
China, which puts more inmates to death than the rest of the world combined, is reporting fewer executions this year after reinstating a requirement that every death case be reviewed and approved by the country’s highest court.
Voice of a Boy Spreads Far and Wide
 The Guardian
A Chicago church is shielding Elvira Arellano from the reach of immigration officials. They want to deport her as one of the 12 million undocumented immigrants, more than half of whom come, like her, from Mexico. Her son, Saul, also represents a significant statistic in the debate.
US Immigrants Disappointed Over Defeat
 Tara Burghart
The measure that failed a crucial test vote in the Senate on Thursday would have tightened the borders while also giving up to 12 million illegal immigrants a pathway to legal status — provided they are willing to pay thousands of dollars in fees and penalties and return to their homelands to apply. Now illegal immigrants and businesses that employ them are left wondering what the future holds.
U.S. Border Passport Rules Suspended
 Devlin Barrett & Jennifer Talhelm
The Bush administration on Friday suspended some of its new, post-Sept. 11 requirements for flying abroad, hoping to placate Congress and irate summer travelers whose vacations have been thwarted by delays in processing their passports.
Ottawa Moves to Simplify Passport Application Process
 Meagan Fitzpatrick
The Canadian government announced a series of measures on Friday to simplify the passport application process and to cut down on the backlog that has been mounting since new travel rules were introduced by the United States in January.
Extradition Sought in Mexico Deaths
 Mark Scolforo
Federal prosecutors want to return to Mexico a federal inmate they say confessed to killing at least 10 women in a border city there as "offerings to Satan."
Senate Immigration Bill Dies
 Associated Press
A broad immigration bill to legalize millions of people in the U.S. unlawfully suffered a stunning setback in the Senate Thursday, costing President Bush perhaps his best opportunity to win a top domestic priority.
Castro Back on TV but Many Doubt He Will Rule Again
 Anthony Boadle
Cuban leader Fidel Castro has confirmed his recovery from life-threatening surgery in a long television interview, but many Cubans believe he may be too old and weak to return to power.
Rights Groups Call for End to Secret Detentions
 Scott Shane
Six human rights groups released a list of 39 people they believe have been secretly imprisoned by the United States and whose whereabouts are unknown, calling on the Bush administration to abandon such detentions.
Thousands Protest Outside G-8 Summit
 Associated Press
Police used water cannon to scatter stone-throwing demonstrators as several thousand protesters gathered at a seven-mile fence surrounding the Group of Eight summit meeting involving US President Bush and other leaders.
Migrants Seizing Chance to Cross
 Alfredo Corchado
In all, more than a dozen migrants interviewed on the banks of the Rio Grande say they have jobs waiting on the U.S. side; that their trips were planned long before the immigration debate; and that with or without changes in law, they'll continue to take the arduous journey.
Discontent Over Iraq Increasing, Poll Finds
 Dan Balz & Jon Cohen
Growing frustration with the performance of the Democratic Congress, combined with widespread public pessimism over President Bush's temporary troop buildup in Iraq, has left satisfaction with the overall direction of the country at its lowest point in more than a decade.
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