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Pedestrians Lose Perks at US Border Bridge
 Amanda Beck
Pedestrians at the nation's busiest border crossing are losing conveniences because of security measures that critics say amount to an unnecessary crackdown.
Bush: 'Just Give My Iraq War More Time'
 Agence France-Presse
President George W. Bush insisted Saturday his new war strategy in Iraq showed promise but needed more time to bear fruit as the White House fought to rebuff calls for a withdrawal of US troops.
Democratic Hopefuls Reach Out to Hispanics
 Nafeesa Syeed
Democratic presidential candidates say they are reaching out to Hispanics - a group that could play a key role in Iowa's caucuses. But apparently they need to stretch a little further. Most Hispanics say they didn't know they were being courted.
Officials Say Gonzales Has Resigned
 Jennifer Loven & Lara Jakes Jordan
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster over the Justice Department's botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firing of U.S. attorneys, officials said Monday.
Argentina: Former Agent of Chilean Dictatorship Released on Parole
 Marcela Valente
Shocked by the release on parole of former Chilean secret police agent Enrique Arancibia, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1974 murders of Chilean General Carlos Prats and his wife, the attorney representing the Chilean state in that trial told IPS he was considering legal action to get the measure overturned.
Activists, Mayors Protest US-Mexico Border Wall
 Sito Negron
The mayors of the Texan city of El Paso and the Mexican city of Juarez led a protest by dozens of people on Saturday against a planned border wall to stem illegal immigration into America.
Witness Claims Wrong Person Shot at Border, Lawyer Says
 Alicia A. Caldwell
A Mexican woman who witnessed a fatal border shooting claims the U.S. Border Patrol shot the wrong man, a lawyer in the case said Friday.
Texas Executes 400th Inmate Since 1982
 Michael Graczyk
A man convicted in the shooting death of a convenience store clerk became the 400th person on this week to be executed in Texas since the state resumed capital punishment in 1982.
Canadian Police Admit Infiltrating SPP Protesters
 WorldNetDaily.com
Police authorities have admitted that three officers disguised themselves with bandannas over their faces and infiltrated protesters who assembled outside a trilateral summit in Quebec to object to the developing Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
Intelligence Chief Sees Border as Terrorist Entryway
 Chris Roberts
America's top intelligence official is concerned that terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, in the midst of regrouping and marshaling new recruits, are paying more attention to the Southwest border as they look for ways to enter the United States.
Richardson Targets Hispanic Vote
 Kathleen Hennessey
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson started a Hispanic outreach program Thursday to try to raise his profile with a voting bloc critical to his campaign.
War Analogy Strikes Nerve in Vietnam
 Associated Press
President Bush touched a nerve among Vietnamese when he invoked the Vietnam War in a speech warning that death and chaos will envelop Iraq if U.S. troops leave too quickly.
Russia Steps Up Military Expansion
 Luke Harding
Vladimir Putin announced ambitious plans to revive Russia's military power and restore its role as the world's leading producer of military aircraft yesterday.
Gay Mexican Pleads to Stay, Fears Persecution
 Tom Godfrey
A Mexican homosexual who claims he'll be persecuted if deported is appealing to Immigration Minister Diane Finley to block his removal from Canada.
Mexicans Say Miss. Police Kidnapped Them
 Holbrook Mohr
Thirty Mexican nationals with visas to work in the U.S. claim police in Pascagoula kidnapped and threatened them with arrest or deportation if they did not return to an employer.
Bush Plays the Vietnam Card
 Olivier Knox
President George W. Bush on Wednesday warned that a hasty withdrawal from Iraq would trigger a bloodbath like the one in Southeast Asia after the US defeat and retreat from Vietnam.
US Congress Approval Rating Drops Again
 UPI
Approval of the job the U.S. Congress is doing has tied a historical low of just 18 percent, a Gallup poll published Wednesday said.
Bush Vows Anti-Drug Aid for Mexico
 Michael A. Fletcher
President Bush on Tuesday pledged to develop a robust aid package to help Mexico battle that country's murderous drug cartels, saying that the two neighbors must join forces to confront "a common problem," the illegal drug trade.
Colombia: FARC Hostages Died in Military-Rebel Shootout
 Constanza Vieira
The deaths of 11 of the 12 regional lawmakers being held hostage by Colombia’s FARC rebels may have occurred in the midst of fighting between the insurgents guarding the hostages and the "Junglas", an elite military unit, according to a reconstruction of events based on interviews by IPS.
Harper, Bush and Calderon Wrap Up Summit Early
 CityNews.ca
The North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) is wrapping up early thanks to Hurricane Dean, which caused Mexican president Felipe Calderon to leave so he could tend to storm damage in his home country.
Venezuela: No Change in Patterns of Police Brutality and Impunity
 Humberto Márquez
There have been no change in the pattern of police brutality and abuses of basic guarantees like the right to life and personal integrity and the inviolability of the home documented in Venezuela in the 1980s and 1990s by the non-governmental Justice and Peace Support Network.
Text of President Bush, Mexican President Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Harper
 Associated Press
Text of President Bush, Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
Protests at Day One of North America Summit
 Michel Comte
Thousands of protestors on Monday clashed with riot police at this log cabin inn near Ottawa, decrying a summit of North American leaders on bolstering security and economic ties.
FEMA: Dean Prep Far Exceeds Katrina
 John Heilprin
The government has contracts it can quickly take "off the shelf" for buses, ambulances and relocation camps and has improved communications should Hurricane Dean strike Texas, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Sunday.
Protesters Converge on Montebello to Protest Summit
 CP
Angry anarchists and family-friendly activists converged on the posh Montebello resort in Quebec on Monday to protest the North American Leaders' Summit.
US Anti-War Volume is About to Increase
 Lisa Hoffman
The cacophony about Iraq is about to take on a shrillness and volume not heard in Washington, or beyond, since the nation was rent in two by the Vietnam War.
Bush Seeks Neighborly Agenda
 Ben Feller
President Bush, tending to relations with two border nations, will try to give a boost Monday to his partnerships with the like-minded leaders of Canada and Mexico.
Texas Prepares for Hurricane Dean
 Monica Rhor
Officials opened emergency operations centers, moved inmates to prisons deeper inland and passed out sandbags along portions of the Texas coast as Hurricane Dean barreled toward the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Murder Stalks Poverty in LA County
 Jill Leovy
Homicides are down sharply in Los Angeles County this year, possibly by as much as 14% countywide. But the stubborn problem of deadly violence grinds on in poor neighborhoods of the county at a rate far above the U.S. average.
Spencer Tunick Gets Hundreds Naked on Glacier
 Anne Richardson
Hundreds of people posed naked on Switzerland's shrinking Aletsch glacier for US photographer Spencer Tunick as part of a Greenpeace campaign to raise awareness of global warming.
Activists Gear Up to Protest Montebello Summit
 Canadian Press
Thousands of protesters were expected to take to the streets of Ottawa Sunday, in advance of a two-day summit meeting of leaders from Canada, the United States and Mexico being held in western Quebec.
Bush to Tighten Ties with Mexico, Canada
 Ben Feller
Never fond of interrupting his Texas vacation, President Bush is doing it this year to bolster ties with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, two friendly neighbors and vital partners.
Bush Not to Halt Mexico Truck Plan
 Steve Hirsch
The Bush administration yesterday said it intends to go ahead with a pilot project that will allow up to 100 Mexico-based trucking companies to operate in the U.S. beyond border states.
47 Stolen Cars to be Returned to Mexico
 Anna Cearley
A recent investigation into cars stolen in Mexico that end up north of the border yielded 47 cars that are being returned to their Mexican owners. The Mexican-registered cars were found Friday, most of them in impound yards in San Ysidro and Chula Vista.
Jose Padilla Convicted in Terrorism Trial
 Curt Anderson
Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism support charges Thursday after being held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to stop homegrown terror.
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