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 Chavez for Life? Venezuelans to Vote on Re-Election
 Hugh Bronstein
Venezuelans voted in a tightly contested referendum on Sunday on whether to allow left-wing President Hugo Chavez to stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections or hand him his first defeat at the polls.
Rove's Version of 2002 War Vote Is Disputed
 Peter Baker
Former White House aide Karl Rove said yesterday it was Congress, not President Bush, who wanted to rush a vote on the looming war in Iraq in the fall of 2002, a version of events disputed by leading congressional Democrats and even some former Rove colleagues.
US Seeks Alleged Drug Leader in Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
The United States has formally filed a request for the extradition of a reputed drug cartel leader called "The Queen of the Pacific," a U.S. official and the Mexican government said Friday.
World Aids Day: Racism, Gov't Apathy Fuel US Epidemic
 Adrianne Appel
The United States has slashed the AIDS death rate among white and wealthy U.S. citizens, but the disease continues to ravage the black community at full force, leaders say.
U.S. Will Guide Mexico Drug Aid Cash - Senate Leader
 Catherine Bremer
Washington wants to work with Mexico to make sure the $1.4 billion it is injecting into a crackdown on drug gangs is well spent and human rights are respected, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
New Poll Shows Catholics Around the World Believe Good Catholics Can Use Condoms
 Catholics for Choice
Even in the face of an AIDS epidemic that costs millions of lives, the Vatican has stubbornly refused to lift its ban on condoms. A new multinational poll, however, shows that Catholics the world over believe that using condoms is prolife because it prevents the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Peru: Shining Path Rebels And The War On Drugs
 Ángel Páez
A surviving faction of Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas has launched an offensive against anti-drug police units in the Apurímac and Ene river valleys - an area known by the acronym VRAE - in one of the country’s main coca-growing and cocaine-producing regions.
US Veterans Face Two Headed Monster "DODVA"
 David Lord
What do Veterans face when seeking the benefits they are entitled to for Military Service? A two-headed monster, The Department of Defense and The Department of Veterans Affairs, the 1st and 2nd largest agencies in the United States Government.
Witnesses Describe Blackwater Horrors
 Lara Jakes Jordan
A federal grand jury investigating Blackwater Worldwide heard witnesses Tuesday as a private lawsuit accused the government contractor's bodyguards of ignoring orders and abandoning their posts shortly before taking part in a Baghdad shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead.
US Asks Mexico to Extradite Jailed Drug "Queen"
 Reuters
The United States has requested that Mexico extradite Sandra Avila, known as the "Queen of the Pacific," one of its most notorious and glamorous drug smugglers, Mexican officials said on Tuesday.
FBI Dismisses Fort Huachuca Terror Plot Story
 Aaron Mackey
The plot was like something from a Hollywood blockbuster: dozens of foreign terrorists working with a Mexican drug cartel to attack a Southern Arizona Army post with anti-tank missiles and grenade launchers. But the plot turned out to be nothing more than fiction, an FBI spokesman said.
Female Migration Increases and Spurs Development, Shows World Bank Research
 Alejandra Viveros
Women make up almost half the migrant population in the world and their numbers are increasing, according to a new World Bank report released today.
Islamists Target Arizona Base
 Sara A. Carter
Fort Huachuca, the nation's largest intelligence-training center, changed security measures in May after being warned that Islamist terrorists, with the aid of Mexican drug cartels, were planning an attack on the facility.
Cubans Stopped at Sea Nearing Record
 Alfonso Chardy
The number of interdictions in the Florida Straits may soon match or exceed those in 2005, when the U.S. Coast Guard made the greatest number of interceptions since the rafter crisis 13 years ago.
Is Iraq Fading as an Issue?
 Charles Babington
Now that violence in Iraq is abating and other issues are consuming more of the presidential debates, political activists are wondering if the war will prove to be the defining issue that Democrats have long assumed.
100 Mexicans Arrested in Latest U.S. Anti-Immigrant Operation
 Javier Rodríguez
In the latest anti-immigration operation in the United States, dubbed "Zero Tolerance," 100 Mexican citizens were jailed and charged with crimes, it was announced today.
Ex-General: 'Bring the Troops Home'
 Agence France-Presse
A former top US commander in Iraq has thrown his support behind a war funding bill proposed by Democrats that calls for withdrawing most combat troops by the end of next year.
Nelson Saves Doomed Horses
 World Entertainment News Network
Willie Nelson has been hailed a horse hero in his native Texas after quietly saving 25 doomed beasts from Mexican slaughterhouses. The country legend now stables the mares on his ranch and is taking the horrors of Mexico's horse slaughter trade to Washington, D.C. in a bid to gain political help.
Citizenship Backlog to Affect US Voting in '08
 Associated Press
Millions of people who applied for naturalization and other immigration benefits to beat a midsummer fee increase are caught in a paperwork pileup that threatens the chance for some to become U.S. citizens in time to vote in next year's presidential election.
US Hate Crimes Rose Eight Percent in 2006
 Associated Press
Hate crime incidents rose nearly 8 percent last year, the FBI reported Monday, as civil rights advocates increasingly take to the streets to protest what they call official indifference to intimidation and attacks against blacks and other minorities.
For Calif. Fire Victims, a Time of Thanks and Concern
 William M. Welch
A month after the fires that destroyed more than 2,000 homes, some in Southern California aren't optimistic or certain about the future. Across the region there is a determination to rebuild, but the pace of recovery — physical and emotional — has been uneven.
U.S. Not Ready for Mormon, Hispanic President
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
Adults in the United States hold differing views about the chances of some presidential contenders, according to a poll by Hart/McInturff released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News.
US Border Patrol Goes Zero Tolerance
 James Pinkerton
Since Oct. 30, when the Border Patrol launched a new zero-tolerance campaign, the controversial operation has jammed local jails to capacity, strained the staff of the federal public defender's office and sparked charges that immigrants' due process rights are being violated.
Church World Service Urging Citizen Action on Peru Free Trade Agreement
 Lesley Crosson
As a result of the Nov. 8 House of Representatives passage of a trade agreement that would harm resource-poor Peruvians, humanitarian agency Church World Service is urging people to Contact their Senators and ask them to oppose the US-Peru Free Trade Agreement.
Rights Concerns Cloud Regional Anti-Drug Plan
 Charles Davis
A 1.4-billion-dollar U.S. aid package to Mexico and Central American states aimed at combating drug trafficking and organised crime could backfire, the chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said in a hearing last week.
Canada Shuts Doors to US War Resisters
 Aaron Glantz
Two U.S. Army deserters who fled to Canada and sought refugee status on grounds of their opposition to the war in Iraq have lost their bids to have the Supreme Court of Canada hear their cases.
Big Day Looms for Venezuela
 Simon Romero
In two weeks, Venezuela could be starting an extraordinary experiment in centralized socialism fueled by oil. By law, the workday would be cut to six hours. Street vendors, housewives and maids would have state-mandated pensions. And President Hugo Chávez would have significantly enhanced powers and be eligible for re-election for the rest of his life.
No Borders Camp: For a World Without Borders
 Will Parrish
From November 5-11, roughly 500 people from throughout the United States and Mexico gathered at the Mexicali-Calexico border in the Sonoran Desert bioregion for a No Borders Camp, a temporary autonomous zone and direct action meant to challenge neo-liberal capitalism, border militarization, and migration controls.
ImpeachBush.org Launches Winter Lobbying Campaign
 ImpeachBush.org/VoteToImpeach.org
In the last few days, 22,867 people have come to the ImpeachBush website to flood Congress with letters demanding support for House Res. 333 for impeachment. This is an incredible response in a short period of time.
California Immigration-Rights Advocates Head to Mexico
 David Olson
Several California immigration-rights advocates are heading to Mexico City to participate in a first-ever summit Friday and Saturday between U.S.-based activists of Mexican ancestry and members of the Mexican Congress.
House Passes Transportation Spending Bill, but Bush Vows to Veto It
 Logistics Management
The much publicized cross-border trucking initiative between the United States and Mexico may be facing another roadblock after the United States House of Representatives passed a $105.6 billion bill for transportation, housing and community development programs, according to an Associated Press report.
Jewish Group Bands With Latinos Against Discrimination
 Dianne Solís
Leaders of a national Jewish group say the hate being directed at Mexican immigrants resonates with their own experience. So they've taken up the cause and convened a series of meetings and workshops with immigrant and Mexican-American leaders, including some from North Texas.
US Presidential Candidate Calls Mexico a 'Drug Cartel'
 DPA
Tom Tancredo, a Republican congressman and presidential candidate, said that the US cannot trust the Mexican government in combating narcotics and called the neighbouring country a "drug cartel".
N.M. Man Accused of 13 Rapes in Mexico
 Alicia A. Caldwell
A New Mexico man accused of repeatedly crossing into Mexico and raping at least 13 women in their homes was formally notified of the charges he faces in a Mexican court.
The History of America's Veterans Day
 David Lord
Did you know that most Americans confuse Veterans Day with Memorial Day? Both holidays celebrate our veterans' service, but with one significant difference. This week's column will give you a better understanding of the history of Veterans Day.
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