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Cheney Wants Surveillance Law Expanded
 Huffington Post
US Vice President Dick Cheney prodded Congress on Wednesday to extend and broaden an expiring surveillance law, saying "fighting the war on terror is a long-term enterprise" that should not come with an expiration date.
Politics-Cuba: Fidel Re-Elected to Parliament - Will He Become President?
 Dalia Acosta
In national elections for the Cuban parliament’s next five-year term, all nominated candidates were elected, including President Fidel Castro, who has been away from government duties since Jul. 31, 2006 for health reasons.
Mexico's Ortiz Sees Latam Well Prepared for US Downturn
 Mike Dolan
Latin America's economies cannot escape the fallout from a U.S. recession, given obvious trade and financial links, but they are better placed to weather the storm than ever before, Mexico's central bank chief Guillermo Ortiz said on Wednesday.
Study: Bush, Other Officials Issued Hundreds of False Statements Before Iraq Invasion
 Douglass K. Daniel
A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
US Legal Immigrants Facing a Longer Wait
 Julia Preston
Because of an unprecedented surge in immigration applications last summer, legal immigrants will have to wait much longer during the next two years to receive visas or naturalization papers, the top official of the federal agency that issues those documents said last week.
Democrats Get Down, Dirty and Personal
 Nedra Pickler
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain Monday night in a highly personal, finger-wagging debate that ranged from the war in Iraq to Bill Clinton's role in the campaign.
Manhunt Underway for Killers of Border Agent
 Associated Press
Federal, state and local authorities are cooperating in a manhunt for the killers of a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Yuma station.
Immigration Issue Fades as Key Issue
 Alfonso Chardy & Helena Poleo
Illegal immigration - which consumed recent GOP debates with charges of hypocrisy and policy flip-flops and put Democratic presidential candidates on the defensive - has faded as a key issue for Florida voters. As the Sunshine State heads into the Jan. 29 primary election, polls show the slowing economy is voters' top concern.
Human Smuggling Organization Unearthed In California
 Paul Icamina
A human smuggling and forced labor organization has been discovered with ties to Los Angeles and Tijuana, Mexico, in an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Americans Abroad Can Vote On-Line
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
This year, for the first time, expatriate Democrats can cast their ballots on the Internet in a presidential primary for people living outside the United States.
Federal Study Backs Up Land Claim by Tigua Tribe
 Associated Press
A new US federal study supports long-held claims by an American Indian tribe that the state of Texas stole 36 square miles of tribal territory in El Paso. Now, members of the Ysleta Pueblo del Sur, known as the Tiguas, are trying to determine what to do with the information in the study.
US Reshuffles Political Landscape
 Tom Raum
Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton were victors in contentious nominating contests, but neither party can claim front-runners as early presidential contests give way to big-state battles.
Booming US Border Patrol Steals a Page from Military Recruiters
 Alicia A. Caldwell
With the Border Patrol undergoing an unprecedented hiring boom, the agency is going to extraordinary lengths to compete with police departments around the country for an unusually small pool of qualified applicants.
Bad Reviews for Bush in the Mideast
 Scott MacLeod
The disparaging of President Bush's eight-day tour of the Middle East by America's staunchest opponents in the region was hardly unexpected. Iran's foreign minister claimed it was designed to give Israel a green light "to perpetrate new crimes" against Palestinians.
Stemming the Flow of US Firearms to Mexico
 Antonio O. Garza - U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
According to Antonio O. Garza, the US government is increasing its efforts to stem the illegal flow of firearms to Mexico, deprive drug trafficking organizations of firearms and reduce gun-related violence on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
 Horses Help Patrol US Borders
 Reuters
Horses have been part of the Border Patrol since the agency was founded to secure the southwest border against liquor smugglers and unlawful border crossers in the 1920s, and now they are making a comeback.
Border Fence Dispute Brings Texas Showdown
 Jeanne Meserve
This week, the Justice Department began legal action against landowners and municipalities who have refused to give government surveyors access to their land.
Families in Shadow of Deportation
 Julia Preston
She is a homeowner, a taxpayer, a friendly neighbor and a U.S. citizen. Yet because she is married to an illegal immigrant, these days she feels like a fugitive.
Huckabee Reveals His Homophobia
 Capitol Hill Blue
Republican Presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee appealed to basic GOP homophobia Thursday by attempting to link homosexuality to bestiality and promoting constitutional amendments to force evangelical lifestyles on all Americans.
Opium Fields Spread Across Iraq
 The Independent
The cultivation of opium poppies whose product is turned into heroin is spreading rapidly across Iraq as farmers find they can no longer make a living through growing traditional crops.
Canadian Manual Has US on Torture List
 Ian Austen
A training manual for Canadian diplomats lists the United States among countries that potentially torture or abuse prisoners. The manual is an internal document of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
FBI: Marine Suspect Might Be in Mexico
 Mike Baker
A Marine suspected of killing a pregnant comrade told friends he would flee to Mexico to avoid being convicted of raping her, and investigators said Wednesday they are working with Mexican authorities to track him down.
Panama, Mexico Joint Drug Fight
 Prensa Latina
Panama and Mexico agreed to strengthen cooperation in their anti-drug struggle, Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis reported in an official note published on Thursday by his office.
'Yes, I am Here Illegally, but We Work the Hardest'
 Ewen MacAskill & Dan Glaiste
The immigration controversy could determine the outcome of the Republican primary in South Carolina - and November's presidential election.
Hispanic Vote Will Test Barack Obama in Nevada
 Toby Harnden
Barack Obama’s ability to transcend racial divisions will face a major test this Saturday as victory in the Nevada caucuses will hinge on whether Hispanic voters turn out and back him.
Court Gives Texas Land to Fence Project
 Suzanne Gamboa
A federal judge has ordered a small border city in Texas to temporarily turn over its land to the federal government so it can begin to build a border fence.
Short on Fund-Raising, Red Cross Will Cut Jobs
 Stephanie Strom
Facing a $200 million operating deficit, the American Red Cross is preparing to cut as much as one-third of its headquarters staff, up to 1,000 employees, and pare regional management.
It's Romney in Michigan
 Liz Sidoti & Glen Johnson
Mitt Romney scored his first major primary victory Tuesday, a desperately needed win in his native Michigan that gave his weakened presidential candidacy new life. It set the stage for a wide-open Republican showdown in South Carolina in just four days.
More US Babies Born, Fertility Rate Up, Defying Low-Birth Trend in Europe
 Mike Stobbe
Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.
More US Troops Headed for Afghanistan
 Lolita C. Baldor
Military officials said Monday that about 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan — a move that will boost combat troop levels in time for an expected Taliban offensive this spring.
Clinton Courts Hispanic Vote in the West
 Philip Elliott
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, attempting to earn the "la presidenta" title bestowed by supporters in the West in recent days, appealed to Nevada's Hispanic community Saturday to back her potentially history-making candidacy as an affirmation of the American dream they share.
More Aid Sought in C. America to Head Off Drug-Fueled Crime
 McClatchy Newspapers
Central American nations, fearful that a massive new counter-drug aid package for Mexico will push drug traffickers into their region, are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the United States in law enforcement assistance, according to diplomats and U.S. government officials.
Illegal Workers a Key Issue for Republican Candidates
 Ewen MacAskill
The US is experiencing the biggest wave of immigrants since the 19th century, mainly from Mexico and other parts of Central and South America, making illegal immigration a major issue in the 2008 election, particularly among Republicans.
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