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Protests Mark Fifth Anniversary of Iraq War
 Associated Press
Anti-war protesters block the streets during rush hour in Washington, DC. US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended his decision to go to war against Iraq five years ago, vowing no retreat as he promised the battle would end in victory.
MPs' Visit to Imprisoned Woman Slammed as 'Photo Op'
 Charles Rusnell
A trip by two Conservative MPs to Mexico to visit a Canadian woman who's been imprisoned without trial for two years is being slammed by her supporters as manipulative and cynical political grandstanding.
Recruiting Spies in the Peace Corps
 Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
In February, allegations surfaced that the U.S. embassy in La Paz, located in western Bolivia, has been asking Peace Corps volunteers and Fulbright scholars to provide intelligence information to the U.S. embassy about foreign nationals in Bolivia.
High-Level Visit has Martin's Friends Cautiously Optimistic
 W. Brice McVicar
Supporters of Brenda Martin are cautiously optimistic after learning of a visit today by two government officials who are in Mexico to meet with the imprisoned woman.
Pope: Enough With Slaughters in Iraq
 Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI issued one of his strongest appeals for peace in Iraq on Sunday, days after the body of the kidnapped Chaldean Catholic archbishop was found near the northern city of Mosul.
Obama Picks Up More Delegates, Expands Lead
 Mike Glover
Democrat Barack Obama expanded his fragile lead in delegates over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton over the weekend, picking up nine delegates as Iowa activists took the next step in picking delegates to the national convention.
Many Voting for Clinton to Boost GOP
 Scott Helman
For a party that loves to hate the Clintons, Republican voters have cast an awful lot of ballots lately for Senator Hillary Clinton: About 100,000 GOP loyalists voted for her in Ohio, 119,000 in Texas, and about 38,000 in Mississippi, exit polls show.
 3 Mexican Students Confirmed Killed in Colombia's Cross-Border Raid in Ecuador
 Associated Press
Three Mexican students have been confirmed killed in Ecuador during a cross-border raid earlier this month by Colombian troops who were hunting a guerrilla leader, police and victims' relatives said.
Martin's Plight Taking Toll on Her Mother
 W. Brice McVicar
Marjorie Bletcher, 69, told The Intelligencer Friday that she is trying to remain optimistic about Martin's freedom but hates to hear her daughter's threats of suicide.
Judge Calls US Immigration Officials' Decision "Beyond Cruel"
 Henry Weinstein
In a stinging ruling, a Los Angeles federal judge said immigration officials' alleged decision to withhold a critical medical test and other treatment from a detainee who later died of cancer was "beyond cruel and unusual" punishment.
Border Fence Opponents Join 9-Day March Against Wall in South Texas
 Dianne Solís
Dozens of protesters have taken a stand against the fence as part of the March Against the Border Wall, a nine-day journey from Roma to Brownsville, Texas.
US Border Measures Pushing Migrants to Sea
 Elliot Spagat
U.S. officials and academics suspect heightened enforcement on land is pushing migrants to gamble their lives on the kind of dangerous voyages — on flimsy watercraft and with little regard for winter — more commonly associated with Cubans and Haitians braving the Florida Straits.
Cuba Foreign Minister Says Relations with Mexico Back to Normal After Tensions
 Associated Press
Cuba and Mexico declared their once-chilly relations fully restored on Thursday, and Cuba's foreign minister said he will soon deliver a formal invitation for Mexico's president to visit the island.
Prosecutors in U.S., Mexico Agree to Combat Money Laundering
 Jacques Billeaud
Prosecutors from Mexico and America pledged to focus more aggressively on combatting money laundering by drug and immigrant smugglers who wire their illegal proceeds into Mexico from the United States.
Arizona City Seeks Moat to Secure Mexico Border
 Tim Gaynor
Most plans to gain control of the porous U.S.-Mexico border focus on some combination of fence. But this city in far west Arizona is looking to build a moat.
Tucson Border Patrol Makes Big Drug and Immigration Bust
 Deborah Stocks
Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Tucson area seized over 200 bales of marijuana and arrested dozens of Mexican Nationals who illegally entered the country in a 24-hour period this week.
US Press Secretary Ordered Not to Discuss Dollar
 YouTube
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino mentioned in a press conference that she is not allowed to talk about the value of the U.S. Dollar.
McCain Criticizes Obama, Clinton for Seeking to Alter NAFTA
 Glen Johnson
Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that proposals by Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton to use pressure tactics to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement could undermine U.S. trade relationships with other nations.
Mom Fears for Jailed Canadian's Life
Joanna Smith
Marjorie Bletcher was already worried because she had not heard from her daughter in months when she received a frightening telephone call. By that point, in 2006, her daughter, Brenda Martin, 51, was already several months into an international mess that has kept her behind bars in Guadalajara, Mexico for more than two years.
Obama Wins Mississippi Primary
 Michael Luo & Jeff Zeleny
Senator Barack Obama beat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday in Mississippi's Democratic primary, the final contest before what promises to be a crucial showdown in Pennsylvania in six weeks.
Former Prime Minister Intervenes in Brenda Martin Case
 Charles Rusnell
Former prime minister Paul Martin is personally intervening in the case of a Canadian woman who has been imprisoned in Mexico without trial for more than two years and is believed to be suicidal.
Exhaustive Review Finds No Link Between Saddam, al Qaida
 Warren P. Strobel
An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime had any operational links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network.
Clinton Link in Brazil Ethanol Probe
 Alan Clendenning
A team from Brazil's Labor Ministry found "degrading" living conditions for 133 sugarcane workers employed by an ethanol company whose investors include former President Clinton and other high-profile financial players.
Lawyer for Brenda Martin Worried About Her Safety
CBC News
A lawyer representing an Ontario woman jailed in Mexico said he's confident he can secure her freedom, but hopes she can survive the months she still faces in prison.
Obama: Don't Assume I'll Take VP Slot
 Charles Babington
Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton's running mate Monday, saying voters must choose between the two for the top spot on the fall ticket.
Fraud Leaves Guatemalan Babies in Limbo
 Juan Carlos Llorca
Prosecutors describe their probe of Casa Quivira — considered Guatemala's best adoption agency — as their first serious attempt to investigate a $100 million industry that has made tiny Guatemala the largest source of American babies after China.
The Cost of US War: $12 Billion a Month
 Charles J. Hanley
The flow of blood may be ebbing, but the flood of money into the Iraq war is steadily rising, new analyses show. In 2008, its sixth year, the war will cost approximately $12 billion a month, triple the "burn" rate of its earliest years, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and co-author Linda J. Bilmes report in a new book.
Peters: Don't Stop Mexican Trucks
 Associated Press
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is urging Congress to continue allowing Mexican trucks full access to roads in the United States. She warned on Monday halting the trucks would hurt the agricultural economy and other businesses.
Harper Urged to Intervene in Martin Case
 Charles Rusnell
Supporters of a Canadian woman imprisoned in Mexico for more than two years without trial are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to intervene in her case.
Obama Wins Wyoming Caucuses
 Mead Gruver
Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party's presidential nomination.
Settling of Crisis Makes Winners of Andes Nations, While Rebels Lose Ground
 Simon Romero
After leaders in the Andes tiptoed from the edge of war to bear hugs and oaths of brotherhood, Latin America was trying to sort out the winners and losers in the region’s worst diplomatic dispute in years.
Daylight Saving Time 2008
 John Gettings & Borgna Brunner
At 2 a.m. on March 9, 2008, groggy Americans will turn their clocks forward one hour, marking the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). In Mexico, DST starts on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 2:00 AM local standard time, and ends on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 2:00 AM local daylight time.
Mexican Immigration to US May Have Peaked
 Jeremy Schwartz
Has immigration from Mexico peaked? Will future years see a slowly dwindling number of Mexicans crossing the border? Mexican experts studying immigration trends say the United States might be entering a new stage in the century-old movement of Mexicans northward.
Colombia: Crisis Ends With Hugs, Handshakes and Applause
 Humberto Márquez
Hugs and handshakes between the presidents of Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela put an end to a week-long political and diplomatic crisis that threatened to escalate into a regional conflict.
Latinos Seek US Citizenship in Time for Voting
 Julia Preston
A lawsuit filed Thursday in a federal court in New York by Latino immigrants seeks to force immigration authorities to complete hundreds of thousands of stalled naturalization petitions in time for the new citizens to vote in November.
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