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Challenges Remain in US for Lethal Injection
 Adam Liptak
Executions in Texas, Alabama and other Southern states with large death rows are likely to resume shortly in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday upholding Kentucky's method of putting condemned prisoners to death.
300,000 Vets Have Mental Problems, 320,000 Had Brain Injuries
 Pauline Jelinek
Some 300,000 U.S. troops are suffering from major depression or post traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 320,000 received brain injuries, a new study estimates.
Jailed Brenda Martin Says She'll be Home in Days
 CBC News
An imprisoned Canadian awaiting a verdict in her fraud trial in Mexico said Wednesday she believes it's only a matter of days before she'll be back home.
Dems: A Tense, Defensive Debate
 John Whitesides
In their first Democratic presidential debate in seven weeks, Barack Obama said he mangled his description of the mood in economically struggling small towns and Hillary Clinton apologized for the first time for inaccurately saying she came under sniper fire in Bosnia in 1996.
US Supreme Court Upholds Kentucky's Use of Lethal Injections
 Mark Sherman
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions Wednesday. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, turned back a constitutional challenge to the procedures in place in Kentucky, which uses three drugs to sedate, paralyze and kill inmates.
Mexican Survivor Fears for Her Life
 Escambray
Lucia Morett, Mexican survivor of the Colombian raid into northern Ecuador fears for her life because she is one of the witnesses of the brutal violations committed by Colombian soldiers participating in the strike.
US: At State Level, More Attempts to Limit Guns
 Jennifer Steinhauer
State lawmakers across the country are ramping up efforts to pass new restrictions on guns, following nearly a decade in which state legislative efforts have been dominated by gun advocates.
Cuba: US Visa Programme to Speed Family Reunification
 Patricia Grogg
The United States has begun a new programme to reunite Cuban families, which has renewed the hopes of potential migrants from the island who have family members in the United States.
 US Prosecutors Target Lucrative Migrant Smuggling Operations
 Jay Weaver & Andres Viglucci
Opening a window on a shadowy cottage industry that has been tolerated, however hesitantly, by local immigrant communities, federal prosecutors have begun cracking down on big-dollar smuggling operations that for years have hauled Cubans, Haitians and others into South Florida by boat.
Is Barack Obama a Snob?
 Jim Kuhnhenn
In the midst of an assault from his rivals, a defensive Barack Obama said Friday that many working-class Americans are angry and bitter over economic inequalities and have lost faith in Washington — and, as a result, vote on the basis of other issues such as gun protections or gay marriage.
Killer Who Served 5 Years in Mexico Can't be Retried in U.S., Judge Says
 Ray Huard
In a case that has drawn international attention, murder charges were dismissed this week against a man previously convicted of the crime and imprisoned in Mexico.
No Signs of Qaeda at US-Mexican Border: US Official
 Randall Mikkelsen
Authorities have seen no signs of al Qaeda trying to insert operatives into the United States from Mexico, but the militant group has considered doing so, a U.S. intelligence official said on Friday.
Ottawa Eyes Options for Transferring Martin if Found Guilty
 W. Brice McVicar
The federal government is examining its options for a potential prisoner transfer should Brenda Martin be found guilty next week.
Powell: Troops in Iraq Must Be Reduced
 Associated Press
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that President Bush's successor will have to come to grips with the reality that the United States cannot continue to keep such large numbers of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Farmers Crossing the Border - to Mexico
 John Blackstone
Many American farmers are complaining about a shortage of workers to harvest crops and are moving to Mexico to meet production demands.
Florida Lawmakers Pass "Take Your Guns to Work" Law
 Michael Peltier
Most Florida residents would be allowed to take guns to work under a measure passed by Florida lawmakers on Wednesday.
U.S. Says It Will Increase Efforts Against ‘Tax Defiers’
 Lynnley Browning
If you think paying taxes is unfair, illegal or unconstitutional, then watch out — the Justice Department is after you.
Olympic Torch Protests Overwhelm San Francisco
 Matt Renner
A day-long mass gathering intended to protest the running of the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch ended anticlimactically when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom decided to cancel the downtown closing ceremony and instead hold the ceremony at the airport.
Pelosi to Prevent Colombia Vote
 Alexander Bolton
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Wednesday that Democrats will use House rules to prevent a vote on the controversial Colombia free trade agreement.
Chertoff's Border Powers Challenged
 United Press International
Two environmental groups want the U.S. Supreme Court to limit Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's power to suspend laws at the Mexican border.
US, Mexico, Canada Discuss Trade, Security Ahead of Summit
 Agence France-Presse
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met here Tuesday with her Mexican and Canadian counterparts to discuss free trade, an aid fund for natural disasters and preparations for a neighbors' summit.
Mexico Refuses to Hand Over Con Man's Millions
 Charles Rusnell
The Mexican government has refused repeated requests from federal American justice officials to hand over millions of dollars worth of assets fraudulently obtained by Edmonton con man Alyn Waage, a U.S. district attorney says.
Protesters Scale Golden Gate Bridge
 Juliana Barbassa
Three people protesting China's human rights record and the impending arrival of the Olympic torch climbed up the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables.
AZ Panel Endorses Guest-Worker Program Proposals
 Associated Press
A committee of the Arizona Legislature approved proposals Monday that would attempt to create a guest-worker program that's run by the state.
Desolation, Isolation Make US Border Patrol Jobs More Difficult
 Ryan Kost
It's a difficult job, made more difficult by the desolation of the place and the isolation from families and loved ones. Out here, there's no Blockbuster, no after-work bar and, often, no family nearby.
Olympic Flame's Journey Through Paris Turns Chaotic
 Jerome Pugmire & Elaine Ganley
Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch twice today as protests against China's human rights record turned a relay through Paris into a chaotic series of stops and starts.
McCain Continues to Ignore the Obvious
 Capitol Hill Blue
Like the unpopular and discredited President he seeks to replace, presumptive GOP Presidential nominee John McCain continues to ignore reality about Iraq while claiming progress in that civil-war torn country.
Ecuador Bans Foreign Military Bases
 Al-Jazeera
Ecuador's parliament has approved a law banning foreign military bases, a move which could prevent the US from using a key anti-drug smuggling base in the country.
Zero Tolerance Working, Says US Border Patrol
 Brady McCombs
Most illegal entrants selected for prosecution under a new zero-tolerance initiative are getting little jail time, but the program still might be producing the deterrent officials desired.
Clintons Report Mega-Millions Income
 Jim Kuhnhenn
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Clinton reported $20.4 million in income for 2007 and more than $109 million since 2000 as they gave the public the most detailed look at their finances in eight years.
Arizona Slams Door on Illegal Immigrants
 Nicholas Riccardi
As it has become the favorite entry point for undocumented migrants trying to sneak into the United States, Arizona has become a laboratory for whether a state can single-handedly combat illegal immigration.
Along U.S.-Mexican Border, an Erratic Patchwork Fence
 Daniel B. Wood
A jagged patchwork of metal mesh, corrugated steel, vertical bollards, chest-high railroad rails, and waist-high barbed wire has been cobbled together along the southern border east of Naco by various National Guard units over the past summer.
U.S. Says it Nabs Gunrunner Arming Mexico Drug Gangs
 Tim Gaynor
U.S. police have arrested the alleged leader of a gunrunning ring supplying high-powered rifles and pistols to Mexican gangs battling for a key drug smuggling route, authorities said on Thursday.
81 Percent of Americans Think Country on "Wrong Track"
 Reuters
Four out of five Americans believe things are "on the wrong track" in the United States, the gloomiest outlook in about 20 years, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday.
King Still Roils U.S. Politics 40 Years After Death
 Steve Holland
Forty years after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death in a racially charged assassination, the civil rights leader is still roiling American politics.
Firestorm Over US Torture Memo
 Laurent Thomet
Lawmakers and rights groups on Wednesday blasted the US government's tactics in the "war on terror" saying a 2003 legal memo had given the military a green light to use torture in interrogations.
Raúl Castro Employing a Bit of Capitalism to Freshen up Cuban Communism
 Associated Press
It's not the stuff of Marx or Lenin, or even of Fidel Castro, but it's hardly free-market capitalism, either. In fact, a series of new steps to encourage a Cuban spending spree may help the Communist system and its new president survive.
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