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Bush Administration Says Detainee Trials To Continue
 AlterNet
The Supreme Court's decision on Guantanamo Bay will unleash a torrent of court filings from detainees seeking their freedom but won't affect the military trials planned for some terrorism suspects, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday.
US, Mexico to Fight Money Laundering Via Customs
 Mariano Castillo
The United States and Mexico will share customs information to crack down on money laundering by drug traffickers, officials from both countries said on Thursday.
Fury at Soaring Fuel Costs Spreads Around the World
 The London Evening Standard
Worldwide protests over the rising price of fuel escalated today, with the Philippines presidential palace besieged by lorries, fishermen burning their boats in Thailand, and Spanish petrol stations running dry as hauliers blockade major roads.
Veterans For Peace Call for Impeachment
 The Real Network
Veterans For Peace (VFP) had planned a sit-in at Rep. Conyers office before he agreed to a meeting. VFP presented 22,000 signatures to Rep. Conyers, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee.
 Chavez Tells FARC Armed Struggle is Over
 The Real Network
In the latest chapter of his complex mediation between left-wing guerrillas and the right-wing Colombian government, Chavez has asked the FARC guerrillas to lay down their arms and release all hostages "in exchange of nothing" - as a humanitarian gesture.
US/Mexico Launch Unprecedented Effort to Disrupt Cross-Border Weapons Smuggling
 David McLemore
This week, U.S. and Mexican customs investigation officials unveiled a cooperative effort called Armas Cruzadas to disrupt cross-border weapons smuggling through the sharing of databases and better monitoring of illicit sales at guns shops and guns shows.
Remembering the Primaries
 MSNBC
Take a stroll down the 2007-2008 primary memory lane with Keith Olbermann of MSNBC in this video highlight reel that shows the highs and lows of the process and reveals what went right and mostly wrong in Campaign 2008.
Fewer US Funds, Resources Allocated to Stem Drug Flow
 Brandi Grissom
The federal government has poured millions of dollars into stopping undocumented workers from crossing in remote border regions, but land ports lack the resources to prevent the flow of drugs and guns that fuel violence in Mexico.
US House Gives Merida Initiative the Green Light
 Nicole Gaouette
House lawmakers voted 311-106 on Tuesday to authorize the Merida Initiative, a $1.6 billion plan to help fight drug cartels in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Chertoff Says Border Will Be Secure 2 Years After Bush Leaves
 Penny Starr
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff on Monday blamed tightened security on the U.S.-Mexico border for increased violence there, and he said the border probably will not be fully secured until 2011, two years after President Bush leaves office.
Reality Bites: Hillary Bad for Ticket
 Capitol Hill Blue
With Hillary Rodham Clinton headed for what many consider a well-deserved place in the political dustbin of has-beens, new polls suggest that she may be just what presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama does not need on his ticket as a Vice Presidential candidate.
Kucinich Presents Bush Impeachment Articles
 David Edwards & Mike Sheehan
An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress. Thirty-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House of Representatives late Monday evening, airing live on C-SPAN.
Bill Clinton May Walk Away Mad and Not Campaign for Obama
 Harrison Parker
An angry, defiant Bill Clinton is threatening to walk away mad and not campaign for presumptive Presidential nominee Barack Obama, telling close friends and supporters that his wife has been "mistreated, maligned and smeared" by the party's power structure.
U.S. Lawmakers Try to Save Mexican Drug Fight Plan
 Gabriela Lopez
U.S. lawmakers offered on Sunday to ease conditions tied to a $1.4 billion drug-fighting plan for Mexico and Central America after the Mexican government called it a threat to sovereignty.
Hillary Clinton: A Lackluster Concession At Best
 Capitol Hill Blue
A reluctant Hillary Rodham Clinton kept a hall full of supporters and the nation waiting for 45 minutes to finally bring her futile campaign for President to a long overdue end.
Guatemala to Put Army on Border in Drug War
 Herbert Hernandez
Guatemala plans to send hundreds of troops, elite presidential guards and anti-drug police to its border with Mexico to stem growing drug violence, the government said on Saturday.
Molestation Suspect in N.H. After Mexico Arrest
 Associated Press
sex offender who lived with a family after prison, then fled after being accused of molesting their 5-year-old son, appeared in court Friday following his return from Mexico, where he apparently spent a decade on the lam.
Clinton Suspends Her Historic Presidential Bid
 Beth Fouhy
Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her historic campaign for the presidency on Saturday and told supporters to unite behind rival Barack Obama, closing out a race that was as grueling as it was groundbreaking.
Bush Urges US Congress to Strip Conditions on Mexico Aid
 Jens Erik Gould & Hugh Collins
President George W. Bush urged Congress to quickly approve an anti-drug aid package for Mexico without putting "unreasonable" conditions on President Felipe Calderon's government after Mexican officials called the terms unacceptable.
McCain Vows to Continue Cuba's Isolation, Slams Obama
 Deborah Bonello
Sen. John McCain this week laid out his plans for strengthening democracy and U.S. influence in Latin America, Carol J. Willams writes.
US Circuit Upholds Convictions of “Cuban Five,” but Knocks Down Sentences
 Dan Slater
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld their convictions, in an opinion found here, but vacated the sentences of three of them, including two who are serving life terms.
Border Battle Brews Over Mexico's Undersea Oil
 Marla Dickerson
Mexicans fear that companies drilling in U.S. waters close to the border will suck Mexican crude into their wells. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis' fictional oilman in "There Will Be Blood" likened the concept to siphoning a rival's milkshake.
Clinton Promises to "Strongly Support" Obama
 John Whitesides
Hillary Clinton will end her presidential bid and declare her support for Barack Obama, she told supporters on Thursday, ending a grueling 16-month nominating fight that split the Democratic Party.
Excitement About Obama Spreads Around the World
 Jill Lawless
Excitement about Barack Obama emerged as a global phenomenon Wednesday as commentators and citizens around the world welcomed the news that he had sealed the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama Gets Right To Work
 Brian Knowlton
Barack Obama stood at a historic juncture Wednesday after a grueling but finally victorious five-month primary battle that crowned him as the first black presidential candidate of a major party. His triumph over Hillary Rodham Clinton put him five months away from a general election against John McCain.
Mexico Anti-Drug Bill Stirs US Congress
 Lara Jakes Jordan
The White House accused lawmakers Tuesday of "sabotaging" a sweeping aid package that would help Mexico fight drug traffic and violence before it crosses the U.S. border.
Video of Obama's Speech
 MSNBC
In a rousing speech that has become the hallmark of his march from obscurity to the Democratic Presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois accepted the challenge of becoming his party's presumptive nominee and detailed the change that he has promised to bring to the political process.
Obama Claims Nomination
 Jeff Zeleny
Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday evening, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a primary campaign that inspired millions of voters from every corner of America to demand change in Washington.
Nicaragua: Hard Times for Ortega
 José Adán Silva
Economic problems and persistent poverty, along with his unconditional support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and expressions of sympathy towards Colombia’s guerrillas, have plunged Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s approval ratings to a new low, analysts say.
Obama Pushes Effort to Claim Victory Tonight
 Adam Nagourney
Senator Barack Obama's campaign began a concerted effort on Monday to rally undecided superdelegates around him so he can claim the Democratic presidential nomination after the primaries end on Tuesday night.
Drug Traffickers and Gangs Unite
 La Opinión
Mexican drug cartels are extending their reach across California through gangs, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), reports Spanish-language La Opinión.
Record Number of Illegal Immigrants Charged with Minor Crimes
 Mike Carney
Since 2005, the US federal government has filed criminal charges against more illegal immigrants than ever before, according to a story on the front page of The Washington Post.
US Soldier Jailed in Mexico on Gun Charges Freed
 Alicia A. Caldwell
A U.S. soldier who was held in a Mexican jail for more than a month on weapons charges has been released, Mexican authorities said. Spc. Richard Torres was arrested April 21 after he has said he accidentally crossed the border in El Paso with an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun and 171 bullets in his car.
111 Nations, But Not US, Adopt Cluster Bomb Treaty
 Shawn Pogatchnik
Chief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs predicted Friday that the United States will never again use the weapons, a critical component of American air and artillery power.
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