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Bush Announces Auto Loan Program
 Jeremy Pelofsky & John Crawley
President George W. Bush announced $17.4 billion (£11.6 billion) in emergency loans to faltering U.S. carmakers on Friday in a dramatic step that would pull the industry from imminent collapse and save hundreds of thousands of jobs from falling victim to a deep recession.
Argentine 'Dirty War' Suspects Ordered Released
 Jeannette Neumann
An Argentine court on Thursday ordered that six former navy officers accused of torturing and killing dissidents during the 1976-1983 dictatorship be freed on bail, including two of the most notorious suspects.
Bolivia: Expel All US Ambassadors
 Bradley Brooks
Latin American nations should expel U.S. ambassadors until the United States lifts its embargo on Cuba, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday. But his remarks found little support from other regional leaders.
Inaugural Meeting of the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group
 U.S. State Department
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lead the U.S. delegation to the inaugural meeting of the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group in Washington, D.C. on December 19. Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa will lead the Mexican delegation.
Argentina: 50,000 March Against Hunger
 Fionuala Cregan
By early evening the square in front of the Government Palace in Buenos Aires was packed beyond capacity. And yet the people kept on coming. They crammed into the streets and avenues around the square - rows upon rows of them: children, teenagers, students, mothers, fathers, workers, the unemployed and the elderly.
 Shoe Thrower 'Beaten in Custody'
 BBC News
The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has said that the reporter has been beaten in custody. Muntadar al-Zaidi has allegedly suffered a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC.
Cuba Welcomed to Rio Group
 Presidencia de la República
In his capacity as Pro Tempore Secretary, Mexican President Felipe Calderón formally welcomed Cuba to the Río Group as a member country with full rights.
Bush on Auto Bailout, War in Iraq, Shoe-Throwing Reporter
 Sasha Johnson
President Bush said Tuesday he is "considering all options" in aiding the U.S. auto industry because doing nothing could lead to further economic decline.
US National Drug Threat Assessment 2009
 USNewswire
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component of the Department of Justice and the nation's principal center for strategic drug intelligence, has released the National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, detailing drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States.
Mexico Opens Help Line for Migrants to Arizona
 David Schwartz
The Mexican government has opened a special call center in Arizona to provide a sympathetic ear for citizens caught up in crackdown on illegal immigration in the desert state.
Mexico Drug Gangs 'Top Us Threat'
 BBC News
Mexican drug traffickers pose the biggest organised crime threat to the US, a justice department report says. Most of the cocaine available in the US is smuggled via the US-Mexican border, while Mexican drug traffickers control most of the US drug market.
Cheney Defends Gitmo Prison, Torture
 Agence France-Presse
The Guantanamo 'war on terror' detention center should remain open indefinitely, Vice President Richard Cheney told ABC News in an interview Monday, while also defending the harsh interrogation method known as waterboarding.
Bush Sneaks Through Host of Laws to Undermine Obama
 Paul Harris
After spending eight years at the helm of one of the most ideologically driven administrations in American history, George W. Bush is ending his presidency in characteristically aggressive fashion, with a swath of controversial measures designed to reward supporters and enrage opponents.
Peru Seizes 3 Tons of Cocaine Mixed with Guano
 Associated Press
Drug agents in Peru say they have seized 3 tons of cocaine mixed into a shipment of guano bound for Spain.
Iraqi Shoe-Throwing Reporter Becomes the Talk of Iraq
 Waleed Ibrahim
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush has become the talk of Iraq, hailed by marchers as a national hero but blasted by the government as a barbarian.
US Travel Rules to Canada, Mexico Tighten
 Dan Ring
Starting on June 1, people will need a passport, a passport card, or other acceptable document in order to enter this country by land or sea from Canada and other points that have not normally required a passport.
Texas Arms Mexico's Violent Drug Cartels
 Associated Press
Texas is serving as the armory of Mexico's bloody drug cartels that are ruthlessly killing the guilty and innocent in their battles for dominance of the drug trade routes from Mexico into the United States.
CIA Helped Shoot Down 15 Civilian Planes
 CBS News and The Associated Press
With the help of CIA spotters, the Peruvian air force shot down 15 small civilian aircraft suspected of carrying drugs, in many cases without warning and within two to three minutes of being sighted, a U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.
Nude Virgin Mary Cover Prompts Playboy Apology
 Alex Dobuzinskis
A nude model resembling the Virgin Mary on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine, published only days before a major Mexican festival dedicated to the mother of Jesus, prompted the company's U.S. headquarters on Friday to apologize.
President-Elect Obama's Weekly Address
 Change.gov
In his Weekly Address, President-elect Barack Obama focused on a key component of getting our economy back on track: ending the mortgage crisis. Finding solutions to this urgent issue will require fresh, bold thinking. To that end, the President-elect has selected Shaun Donovan to be his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Babylon's History Swept Away In U.S. Army Sandbags
 Agence France-Presse
ragments of bricks, engraved with cuneiform characters thousands of years old, lie mixed with the rubble and sandbags left by the US military on the ancient site of Babylon in Iraq.
Senate Report Ties Rumsfeld to Abu Ghraib Torture
 David Morgan
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other senior U.S. officials share much of the blame for detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to portions of a report released on Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Mexican Drug Cartels Infiltrating Guatemala
 Patzy Vasquez
Mexican narcotraffickers are gaining an increasing presence in Guatemalan territory. That was made clear this week, when at least 18 people were killed in a face-off between members of a local cartel and a Mexican cartel in a frontier zone between Mexico and Guatemala.
Clinton to Earn Less than Rice as Secretary of State Because of Constitutional Requirement
 Laurie Kellman
Congress late Wednesday lowered the salary for the nation's top diplomat to keep Clinton's nomination from running afoul of the Constitution.
Poll Gives Obama Transition High Marks
 Alan Fram
President-elect Barack Obama is getting high marks on his transition so far, with even most Republicans saying he's doing just fine.
Latin America's Poverty Rates Likely to Rise
 Daniela Estrada
Two million people in Latin America and the Caribbean were lifted out of poverty in 2008, but three million poor people fell into extreme poverty, according to a new report by the regional United Nations agency ECLAC.
US Gay Rights Activists Calling in Gay to Work Today
 AZFamily
Gay employees are calling into work all over the country today. Activists are calling Wednesday "Day Without A Gay," and the objective is similar to "Day Without a Mexican" protests that have taken place in the past.
Former Drug Officer Launches 'KopBusters' TV Show
 RawStory
Barry Cooper, a former Texas police officer with eight years of specialty in drug interdiction, first made waves when he released the film "Never Get Busted Again," a how-to guide for evading police drug seizures.
Argentina: Gun Swap Wildly Successful
 Marcela Valente
As a disarmament campaign launched 17 months ago in Argentina nears its end, the government and civil society groups involved in the initiative announced that it has far exceeded even the most optimistic projections, despite the lack of publicity.
Supremes Reject Challenge to Obama's Birthright
 Associated Press
The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because he was a British subject at birth.
Clinton Ineligible For Secretary Of State
 Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is constitutionally ineligible to serve as Secretary of State in the Obama administration.
Village Fills with Deportees as US Cracks Down
 Traci Carl
For years, the only people in this Guatemalan valley were those too old or too young to make the trip to the United States. Now the village bustles again with deported workers.
Obama: Economy Will Get Worse
 David Espo
President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday the economy will get worse before it gets better, pledged a recovery plan "equal to the task" and warned lawmakers that the days of pork barrel spending are over.
Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect
 Remarks of President-elect Barack Obama
For the first time, the weekly Democratic address has been released as a web video. In today's weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama explains the key parts of his Economic Recovery Plan - which will save or create 2.5 million jobs in the next two years.
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