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US Guns Blamed for Violence in Mexico
 Gary Martin
The United States should do more to curb the trafficking of guns to Mexico that have armed narcotics cartels and fueled violence that threatens border cities, according to a report released Friday.
FBI Will Join Search for Missing in Mexico
 Todd Bensman
Mexican prosecutors in Tamaulipas have agreed to allow FBI technicians to collect DNA from the remains of more than 100 unidentified bodies, a task that could end uncertainty for families whose loved ones remain missing in Mexico.
Arrests of Americans in Tijuana are Up in 2008, but Drop in Other Foreign Cities
 PVNN
Despite all the tourists scared away by the bloody struggles between Tijuana police and Mexican drug lords, Tijuana continues to lead the world in arrests of Americans abroad with 687.
Some Immigrants Opting to Return to Mexico
 Las Vegas Now
Some Mexican immigrants who came to the U.S. in search of a better life are packing up and moving back to their native country, as many are having doubts about staying in Las Vegas.
Guatemala Straining to Cope with Mexican Drug Gangs
 Sarah Grainger
Guatemala is struggling to contain a surge in drug smugglers from Mexican cartels who are increasingly controlling chunks of the border area, President Alvaro Colom said on Tuesday.
Obama Trys Damage Control
 Liz Sidoti
His infant presidency already shaped by mounting national troubles, President Barack Obama now faces an added challenge: weathering the fallout of a spate of nomination glitches.
US National Gang Threat Assessment Issued
 FBI.gov
According to the 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment released by the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), approximately one million gang members belonging to more than 20,000 gangs were criminally active in the U.S. as of September 2008.
Hillary Clinton and James Steinberg "Talk Tough" on Latin America
 April Howard
While President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and their appointees emphasize a return to diplomacy in foreign relations, so far they show little inclination to be diplomatic toward leftist governments in Latin America.
US Army Sees Sharp Rise in Suicide Rate
 Julian E. Barnes & Jia-Rui Chong
The suicide rate among Army soldiers reached its highest level in three decades in 2008, military officials said Thursday in a report that pointed to the inadequacy of anti-suicide efforts undertaken in recent years.
House OKs $819B Stimulus Bill in Win for Obama
 Liz Sidoti
In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night, filled with new spending and tax cuts at the core of the young adminstration's revival plan for the desperately ailing economy. The vote was 244-188.
Puerto Rico Also Says 'No' to Guantanamo Prisoners
 Associated Press
Puerto Rico is joining a growing list of places in the U.S. opposed to becoming the future home of any Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
US-Mexico Border Fence Almost Complete
 Eileen Sullivan
The fence along the U.S.-Mexico border is mostly finished. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Lloyd Easterling says that 601 miles of the project had been completed as of a week ago.
World Social Forum: Analysts Question Its Limits
 Diego Cevallos
Prominent Mexico-based German political analyst Heinz Dieterich said he believes the World Social Forum, which is meeting this week in the northern Brazilian Amazon jungle city of Belem, falls short in the innovation department and fails to generate real change.
Cartels in Mexico's Drug War Get Guns from US
 Jacques Billeaud
Authorities don't know how many firearms are sneaked across the border, but the ATF says more than 7,700 guns sold in America were traced to Mexico last year, up from 3,300 the year before and about 2,100 in 2006.
Peru: Furnaces Used to Remove Evidence of Dirty War Killings
 Ángel Páez
The discovery of more and more bodies of victims of Peru’s dirty war on the grounds of the Los Cabitos military base, which served as a torture and extermination centre during the 1980-2000 armed conflict, have substantiated the accounts of political prisoners who managed to survive.
Republicans Step Up Criticism of Obama
 Peter Wallsten
US Republicans signaled Sunday that they would not be daunted by President Obama's soaring approval ratings, criticizing his proposed $825-billion economic stimulus plan, his strategy for closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his decision to exempt a top-ranking Pentagon appointee from new ethics rules.
 Cuban Spies in Middle of Swap Talk
 Wilfredo Cancio Isla
Attorneys for five Cubans imprisoned in the United States on espionage charges will make a final appeal to the Supreme Court this week, seeking their release, but they have not ruled out "political negotiations" in the case.
Two US Airstrikes Offer a Concrete Sign of Obama's Pakistan Policy
 R. Jeffrey Smith, Candace Rondeaux & Joby Warrick
Two remote U.S. missile strikes that killed at least 20 people at suspected terrorist hideouts in northwestern Pakistan yesterday offered the first tangible sign of President Obama's commitment to sustained military pressure on the terrorist groups there.
Obama Enjoys High Initial Approval Ratings
 Doug Thompson
President Barack Obama begins his administration with one of the highest public approval records in modern time - second only to John F. Kennedy.
Bad Economy Means Struggle On Both Sides of Border
 Sophia Tareen & Julie Watson
As the U.S. recession deepens, a wave of immigrants have cut back on what they send home — resulting in what's expected to be the first annual decline in so-called "remittances" to Mexico since the country's central bank began keeping track of payments 13 years ago.
Venezuela to Ask New US Gov't to Hand Over Posada
 Ian James
Venezuela will renew its demand for the United States to extradite a former CIA operative accused of plotting the 1976 bombing of a Cuban plane that killed all 73 people on board, a lawyer for the Venezuelan government said Friday.
Obama Signs Order to Close Guantanamo
 CBS News
Shortly after taking office, President Barack Obama has started shifting away from the Bush administration's policies - including its detention practices at Guantanamo Bay.
Fidel Castro Says Doesn't Doubt Obama 'Honesty'
 Andrea Rodriguez
Fidel Castro watched the U.S. inauguration on television and says he doesn't doubt Barack Obama's "honesty," breaking a monthlong silence with an essay published Thursday in Cuba's state-run press.
Latin America's Tempered Obama-Mania
 Frida Ghitis
While at times it seems the entire globe is cheering Obama in unison, in Latin America, Obama-mania has a different pitch.
White House Stops Pending Bush Regulations for Review
 Tabassum Zakaria
President Barack Obama's new administration ordered all federal agencies and departments on Tuesday to stop any pending regulations until they can be reviewed by incoming staff, halting last-minute Bush orders in their tracks.
Obama Administration Moves to Suspend Gitmo Trials
 Ben Fox
Military judges will consider Wednesday whether to halt the Guantanamo war crimes trials after President Barack Obama ordered prosecutors to request a 120-day suspension during a review of the system used to try suspected terrorists.
New White House Site Slams Bush
 Andy Barr
The new White House website unveiled by President Barack Obama's team Tuesday includes a shot at former President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Hope Mixes with Doubt as World Reacts
 Simon Romero & María Eugenia Díaz
Around the world, people greeted President Barack Obama’s inauguration with a wide range of emotions, from jubilation to skepticism. What follows are some snapshots of reactions by people worldwide, as gathered by reporters for The New York Times.
Prehistoric Village is Found Near San Pedro
 Ted Morris
The construction of the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2007 led to the discovery of a prehistoric village east of the San Pedro River.
President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address From Washington, D.C.
 President Barack Obama
Full transcript as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama's inaugural remarks on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC.
Obama's Moment Arrives
 Barton Gellman
Barack Obama takes office today with a realistic prospect of joining the ranks of history's most powerful presidents. The more familiar observation, that he confronts daunting trials, enhances that prospect.
Bush Commutes Sentences of Former US Border Agents
 Deb Riechmann
In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration.
World Court Rules US Execution Illegal
 News wires
The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ruled that the United States breached international law in executing a Mexican citizen last August.
Obama Honors Martin Luther King
 Ben Feller
Fresh off a rollicking celebration in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is shaping the final day of his pre-presidential life around another giant figure, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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