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US Record 31.8 Million on Food Stamps
 Reuters
A record 31.8 million Americans received food stamps at the latest count, an increase of 700,000 people in one month with the United States in recession, government figures showed this week.
 Mexico's War on Drugs Boosts Canada Crime
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico's crackdown on drug cartels has triggered a spike in violence in Vancouver, where seven shootings have taken place in 48 hours, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police superintendent said.
16,000 Unopened Claims Letters Hidden at US VA Offices
 Rick Maze
A new report about Veterans Affairs Department employees squirreling away tens of thousands of unopened letters related to benefits claims is sparking fresh concerns that veterans and their survivors are being cheated out of money.
Holder Ends San Francisco Capital Case
 Dan Levine
New Attorney General Eric Holder has authorized a deal that could abruptly end a rare San Francisco death penalty trial only days after it began.
U.S. Military Could Help Mexico Fight Drug Cartels
 Donna Miles
The United States could increase its military support to help Mexico fight drug cartels that pose an increasingly alarming security risk, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said recently.
Secret Anti-Terror Bush Memos Made Public by Obama
 Devlin Barrett
The Justice Department on Monday released a long-secret legal document from 2001 in which the Bush administration claimed the military could search and seize terror suspects in the United States without warrants.
US Ready to Aid Mexico Drug Fight
 Emilio San Pedro
Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the US wants to increase the military assistance it provides Mexico for its fight against drugs trafficking.
Chavez Clashes with US on Human Rights
 Associated Press
President Hugo Chavez ratcheted up his rhetoric against Washington on Friday following the release of State Department reports on drug trafficking and human rights problems in Venezuela.
US Says Mexico Makes Progress Against Drug Cartels
 John Whitesides
Mexico has made headway in its struggle against the country's powerful drug cartels, but the crackdown has led to more violence as criminal gangs battle for shrinking profits, the United States said late last week.
Raúl Castro's First Year - Whispers of Change
 Patricia Grogg
As Cuban President Raúl Castro completes his first year in office, although a few of the "structural and conceptual" changes he promised have materialised, the pace of reform remains slow, deflating expectations and contributing to pessimism among the people of this Caribbean island nation.
US Sweep Said to Cripple Mexico Drug Cartel
 Randall Mikkelsen
U.S. authorities capped a nearly two-year campaign against one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels with 52 arrests on Wednesday, and said they had crippled its U.S. distribution network.
Canada Issues Mexican Travel Warning
 Canadian Press
Things are getting ugly in parts of Mexico, and the federal government is warning Canadians not to get caught in the crossfire.
Obama's Weekly Address: Keeping Promises
 White House Blog
In the Weekly Address this morning, President Obama explains how the budget he sent to Congress will fulfill the promises he made as a candidate. On fiscal responsibility, a fair tax code, a clean energy economy, real health care reform, and education, this budget sets out a new vision for our country.
U.S. Operation Xcellerator Cracks Down on Sinaloa Cartel
 usdoj.gov
On February 25, the US Department of Justice announced the arrests of 52 individuals, bringing the total to 755 members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel arrested across the US during a multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as Operation Xcellerator.
Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban
 Jason Ryan
The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.
Officials: Mexico Drug Cartel Violence Spills into U.S.
 PVNN
Mexican drug cartels are shipping more than massive quantities of drugs north of the border. Increasingly, they're also exporting bloody mayhem.
Turmoil on Legal Team for Canadian at Gitmo
 Ben Fox
Officials abruptly canceled a lawyer's visit Tuesday to Guantanamo amid an internal probe involving the defense of a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
Sweeping Arrests Target Mexican Drug Cartels
 Devlin Barrett
Federal agents have rounded up more than 700 suspects in a wide-ranging crackdown on Mexican drug cartels operating inside the United States.
Obama Speaks to Congress
 The Real News Network
Discussing President Obama’s Address to the Joint Session of Congress, Thomas Palley, economist, and author says “we’ve heard nothing about trade, we’ve heard nothing about globalization... worker rights and labor markets, we’ve heard nothing about corporate power.”
US Army Charity Hoards Millions
 Jeff Donn
As soldiers stream home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the biggest charity inside the U.S. military has been stockpiling tens of millions of dollars meant to help put returning fighters back on their feet, an Associated Press investigation shows.
FBI Rescues 45 Teenaged Prostitutes
 Devlin Barrett
The FBI has rescued more than 45 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13, in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade and punish their accused pimps.
Confidence Erodes in US Food Supply
 Star Tribune
The conclusions of a pioneering survey from the University of Minnesota's Food Industry Center and Louisiana State University's AgCenter should come as a surprise to no one.
US-Venezuela: Washington's Praise of Poll Suggests Detente
 Jim Lobe
Praise by the U.S. State Department for last weeks's referendum in Venezuela suggests that President Barack Obama is hoping to ease long-strained relations with President Hugo Chavez, according to regional experts here.
US Public Fear Grows Over Jobs, Economy, Future
 Darlene Superville
As the economy continues to struggle, the public is growing increasingly concerned about losing jobs, not having enough money to pay the bills and seeing their retirement accounts shrink, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
Rio: Mayor Tries to Control Chaotic Carnival
 Bradley Brooks
Rio's mayor has a plan he believes can tame this chaotic city, which is both beloved and loathed for the cacophony of sins that reach their apex during Carnival, which opened Friday.
Obama Wants to Reopen NAFTA but Keep Trade Flowing
 Randall Palmer
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he still wants to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite a warning from Canada that this would be a mistake, but he said he did not want to end up curbing trade.
Gov. Richardson Softens Stance on Death Penalty in New Mexico
 Fox News
New Mexico state lawmakers are considering a measure that would abolish capital punishment and replace it with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, and the governor says he would consider signing it.
Phoenix: Kidnapping Capital of U.S.
 ABC News
Mexican drug operatives are behind Arizona's rising crime wave.
Can Mexico Learn from Colombia's Drug War?
 Leslie Berestein
A decade ago, before Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican cities became bloody front lines, the biggest battles in the drug war were taking place 3,000 miles to the south.
US Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship
 Julia Preston
Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months.
Cuba Passes U.N. Review with Flying Colours
 Gustavo Capdevila
The United Nations Human Rights Council report on the status of human rights in Cuba reflected solid support for Havana from an ample majority of countries, but also took note of objections raised by a smaller number of governments.
US Army Suicides to Outstrip Combat Deaths
 Fox News
The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January — a count that could surpass all combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan last month.
Texas Crafts Plan for Mexico Collapse
 Brandi Grissom
Texas officials are working on a plan to respond to a potential collapse of the Mexican government and the specter of thousands fleeing north in fear for their lives after recent reports indicated the country could be on the verge of chaos.
Fence Supplants 'Friendship' At US-Mexico Border
 Jason Beaubien
At the very western edge of the U.S.-Mexico border, there used to be a small plaza between San Diego and Tijuana called Friendship Park. Now, the park is a construction site, where the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is installing a secondary fence.
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