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 Filmmaker Debuts Gay Marriage Trial On YouTube
 Carlos Santoscoy
Freelance filmmaker John Ireland and co-producer John Ainsworth have released their first episode of California's gay marriage trial on YouTube.
Watchdog Says FBI Broke Law, Made Up Phony Terrorist Threats to Obtain Phone Records
 Kyle Berlin
The FBI illegally obtained thousands of private phone records from telecommunications companies during the Bush administration's tenure in office, according to a report released this week by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General.
Exit Stage Left: Air America Goes Silent
 Capitol Hill Blue
Air America, the left-wing talk radio network that tried to compete with the more established right-wing icons of the airwaves, closed down Thursday - a victim of dashed hopes, mangled programming and lofty goals that were never met.
US Prepares Gitmo for 1000s of Haitian Migrants
 Associated Press
The U.S. has begun preparing tents at Guantanamo Bay for Haitians migrants in case of a mass migration spurred by the earthquake, a senior official at the base said Wednesday.
Morales Deplores US 'Occupation' of Haiti
 Carlos Valdez
President Evo Morales said Wednesday that Bolivia would seek U.N. condemnation of what he called the U.S. military occupation of earthquake-stricken Haiti.
Chavez: US Weapon Test Caused Haiti Earthquake
 Russia Today
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has once again accused the United States of playing God. But this time it's Haiti's disastrous earthquake that he thinks the U.S. was behind.
Cuba Performing State-Sponsored Sex Change Surgery
 Andrea Rodriguez
Cuba has begun performing state-sponsored sex-change operations after the government lifted a longtime ban on the procedure in 2007, President Raul Castro's daughter said Tuesday.
New 6.1-Quake Hits Haiti, People Flee Into Streets
 Paul Haven & Michelle Faul
he most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country's capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake.
United States Attorney Plans Drug-Terrorism Unit
 William K. Rashbaum
The United States attorney in Manhattan is merging the two units in his office that prosecute terrorism and international narcotics cases, saying that he wants to focus more on extremist Islamic groups whose members he believes are increasingly turning to the drug trade to finance their activities.
Death Toll Rises, Chaos Reigns in Haiti
 Alfred de Montesquiou & Mike Melia
Relief workers say pockets of violence in Haiti's devastated capital are hindering a slow increase in much-needed aid delivery, and some residents have banded together to protect the few possessions they have left.
FBI Broke US Law to Obtain Phone Records
 Associated Press
The FBI violated the law in collecting thousands of U.S. telephone records during the Bush administration, The Washington Post reported Monday.
US General: Death Toll in Haiti May Reach 200,000
 BBC News
The leading US general in Haiti has said it is a "reasonable assumption" that up to 200,000 people may have died in last Tuesday's earthquake.
U.S.-Mexico Border Immigrant Rights Groups Aiding Haiti
 Frontera NorteSur
Deeply moved by the massive destruction of the Haiti earthquake, residents of the US-Mexico border region are contributing to relief efforts.
US: Anti-Arpaio March Reignites Pro-Immigrant Movement
 Valeria Fernández
Over 20,000 people marched in the streets of Phoenix Saturday in the first mass mobilisation of the year, calling for an end to the criminalisation of undocumented immigrants and the passage of immigration reform legislation.
Chavez Seeks Improved Relations with US
 Christopher Toothaker
Venezuela is seeking to improve diplomatic relations with the United States despite long-standing tensions with Washington, President Hugo Chavez said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
Billionaire Sebastian Pinera Wins Chile Presidency
 Michael Warren
Billionaire Sebastian Pinera won Chile's presidential vote Sunday in the country's first democratic election of a right-wing ruler in 52 years.
More Marines, U.N. Peacekeepers Headed to Haiti
 Michelle Faul & Alfred de Montesquiou
Thousands of U.S. Marines were expected off the shore of this crumbled capital city Monday to help relief organizations get supplies to Haitian earthquake survivors who questioned foreigners, soldiers and God about aid yet to arrive.
UN Confronts 'Worst Ever Disaster'
 The Real News Network
Survivors say help is not happening fast enough as dead bodies lie scattered on the capital's streets.
Founders of Google Make Their Decision
 Michael Liedtke
Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have always said they put their principles before profit, even to the point of using their control of the company to take a stand.
Obama's Weekly Address: Getting Our Money Back from Wall Street
 The White House Blog
As the President continues to work on immediate job creation, he discusses his proposal for a new fee on the largest financial institutions to ensure that every cent of taxpayer assistance gets paid back.
U.S. to Change Illegal Haitian Immigrants' Status
 Richard Fausset
The temporary measure is aimed at increasing remittances to the devastated nation. Officials emphasize that Haitians not in the U.S. are ineligible and will be repatriated if they try to migrate.
White House Adviser Criticizes Evangelist's Remark
 Associated Press
A senior White House adviser says evangelist broadcaster Pat Robertson's remark that Haiti has been "cursed" doesn't express the spirit of the American people or the president.
Key Events in U.S. War on Drugs in Latin America
 Reuters
Following is a timeline of the key events in the U.S. war on drugs in Latin America.
Haiti: How to Help
 truthout.org
If you're looking to donate to emergency assistance in Haiti, these organizations are among the most effective.
Obama's Ratings Sink to New Lows
 Agence France-Presse
Americans are deeply divided on Barack Obama's first year in the White House, and the president's ratings on priority issues health care and the economy have hit new lows, polls showed this week.
U.S. Ramps Up Airport Security
 Andrew Beatty
The United States on Thursday said it would step up airport security measures in response to renewed threats from Al-Qaeda in Yemen, in the wake of a failed Christmas Day bombing.
U.S., Mexico Hunt Elusive 'El Chapo'
 Sara A. Carter
As Mexican authorities make huge strides against some of the nation's most deadly and violent drug cartels, U.S. authorities say there is one senior crime boss they want to put out of business — "El Chapo."
Haiti Lies in Ruins; Grim Search for Untold Dead
 Simon Romero
Survivors strained desperately on Wednesday against the chunks of concrete that buried this city along with thousands of its residents, rich and poor, from shantytowns to the presidential palace, in the devastating earthquake that struck late Tuesday afternoon.
Death Toll Climbing After Haiti Earthquake
Jonathan M. Katz
Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake flattened the president's palace, the cathedral, hospitals, schools, the main prison and whole neighborhoods.
Secrecy About Drug Boss Defended
 Dane Schiller
Lives will be endangered and investigations compromised if the public knows what is going on between former drug boss Osiel Cardenas Guillen and the U.S. government, federal prosecutors contend.
Impassioned Pleas Dominate Opening of California's Same-Sex Marriage Trial
 Kyle Berlin
On the first day of a landmark federal trial concerning the right of same-sex couples to marry, David Boies, the high-profile constitutional attorney representing Proposition 8 challengers, opened the plaintiff's case by calling the couples who brought the suit to the witness stand to plead their case.
Sarah Palin Gets Fox Commentator Gig
 Rachel D'Oro
Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, will return to her broadcast roots and take her conservative message to Fox News as a regular commentator, the cable channel announced Monday.
Chile Opens Museum of Memory for Dirty War Victims
 Eva Vergara
Chile inaugurated the Museum of Memory on Monday to make sure the tens of thousands of people who were imprisoned, killed or disappeared during Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship are not forgotten.
US, Mexico Open First New Border Crossing in 10 Years
 Agence France-Presse
The United States and Mexico inaugurated the first new border crossing between the two countries in a decade, in a bid to smooth trade and goods transport between the neighbors.
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