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Suit Dismissed Against Mexican Cardinal
 Gillian Flaccus
A judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday against Mexico City Cardinal Norberto Rivera, who had been accused of conspiring with Roman Catholic officials in the U.S. to transfer a priest accused of sexual abuse.
Drug Agents Arrest 34 in L.A.
 Jerry Seper
Federal and state drug task force agents yesterday arrested 34 persons in south-central Los Angeles who face racketeering and narcotics charges stemming from the activities of a violent street gang known as Florencia 13.
US House Passes Bill Shielding Reporters
 Associated Press
The House on Tuesday strongly backed the right of reporters to protect the confidentiality of sources in most federal court cases, saying that right was crucial to a free and effective press. The White House threatened a veto, saying the bill would encourage leaks of classified information.
Voters Mad at Bush AND Congress
 John C. Whitesides
Deepening unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress soured the mood of Americans and sent Bush's approval rating to another record low this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Armed Standoff Along US/MEX Border
 Sara A. Carter & Kenneth Todd Ruiz
Mexican soldiers and civilian smugglers had an armed standoff with nearly 30 U.S. law enforcement officials on the Rio Grande in Texas Monday afternoon, according to Texas police and the FBI.
Historic Chance to Get Rid of Hunger
 Daniela Estrada
High economic growth rates, political will and laws aimed at ensuring the right to food will not be enough to eradicate hunger in Latin America by 2025, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which calls for ongoing investment, improved coordination of programmes and support for family farming.
Hillary Leads the Money Chase
 Jim Kuhnhenn
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has pulled ahead of rival Barack Obama at the bank as well as in the polls and both continue to crush Republicans in the money race. Clinton holds nearly $35 million three months before the voting starts, to Obama's $32 million.
In US, States' Immigrant Policies Diverge
 Anthony Faiola
As the Bush administration and Congress sit gridlocked on an immigration overhaul, states are jumping into the debate as never before. In the process, they are creating a national patchwork of incongruous immigration laws that some observers fear will make it far more difficult to enact any comprehensive, federally mandated bill down the line.
Retirement Season Hits US GOP Hard
 Janet Hook & Theo Milonopoulos
This is crunchtime for members of Congress who must decide whether to seek reelection next year or leave office, and so far Republicans seem to be lunging for the exits.
Chertoff May Void Judge's Order to Halt Border Fence
 Howard Fischer
The nation's top security official may use his power to unilaterally trump a federal court order halting construction of a fence on a stretch of the Arizona-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is weighing whether to invoke a section of federal law that allows him to exempt border construction projects from any law.
California Cockfighting Ring Busted After Raids
 Dan Whitcomb
After raiding a San Diego district close to the Mexican border, authorities said on Monday they had shut down an extensive illegal cockfighting ring, arresting 50 people and seizing more than 5,000 birds.
Mexican Cartel Leader Gets 6 Years in US
 Associated Press
The eldest of seven brothers behind Mexico's notorious Arellano Felix drug cartel was sentenced Monday to six years in a U.S. prison on cocaine charges from a drug bust that happened 27 years ago.
US Lets in More Immigrants for Farms
 Nicole Gaouette
With a nationwide farmworker shortage threatening to leave unharvested fruits and vegetables rotting in fields, the Bush administration has begun quietly rewriting federal regulations to eliminate barriers that restrict how foreign laborers can legally be brought into the country.
More Spy Abuse by FBI, Pentagon
 Agence France-Presse
The Pentagon has misled Congress and the US public by conniving with the FBI to obtain hundreds of financial, telephone and Internet records without court approval, civil-rights campaigners said Sunday.
Death Toll in Central American Rains at 21
 Associated Press
Three children and a woman were killed when their boat capsized in Honduras, officials said Sunday, raising to 21 the death toll from days of torrential rains that have driven thousands from their homes across Central America.
DEA Informant Won't Be Deported
 Sara A. Carter & Jerry Seper
A federal immigration judge has blocked the deportation of a Mexican national who worked as an undercover informant for U.S. drug agents, saying he faced being killed by drug cartel members or complicit Mexican government officials.
Texas Border Residents Dash for Passports
 Lynn Brezosky
The rush to obtain passports to meet new Homeland Security requirements is especially acute on the Texas-Mexico border, which people routinely cross to visit family or work.
Ex-Pentagon Official: 'Iraq a Nightmare'
 Maxim Kniarkov
A former top US military commander in Iraq said the current White House strategy in Iraq will not achieve victory in the four-and-a-half-year war, which he described as "a nightmare with no end in sight" in a hard-hitting speech.
US Army Lowers Its Recruiting Standards
 Aamer Madhani
The U.S. Army met its recruiting goals for the last year but enlisted thousands of new soldiers with criminal records and fewer who have earned high school diplomas, according to figures released this week.
Texan Mayors Threaten Court to Stop Border Fence
 Robin Emmott
Texan mayors on the border with Mexico are threatening to take the U.S. government to court and are encouraging ranchers to do the same to block construction of a fence to keep out illegal immigrants.
Costa Ricans Vote for CAFTA Under Threat
 Heather Cottin
Although hundreds of thousands of Costa Ricans had earlier voted with their feet in a massive march against the Central American Free Trade Agreement, the nation narrowly voted to accept CAFTA on Oct. 7 after U.S. threats and intimidation.
Cuban Migrants Have it Easier on U.S.-Mexico Border
 Robin Emmott
The United States has tightened security on the Mexican border and deported illegal immigrants but one group of Hispanics is welcome at border posts: Cubans fleeing the communist island.
New Ariz. DEA Chief Sets Sights on Mexico Cartels
 Sean Holstege
Arizona has a new leader in its war on drugs. Elizabeth Kempshell, 45, becomes special agent in charge of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration field office at a critical time.
Carter Says US Tortures Prisoners
 CNN
The United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Carter said Wednesday. "I don't think it. I know it," Carter told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
Ecomaterials for Low-Cost, Hurricane-Proof Housing
 Patricia Grogg
Low-income Cuban families now have a greater chance of having a home of their own thanks to a prize-winning construction method that uses strong, locally-produced alternative materials.
Judge Delays Part of Ariz.-Mexico Fence
 Suzanne Gamboa
A federal judge temporarily delayed construction Wednesday of a 1.5-mile section of a U.S.-Mexico border fence in a wildlife conservation area on the Arizona-Mexico border.
Court Weighs Case of Mexican on Texas Death Row
 James Vicini
A Mexican on death row in Texas is not entitled to a new review of his case, despite an international tribunal's ruling and a directive from President George W. Bush, a lawyer for the state told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.
US Officials Vow Help on Third Tijuana Crossing
 Dana Wilkie
State Department officials have told San Diego leaders they will try to accelerate the “presidential permit” necessary to build a third border crossing into Tijuana, with approval perhaps before next summer, San Diego officials said this week.
Bush, Texas at Odds Over Death Row Case
 Associated Press
A Mexican national on death row in Texas is counting on the unlikely intervention of President Bush to save him from execution.
LatAm Revving Up for Bicentennial Celebrations
 Diego Cevallos
Several Latin American countries have set in motion plans for celebrating the bicentennial of their independence from Spain, many of which will fall between 2008 and 2010. But the festivities will not take place without controversy.
Alternatives to US Fencing Proposed
 Lynn Brezosky
Leaders, trade associations and environmental groups in Texas border cities are scrambling for ways to stop, stall or at least alter the Homeland Security Department's plans for border fencing.
Thousands of People March to La Higuera to Pay Tribute
 Granma International
Thousands of people, most of them young people from different countries, began a 60-km march to the village of La Higuera in southeastern Bolivia to participate in a vigil in memory of the Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, who was murdered there 40 years ago.
Albuquerque Mayor to Seek Senate Seat
 Deborah Baker
The mayor of Albuquerque will run for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, The Associated Press has learned.
Bush Tries to Halt Execution of Convicted Killer in Texas
 Suzanne Goldenberg
President George Bush, who signed the death warrant for 152 prisoners as governor of Texas, this week faces a rare challenge from his home state against his efforts to block the execution of a convicted killer from Mexico.
Rally for Man Accused of Flag Desecration
 Eyewitness News 4
A large bike rally was held at UNM Sunday to support a student who ripped down a Mexican flag. Organizers said they believe Peter Lynch ripped down the flag from a UNM pole as a sign of patriotism.
Roberto Madrazo Disqualified From Berlin Marathon
 DPA
The Mexican politician who came first among those aged 55 and over at last week's Berlin marathon has been disqualified after organizers found irregularities with his time.
More Evidence of North American Merger
 Gary Benoit
The Hudson Institute acknowledges that the Security and Prosperity Partnership is leading to North American integration, without congressional approval.
Clinton Takes Lead in Iowa Poll
 Thomas Beaumont & Jonathan Roos
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has climbed into first place in a new Des Moines Register poll of Iowans expected to participate in the state's Democratic presidential caucuses, with John Edwards and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama both in striking distance.
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