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Overhaul Set for US Guest-Worker Plan
 Nicole Gaouette
he Bush administration today plans to announce the most significant overhaul in two decades of the nation's agricultural guest worker program, in a bid to dramatically increase the number of legal foreign laborers available to harvest crops.
Rival Democrats Clutch Their State Prizes, and Look to Collect a Few More
 Jeff Zeleny & Julie Bosman
A coast-to-coast series of primaries and caucuses Tuesday ended with one definitive conclusion for Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama: The show will go on.
Colombian Drug Kingpin Gets 30 Years
 West Australian
A Colombian man who prosecutors called one of the world's most significant drug kingpins has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for money-laundering and smuggling cocaine from Colombia to the United States.
Bush Wants More Aid for Mexico
 Pablo Bachelet
Central America and Mexico emerged the big winners in the budget submitted by President Bush on this week, with most other Latin American nations either holding their own or seeing some cuts.
Free the Cuban Five Billboard Unveiled in Los Angeles
 Freethefive.org
On Feb. 1, nearly two dozen solidarity activists gathered on famous Hollywood Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., to unveil the only non-electoral political billboard currently standing in a city filled with billboards advertising movies, cars and other products.
Americans Overseas Head to Polls
 Robin Mcdowell
Americans living overseas started lining up in hotels and coffee shops Tuesday to vote for Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, while others — for the first time ever — cast ballots online.
Expatriates Eye Super Tuesday
 Sean Mattson
Democrats Abroad, the overseas branch of the Democratic Party, will hold its first "global primary" from Tuesday through Feb. 12, allowing party members to cast primary ballots at polling stations in more than 30 nations.
Venezuela, Nicaragua Propose Joint Military Force for Latin America
 Chris Carlson
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed the formation of a joint military force among Latin American countries to defend against outside intervention yesterday.
Border Traffic Moves Well in First Days of New Rule for Americans’ Re-entry
 Julia Preston
A lot of Americans grumbled, but there were no major delays or disruptions at this bustling border station in the last two days as United States citizens were required for the first time to show a passport or other identity documents to return to the country by land.
MoveOn and California SEIU Endorse Obama
 Associated Press
Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday and said Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton still has not adequately explained her vote to go into Iraq.
Minister Presses Jailed Woman's Case in Mexico
 Charles Rusnell
Federal cabinet minister Helena Guergis flew to Mexico earlier this week for a series of top-level meetings with government officials to try to expedite the release of a Canadian woman imprisoned without trial for nearly two years.
Bell Rings for 88 Crash Victims
 Michelle Volkmann
About 60 people held hands in a circle while looking out to the Pacific Ocean in silence. The waves at Port Hueneme Beach crashed against the shore. An airplane flew overhead. White balloons marked with messages like "We miss your smiling face" waved in the wind.
Traffic Normal Across US Borders With New ID Rule in Effect
 Jeff Bliss
Traffic at the U.S. northern land border flowed normally as U.S. customs officers explained - yet didn't strictly enforce - President George W. Bush's new rule requiring proof of citizenship that went into effect today.
US Soldier Suicides Reach Record Level, Study Shows
 Dana Priest
Suicides among active-duty soldiers in 2007 reached their highest level since the Army began keeping such records in 1980, according to a draft internal study obtained by The Washington Post. Last year, 121 soldiers took their own lives, nearly 20 percent more than in 2006.
Mexicans Vow to Probe Winnipeg Teen's Death
 The Edmonton Journal
The Mexican embassy in Ottawa said Wednesday authorities will conduct a thorough investigation into the death of a Manitoba teen who allegedly fell 10 storeys from a resort balcony in Puerto Vallarta last week.
Obama Struggling to Woo Hispanics
 Agence France-Presse
“Obama? We just don’t know him,” says Hortensia, a Mexican arts and crafts seller at a bustling market in East Los Angeles, the heart of this city’s Hispanic community.
23 'Mexican Mafia' Gang Members Indicted on Racketeering in Texas slayings, Feds Say
 Michelle Roberts
Twenty-three suspected members of a Texas prison gang were accused of racketeering in connection with the slayings of 22 people, according to a federal indictment released Wednesday.
Papers Show Wider Focus in Inquiry of Artifacts
 Edward Wyatt
A federal investigation into the smuggling and sale of looted Asian and American Indian antiquities has expanded to include stolen artifacts from Central America.
Clinton Wins in Delegetless Florida
 John M. Broder
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Florida Democratic primary on Tuesday, a contest that generated extraordinary voter interest even though the result will have no practical impact because no delegates were at stake.
2nd Migrant Flees to Chicago Church
 Traci Carl
A deported Mexican migrant who holed up in a Chicago church to fight for immigrants' rights rallied support Tuesday for another woman now seeking refuge in the same building.
Charity Wine Auction Raises $14 Million
 Jessica Strange
The Naples Winter Wine Festival, held at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples Florida, raised $14 million under the auction tent for children's charities, making it once again the most successful charity wine auction in the world.
Bush to Set North America Leaders Summit in New Orleans
 Bill Walsh
In a nod to the hurricane recovery along the Gulf Coast, President Bush is expected to announce tonight that New Orleans will host the annual summit of North American leaders in April.
Kennedy to Endorse Obama
 Jeff Zeleny
Senator Edward M. Kennedy intends to endorse the presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama during a rally on Monday in Washington. The Kennedy endorsement has been underway for days, even before the outcome of the South Carolina primary.
U.S. Marshals Have Great Success Capturing Fugitives on Foreign Soil
 Chief James Schield
January has been a very successful month for the U.S. Marshals and a nightmare come true for two fugitives on the run. In a mere 11 days, the U.S. Marshals captured two of their “15 Most Wanted” fugitives.
Seized Cash Likely Drug-Related
 Daniel Borunda
The recent discovery of nearly $1 million in cash hidden in an 18-wheeler could be part of a trail of bulk money shipments that pass through El Paso on their way to drug traffickers in Mexico, authorities said.
Kidnapping Scams, Common in Mexico, Find Way to Houston
 Dane Schiller
Kidnapping scams, such as people staging their own abductions, are common in Mexico. But authorities said they now appear to be popping up in Houston, with three in the past few months.
US Turns to Horses to Secure Borders
 Tim Gaynor
Horses have been part of the Border Patrol since the agency was founded to secure the United States borders against liquor smugglers and unlawful immigrants in the 1920s, and now they are making a comeback.
Obama Claims Diverse Win
 Charles Babington
An exultant Barack Obama said his overwhelming win in South Carolina disproved notions that Democratic voters are deeply divided along racial lines.
US War Costs in Iraq Up: Report
 Reuters
The Iraq war may not dominate U.S. news reports as the carnage drops, but a new report underscores the financial burden of persistent combat that is helping run up the government's credit card.
US Ambassador Garza's January Newsletter
 mexico.usembassy.gov
In his January 24, 2008 newsletter, U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza Jr. shares information about the important bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States and his hopes that 2008 will be productive for both countries.
Deal Offered in Missing Marine Case
 Estes Thompson
If a Marine wanted in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant colleague is arrested in Mexico, he will not face lethal injection in North Carolina under a deal offered by prosecutors to the Marine and Mexican authorities.
Five Former Presidents Attend Democracy Forum in Taiwan
 Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Taiwan held the first Global Forum on New Democracies Friday, with five former presidents participating. Vicente Fox of Mexico cancelled after the Mexican government expressed concerns that his visit might hurt Mexico-China trade talks.
Hillary's Defender-In-Chief
 Nancy Benac
As he campaigns for his wife, Bill Clinton has been taking aim at her rival Barack Obama and the media with increasing rancor, trading the roles of elder statesman and supportive spouse for that of attack dog.
Sinaloa Cartel Narcotrafficker Captured
 Antonio O. Garza
In a statement made in Mexico City on January 21st, Ambassador Antonio O. Garza congratulated Mexico on the capture of a top Sinaloa cartel narcotrafficker.
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