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The Flap Over McCain’s Mexican Connection
 Frontera NorteSur
Dr. Juan Hernandez knows how to play politics on both sides of the border. A former official of the administration of Mexican President Vicente Fox, Dr. Hernandez is now serving as an advisor to and fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
 Bin Laden's Battle Cry for Palestine
 Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri
In a new and as yet unauthenticated audio tape, Osama Bin Laden vows to continue fighting for the Palestinian cause.
Congress Trims Bush Anti-Drug Plan for Mexico
 David Morgan
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to scale back President George W. Bush's plan to aid Mexico in its increasingly deadly war on illegal drug cartels.
Latin America: European Corporations on Trial
 Milagros Salazar
Twenty European corporations are being tried for human rights violations before an ethical tribunal at the Peoples’ Summit, organised for the third time by the Bi-Regional Network "Enlazando Alternativas" (Linking Alternatives) in Lima.
 California Justices Rule for Same-Sex Marriage
 Gay.com
On May 15th, California's Supreme Court declared gay couples in the nation's most populous state can marry - a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement - that was greeted with tears, and at least one marriage proposal.
Primary Fuels Dream Ticket Talk
 Jon Decker
Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in the West Virginia primary fuels more talk of a dream team ticket featuring Clinton and Obama as running mates.
Edwards Backs Obama's White House Bid
 Jeff Mason
Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's effort to unify the party behind his bid for the White House.
EU Condemns US Resumption of Executions
 David Lawsky
The European Union on Wednesday condemned the resumption of judicial executions in the United States and said abolishing capital punishment was fundamental to protecting human dignity and furthering human rights.
First Borowitz Report Video Ever!
 Huffington Post
Andy Borowitz reports that the Democratic Party has finally decided who's going to break it to Hillary that it's time to get out of the race...
Kidnap, Ransom and Extortion Response
 PRNewswire
The number of reported kidnappings of local San Diego residents in nearby Mexican cities doubled during 2007 from the previous year to a record 26 kidnappings according to the FBI San Diego Office.
Violence in Mexico Spills Across US Border
 Eileen Sullivan
Three Mexican police chiefs have requested political asylum in the U.S. as violence escalates in the Mexican drug wars and spills across the U.S. border, a top Homeland Security official told The Associated Press.
Obama Projects Victory but Clinton May Be Poised to Increase Clout
 Brian Knowlton
Senator Barack Obama is acting as if he already has won the Democratic presidential nomination, but Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is poised, ironically, to score two of her most lopsided primary victories and possibly enhance her political clout.
US Shocked at Escalating Violence in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
The United States said Monday it was shocked at escalating attacks on police officers in Mexico, adding organized crime posed a "serious threat" to democratic institutions there.
CBS: America’s Infrastructure is Crumbling
 RawStory
Unless more funding and effort are put into saving the nation’s infrastructure, it will continue to crumble, say experts. An estimated $1.5 trillion over the next five years could be needed to avoid large-scale disaster.
Fisherman, Fiancee Vanish Off SoCal Coast
 David Schoetz
The Coast Guard's search for a fisherman and his fiancee last seen leaving a Southern California marina last Thursday ended this weekend after American officials learned that their abandoned boat had washed ashore on a Mexican beach.
Can McCain Appeal to Young Voters?
 Martha Irvine
He's a Republican, for starters. He describes himself as "older than dirt." And he makes no apology for an Iraq war that is especially unpopular on college campuses. Doesn't sound like a recipe for winning the hearts of young voters.
Survey: Americans Are Strongly Opposed to the North American Union
 Barbara L. Minton
Americans are catching on to the North American Union scheme and voicing their opposition. The right wing grassroots organization, American Policy Center (APC), has just concluded a survey of one million American households.
Brenda Martin Recounts Ordeal
 Michele Mandel
As thrilled as she is to finally be home and reunited with her mother, Martin, 51, is determined not to let her relief deter her from the next battle that lies ahead - going to the world court to appeal her case.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Presses for Fund Against Crime in Central America
 Du Guodong
Mexico City - The U.S. ambassador to Mexico has urged lawmakers in Washington to approve a 500-million-dollar fund to combat cross-border crime in Central America, local daily "Reforma" reported late last week.
Car Full of Weapons Lands U.S. Soldier in Mexican Jail
 Alicia A. Caldwell
An Iraq veteran is in a Mexican jail while a judge decides whether to believe his account: that an experienced soldier accidentally ended up in a border town where drug cartels pay top dollar for exactly the kind of high-powered weapons he happened to have.
Brenda Martin Released on Full Parole
 Canwest News Service
After more than two years behind bars in Mexico, Brenda Martin walked away from a Canadian prison cell Friday on full parole. Her lawyer, Luis Guillermo Cruz Rico, said she has been released into her mother's custody and will be staying with her at her home in Trenton, Ont.
WTO Launches Probe of US Farm Support
 Jonathan Lynn
he World Trade Organisation (WTO) launched an investigation on this week into multi-billion dollar U.S. farm subsidies that Brazil and Canada say break international trading rules.
UN Says 1.5 Million People Affected by Burma Storm
 Aung Hla Tun
The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar, as the United States expressed outrage with the country's junta over delays in allowing in aid.
LatAm Food Summit Declares Regional Emergency
 José Adán Silva
The presidential summit on "Food for Life", held in Nicaragua, has ended with 16 Latin American countries agreeing to produce more food and sell it at low prices through strategic alliances, amid criticisms of free markets and capitalism.
Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish Line
 Patrick Healy & Jeff Zeleny
With the political world trained on Mrs. Clinton’s financial and electoral viability, Senator Barack Obama moved closer to becoming the first African-American presidential nominee of a major party.
New Mexico Governor Says U.S.-Mexico Border Security is Improving
 E. Eduardo Castillo
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday that he has seen an improvement in security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Problems remain, but increased policing by state and federal authorities has significantly helped, said Richardson.
ATF: Phoenix Gun Dealer Supplied Mexican Drug Cartels
 Brian Ross, Richard Esposito & Joseph Rhee
Just hours after receiving a shipment of weapons allegedly intended for Mexican drug bosses, a Phoenix gun dealer and at least two alleged arms traffickers were arrested in a series of raids by federal and local authorities.
US Executes First Inmate After Moratorium
 Tami Chappell
Georgia executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday, the first person to be put to death in the United States since the Supreme Court ended a de facto moratorium on capital punishment last month.
Obama Wins North Carolina Decisively; Clinton Takes Indiana by Slim Margin
 Jeff Zeleny
Senator Barack Obama won a commanding victory in the North Carolina primary on Tuesday and lost narrowly to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana, an outcome that injected a boost of momentum to Mr. Obama's candidacy as the Democratic nominating contest entered its final month.
More Than 3.5 Million New US Voters, AP Survey Finds
 Mike Baker
Overall, the AP found that nearly one in 65 adult Americans signed up to vote in just the first three months of the year. And in the 21 states that were able to provide comparable data, new registrations have soared about 64 percent from the same three months in the 2004 campaign.
A Roller Coaster Political Year
 Ann McFeatters
If the election were today, Democrats would sweep local, state and national offices - and John McCain would be the nation's 44th president. Polls are showing a remarkable state of affairs.
US Soldier Suicides May Top War Tolls
 Agence France-Presse
Suicides and "psychological mortality" among US soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan could exceed battlefield deaths if their mental scars are left untreated, the head of the US Institute of Mental Health warns.
Parole Board Holds Hearing for Convicted Killer
 Shannon Mccaffrey
A convicted Georgia killer pleaded Monday for a stay of execution, hoping to avoid becoming the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court found lethal injection constitutional.
Few Details on Immigrants Who Died in US Custody
 Nina Bernstein
Word spread quickly inside the windowless walls of the Elizabeth Detention Center, an immigration jail in New Jersey: A detainee had fallen, injured his head and become incoherent. Guards had put him in solitary confinement, and late that night, an ambulance had taken him away more dead than alive.
Drugs by Submarine, from Colombia via Mexico to the USA
 Barnard R. Thompson
On Sunday, April 27, the Mexico City newspaper El Universal ran three articles about so-called “semi-submarines,” near wholly submersibles that are being used more and more to covertly transport narcotics from Colombia to the United States – in most cases via Mexico.
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