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Drug Smugglers Bribing U.S. Agents on Mexico Border
 Robin Emmott
The increasing use of bribes by Mexican drug cartels to corrupt U.S. agents comes as Washington is sending $400 million to help Mexico's army-led war on the trafficking gangs, whose brutal murders have surged to unprecedented levels.
Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke
 Bill Carter
On Monday, The New Yorker magazine tried dipping its toe into broad satire involving Senator Obama with a cover image depicting the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his wife, Michelle, as fist-bumping, flag-burning, bin Laden-loving terrorists in the Oval Office. The response from both Democrats and Republicans was explosive.
Is John McCain Too Old?
 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
McCain, himself, jokes that he's older than dirt. And while his age is being raised as a campaign issue, medical experts say voters shouldn't be concerned that, if elected, McCain would be the oldest man to assume the presidency, at 72.
Obama Pledges to Find Way for Illegal Immigrants to Gain Citizenship
 Bob Keefe
Barack Obama told a Latino group Sunday that he would make immigration reform a top priority and create a way for 12 million illegal immigrants in America to get "out of the shadows" and gain citizenship if he's elected president.
Big Jump in Number of New U.S. Citizens From Mexico
 Mike Carney
The number of Mexican nationals who became American citizens increased by 46% between 2006 and 2007, even as the overall naturalization rate fell by 6%, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Israel Hints at Pre-Emptive Attack on Iran
 Rupert Cornwell
The sabre-rattling over Iran's nuclear progamme has grown louder as a defiant Tehran claimed to have conducted missile tests for a second day running, the US warned that it would defend its interests and its allies in the region, and Israel hinted it was ready to stage a preventive attack to destroy Iranian nuclear installations.
 Jesse Apologises for Obama Insult
 Reuters
U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has apologised for a crude and disparaging remark about the U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama this week.
Mexico: US Extradition Request Came Too Late
 Arthur H. Rotstein
The United States did not ask Mexico to arrange for a suspect's extradition in the death of a Border Patrol agent until the man had been freed, a Mexican government spokesman said Thursday.
World Population Day 2008
 UNFPA
More than 140 countries worldwide will observe World Population Day on 11 July by emphasizing the importance of family planning for the wellbeing of families, communities and nations, and by underlining the need to further integrate such services into national development plans.
'I Wanna Cut (Obama's) Nuts Off!'
 Capitol Hill Blue
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Chicago civil rights leader known for speaking without thinking, may support presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama in public but apparently has second thoughts about him in private.
Mexico Wins Most Beautiful Flag in the World Contest
 Notimex
On July 7, 2008, Mexico's Flag was voted the Most Beautiful Flag in the World in an Internet contest held by a Spanish Newspaper, with the flags of Peru and Guatemala coming in at second and third places.
McCain Makes Appeal to Hispanics
 Michael Cooper
Senator John McCain told a major Hispanic group here Tuesday that he remained committed to passing the kind of immigration legislation that angered many Republican voters last year, but he underscored that he intended to first secure U.S. borders.
Lens On Democracy Video Contest
 yvo.overseasvotefoundation.org
Youth Vote Overseas and 18 in '08 recently announced the first joint YouTube contest, "Lens on Democracy," giving young Americans in the U.S. and around the world the chance to share their opinions on American democracy today.
OVF - FedEx Express Your Vote Program
 overseasvotefoundation.org
FedEx Express launches Express Your Vote initiative with Overseas Vote Foundation for the upcoming 2008 Presidential election. This new alliance eases the voting process for millions of Americans living abroad.
Bin Laden's Son in Web Terror Rant
 Simon Hughes
This is Osama Bin Laden’s school-age son, who yesterday continued his father’s mission of hate — with a poem begging for Britain to be destroyed. Baby-faced Hamza Bin Laden also ranted in his evil ode that the US and our other allies must be wiped out.
US Deserter Wins Appeal in Battle for Refugee Status
 Janice Tibbetts
A Canadian court has sided for the first time with a military deserter who fled to Canada seeking refugee status, ruling that the U.S. soldier witnessed enough human rights abuses during a stint in Iraq that he could qualify for asylum.
9/11 Third Tower Mystery 'Solved'
 Mike Rudin
The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center. Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on several different floors caused the collapse.
Cuba Cracks Down, Rounds Up Dissidents Before Freeing Most
 Agence France-Presse
Cuba last week rounded up and detained more than 30 dissidents after accusing the United States of "instigating" opposition to the Communist regime, a top rights activist told AFP Saturday.
Drug Traffic May Shy Away From Houston
 Dane Schiller
Mexico's war on drug cartels might not change how much cocaine flows into the United States, but U.S. officials say Houston, long a major transshipment point for the underworld, could get a break as smugglers evade soldiers and police near the border.
Obama: I Will End the War
 John Whitesides
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.
Rescue Video Shows Duped Rebels, Elated Hostages
 Ian James
Military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a film crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.
Free Speech Alive, Well as Protesters Interrupt Bush
 Pete Yost
People lined up to be sworn in as new U.S. citizens were unwitting witnesses Friday to a constitutional object lesson at President Bush's expense on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello.
Jesse Helms: Dead on the 4th of July
 Whitney Woodward
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
US Salmonella Probe Shifts to Jalapenos
 UPI
Sources say suspicion has turned from tomatoes to jalapeno peppers in the search for a culprit behind the three-month outbreak of U.S. salmonella poisonings.
Colombia: Betancourt Freed in Military Intelligence Operation
 Constanza Vieira
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 Colombian police officers and soldiers held hostage by the guerrillas were rescued Wednesday in a military intelligence operation.
US Salmonella Probe Expands to Mexico: CNN
 JoAnne Allen
The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday.
Obama in Iraq Twist
 Reuters
The Democratic presidential candidate waded into controversy over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.
McCain Talks Up Free Trade
 Associated Press
John McCain hailed the economic benefits of free trade to Colombians yesterday, raising the possibility of an eventual hemispheric-wide agreement even though a weak economy at home has soured many U.S. voters on trade agreements.
And the World's Happiest Country Is...
 Maggie Fox
Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on this week. Zimbabwe, torn by political and social strife, is the least happy, while the world's richest nation, the United States, ranks 16th.
A Sweep Through the US's Former 'Backyard'
 Guardian UK
The Republican candidate for the White House is in Latin America courting Hispanic voters, but their allegiance will be determined by bread-and-butter issues back home, writes Rory Carroll.
Envoys Seek Colombia Rebel Talks
 BBC News
The Colombian government says two European envoys are in the country to seek talks with Farc rebel leaders and broker a possible release of hostages. The Swiss and French mediators were authorised to travel to Farc-controlled areas where hundreds of kidnapped people are being held.
Obama Reaches Out to Defiant Bill Clinton
 Capitol Hill Blue
Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, took the first step Monday towards trying to bridge the sea of animosity that surrounds former President Bill Clinton but party insiders say Clinton is still seething over his wife's loss and wants Obama to beg for his support.
President Calderón Announces Social Housing Program for Central America
 Presidencia de la República
During the inauguration of the 10th Tuxtla Mechanism Summit, the president proposed restructuring the Panama-Puebla Plan to turn it into a Program for the Integration and Development of Mesoamerica.
US Outbreak of Grave Robbing
 Nicholas J.C. Pistor
Grave robbing has become an above-ground affair. Gone are the days when enterprising thieves would dig up an old grave and pillage for gold teeth and rings. Today, it's mostly the bronze markers and flower vases that draw their attention.
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