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America a Weapons Supermarket for Terrorists, Inquiry Finds
 Daniel Nasaw
The US is a virtual supermarket for terrorists and foreign governments seeking high-end military technology, including components that can be used to build nuclear weapons and equip militants fighting US and British troops.
Cuba Rejects Offer to Rejoin OAS
 Associated Press
Cuba is formally rejecting an offer to rejoin the Organization of American States, echoing the sentiments of Fidel Castro who has long maintained his island has no use for the group.
Air France Tail Found; US Helps Hunt Black Boxes
 Marco Sibaja & Alan Clendenning
Brazilian searchers found a large tail section from an Air France jet Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that could help narrow the search for Flight 447's black boxes.
US to Ramp Up Intel Efforts in Drug War
 Agence France-Presse
The United States will step up intelligence efforts aimed at stemming the illicit flow of drugs, guns and cash across the border with Mexico, according to a White House strategy paper soon to be sent to Congress.
Submarines Surfacing as Key Tool of Drug Cartels
 William Booth & Juan Forero
When anti-narcotics agents first heard that drug cartels were building an armada of submarines to transport cocaine, they thought it was a joke. Now U.S. law enforcement officials say that more than a third of the cocaine smuggled into the United States from Colombia travels in submersibles.
4 More Bodies Found in Atlantic Air France Crash
 Marco Sibaja & Alan Clendenning
Search ships methodically worked through a "sea of debris" from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering four more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330 is believed to have gone down a week ago.
9 More Police Killed in Amazon Protests in Peru
 Franklin Briceno
President Alan Garcia labored Saturday to contain Peru's worst political violence in years, as nine more police officers were killed in a bloody standoff with Amazon Indians fighting his efforts to exploit oil, gas and other resources on their native lands.
 Obama Honors the Heroes of D-Day
 Jennifer Loven
President Barack Obama honored the valiant dead and the "sheer improbability" of their D-Day victory, commemorating Saturday's 65th anniversary of the decisive invasion even as he remakes two wars and tries to thwart potential nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea.
Obama's Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for Real Health Care Reform
 White House Blog
The President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
Up to 36 Reported Killed in Amazon Land Protest
 Carla Salazar
Indians protesting government moves to develop oil, gas and other resources on their lands battled police in Peru's Amazon on Friday, with authorities and Indian leaders separately reporting 11 police and 25 protesters deaths.
Secretary Napolitano Announces Southwest Border Task Force
 usembassy-mexico.gov
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced the formation of the Homeland Security Advisory Council Southwest Border Task Force, a diverse group of national security experts charged with examining the Department’s efforts along the US-Mexico border.
Al Qaeda Eyes Bio Attack from Mexico - and Assistance from US White Supremacist Militia Groups
 Sara A. Carter
U.S. counterterrorism officials have authenticated a video by an al Qaeda recruiter threatening to smuggle a biological weapon into the United States via tunnels under the Mexico border, the latest sign of the terrorist group's determination to stage another mass-casualty attack on the U.S. homeland.
Mexico Drug Cartel's Grenades From Guatemalan Army
Juan Carlos Llorca
Thousands of bullets and grenades that were part of a Mexican drug cartel's weapons cache belong to the Guatemalan army, Guatemala's anti-drug prosecutor said Thursday.
Sub That Explored Titanic to Aid Flight 447 Search
 Emma Vandore
A mini-submarine that explored the undersea wreckage of the Titanic is being whisked across the Atlantic to help retrieve the flight recorders of Air France Flight 447.
Carlos Pascual Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
 Ken Ellingwood
The Cuban-born diplomat, an expert in 'failed states,' would take over one of the largest American embassies and confront a host of complex bilateral issues.
Brazil Recovers First Air France Flight 447 Debris
 Federico Escher & Greg Keller
A Brazilian helicopter crew recovered the first wreckage from Air France Flight 447 on Thursday, pulling a cargo pallet from the sea. No sign of human remains have been spotted, and Air France has told families that the jetliner broke apart, killing all 228 people on board.
A New Beginning
 Barack Obama
President Barack Obama spoke about relations between Islam and the West at Cairo University in Egypt on Thursday.
OAS "Agrees to Let Cuba Rejoin"
 BBC News
Foreign ministers of the Organization of American States have voted to lift Cuba's suspension, apparently paving the way for it to rejoin the group.
US Accidentally Releases List of Nuclear Sites
 William J. Broad
The federal government mistakenly made public a 266-page report, its pages marked “highly confidential,” that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nation’s civilian nuclear sites and programs, including maps showing the precise locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons.
Debris Confirms Crash of Air France Flight 447
Federico Escher & Bradley Brooks
An airplane seat, a fuel slick and pieces of white debris scattered over three miles of open ocean marked the site in the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday where Air France Flight 447 plunged to its doom, Brazil's defense minister said.
Federal Court Says US States Can Regulate Guns
 Wall Street Journal
A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled today that the Second Amendment doesn't bar state or local governments from regulating guns, adopting the same position that Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, did when faced with the same question earlier this year.
Plane Debris Found in Path Air France Jet Took
 Marco Sibaja
An airplane seat, a life jacket, metallic debris and signs of fuel were found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday by Brazilian military pilots searching for a missing Air France airliner.
Obama: Cheney Gots His Facts Wrong
 Capitol Hill Blue
President Barack Obama on Monday struck back at one of his toughest critics, saying former Vice President Dick Cheney was wrong when he criticized White House plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.
Religious Icon from Mexico Visits California
 CBC News
Thousands are flocking to a Santa Paula church to see the religious icon known as El Santo Nino de Atocha or the holy child of Atocha.
Missing French Jet Hit Thunderstorms over Atlantic
 Alan Clendenning & Greg Keller
A missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast.
Air France Jet Missing Over Atlantic, 228 on Board
 Alan Clendenning
An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air France official said Monday.
In Turnaround, Cuba Agrees to Talks With US
 Mary Beth Sheridan
Cuba has agreed to open talks with the United States on issues ranging from immigration to anti-narcotics cooperation and direct mail service.
Obama's Weekly Address: The Experience of Judge Sotomayor
 White House Blog
The President discusses the breadth and depth of experience held by his nominee for the Supreme Court.
Mr. Obama, Do We Have Your Attention?
 The Real News Network
North Korea wants to be accepted by the US as a nuclear power.
Mexico Cartels Go Bargain Gun Shopping in Houston
 Chris Baltimore
Mexican drug gangs looking for weapons powerful enough to stop a vehicle, penetrate a bullet-resistant vest or confront an army detachment need look no further than the Houston area's 1,500 gun shops, where merchandise is priced to move.
UN Wants 'Flood Of Drugs' in Afghanistan to Devalue Opium
 Jon Boone
Officials believe that in stopping smuggling across borders, the price will fall as the market is saturated internally.
California Private Health Insurance Costs Escalate 138 Percent
 Donna Fox
Private business in California saw health care premiums increase by 138 percent between 1999 and 2008. Over a similar time period, Medi-Cal premiums for family enrollees increased by 23 percent, and Healthy Families premiums by 38 percent, according to a new study out of UC Berkeley.
Castro Criticizes Cheney's Defense of US Methods
 Associated Press
Fidel Castro criticized former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney for defending American interrogation methods against terror suspects, saying in comments published Wednesday that torture should never be used to extract information.
US Treasury Targets Medellin-Based Drug Trafficker
 Nancy Waitz
The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday moved to freeze the assets of alleged Medellin-based drug trafficker Pedro Antonio Bermudez Suaza and ban any U.S. bank or American consumer from doing business with him.
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