Mexico’s Zetas rewrite drug war in blood
(Reuters) – Mexican government forces had bottled up a band of enemy fighters in this tiny village late last year, but feared they would escape into the dusty, rock-strewn hills. So more than 600...
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Mexican troops capture a top suspect in slayings of 49
(CNN) — One of the main suspects in the killings of 49 people in northern Mexico received orders from the top leaders of the Zetas cartel, a military official said Monday. Daniel de Jesus Elizondo...
Dream Act students sue to stop Senate filibuster
Illegal immigrant students and members of theHouse sued the Senate this week to try to overturn the upper chamber’s filibuster rule, arguing that the 60-vote supermajority requirement violates the Constitution and is blocking important legislation such as...
49 Dead in Sign of Increasing Brutality in Mexico’s Drug War
(multimedia) In Mexico, authorities are piecing together a brutal murder scene in the border town of Monterrey as drug violence persists in the region. The UK’s Channel 4 describes the scene. “Authorities in Mexico have found...
First formal step toward contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder
Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News reports that Republicans on the House Oversight Committee will take the first formal step toward contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast and Furious. The draft consists of a...
Hundreds rally to back hard-line Arizona sheriff
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Arizona (Reuters) – As many as 200 activists, some chanting “go Joe, go Joe,” rallied in Arizona on Saturday to support Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is facing a federal racial-profiling probe for his police...
European Parliament calls for sanctions against Argentina
The European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Argentina’s nationalisation of YPF and called for a partial suspension of tariffs that benefit exports from the South American country to the EU. The EU assembly branded...
Argentine Falklands War vets clash with police over pension dispute.
–AUDIO/VIDEO AS INCOMING– ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Argentine police clashed with a group of former soldiers mobilized during the Falklands War in downtown Buenos Aires Tuesday (February 14) as they demanded recognition...
Food Crisis as Drought and Cold Hit Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A drought that a government official called the most severe Mexico had ever faced has left two million people without access to water and, coupled with a cold snap, has devastated...
Democrats defend Obama administration over bungled gun sting
“Contrary to repeated claims by some, the committee has obtained no evidence that Operation Fast and Furious was a politically-motivated operation conceived and directed by high-level Obama Administration political appointees at the Department of...
