Topic: Mexico
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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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5 recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Here are five recent recipes from Stir It Up! inspired by Mexican flavors to help you bring a little fiesta to your table.
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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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Immigration reform 101: How does Senate plan address four big questions?
After months of closed-door negotiations, the Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” offered a legislative summary of its proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. Here is how the Senate gang handled the four hottest immigration flashpoints.
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‘Long Shot’: 8 observations shared in Mike Piazza’s autobiography
Check out some of Piazza's thoughts on baseball from his autobiography 'Long Shot.'
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US guns feed Mexican drug violence, says report
Most of the guns seized by Mexican authorities are from the US, says a Government Accountability Office report.
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Thursday's coverage: Naming names in Iran, moon mapping, financial regs
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Mexico's drug war seeps southward, too
From Guatemala to Panama, Central America is becoming a battleground for Mexican cartels.
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Drug war intrudes on Mexico's coastal resorts
The arrest of a top drug cartel chief in Cancún comes a week after a deadly shootout killed 16 alleged cartel members and two soldiers in Acapulco.
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Monday's coverage agenda: Post-election Iran, Air France, healthcare reform
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Awaking a 'dragon'
Growing one of the hottest of hot peppers – one whose name added allure for his young son.
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Embargo on Cuba loosens, by stages
But more trade and eased travel restrictions appear unlikely to win much in return from the island nation.
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Video: On patrol for Colombian drug submarines
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The challenge of fair-trade chocolate
Fair trade brought sweet success to Dominican cacao farmers. Why more demand might take profits away.
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How an American couple came to be spies for Cuba
Kendall and Gwendolyn Myers were recruited from academia by Fidel Castro's intelligence service - one of the best in the world.
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How an immigration raid changed a town
Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.
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TeacherMate: This classroom tool only looks like a toy
Cheap and rugged, the device takes a gaming approach to elementary reading and math.
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Churches without the church
Foreclosures have forced some churches to meet in homes or cafes. Now, others are joining in – willingly.
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'River' of US guns also flows north of the border
In Canada, concerns mount about weapons smuggling – a problem that has long roiled Mexico.
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How to read David Foster Wallace
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Michigan leaders give Obama deputy an earful over GM plans
Cabinet members are touring auto country to offer the administration's support. Michigan stands to be hit hardest by GM's bankruptcy plans.
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At a shuttered GM plant, frustration, confusion...and flowers
The Willow Run Transmission plant in Michigan will close in late 2010, bringing uncertainty to the people and the places that built their lives around America's largest automaker.
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Mexico considers 'ban' on street children
New law would require officials to move street kids into schools or other programs – or face a $420-per-child fine.
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World's next big climate pact begins to take shape
This week, negotiators from 182 countries meet in Bonn, Germany to lay the groundwork for a post-Kyoto climate regime.
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Firms that retool and rebound
A handful of Midwest manufacturers find ways to adapt and save jobs.
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Mexico's Calderon takes drug war to his home state
First, corrupt police were targeted. Now, nearly 30 local officials in Michoacán have been arrested for alleged drug ties.
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Today's coverage agenda: Israel's Arabs, gay marriages, recession's end
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UN rights council to take up competing resolutions on Sri Lanka war crimes, aid
Sri Lanka will fight a resolution backed by Western nations calling for an inquiry into possible war crimes during the conflict against the Tamil Tigers.
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The Monitor's View: Legalize marijuana? Not so fast.
Backers serve up a timely batch of arguments, but their latest reasons are half-baked.
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Bold prison break? Just another day in Mexico's drug war.
The freeing of more than 50 inmates at a state prison – allegedly by members of a drug cartel – garnered headlines worldwide.
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