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Obama Expected to Back Mexico's Drug War
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Mexico for a visit during which he is expected to express support for its war on drugs cartels. Mr Obama is to hold wide-ranging talks with his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon, on topics including the economy and cross-border smuggling. Analysts say Mr Obama wants to show solidarity with Mr Calderon.Kidnap, No Ransom
Source The drug war raging along the U.S.-Mexico border might seem distant to many in North Texas, but it landed squarely in one Fort Worth woman's living room in late February, when her grown son, a U.S. citizen, was kidnapped by armed gunman in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas. Two months later, she still has not heard a word from the kidnappers regarding a ransom and believes that her 19-year-old son and two other relatives may have been taken to serve as slave labor in some drug boss' operation.It is a controversial subject but now may be a good time to consider it.
"HOW TO STOP THE DRUG WARS Mar 5th 2009 From The Economist print edition Prohibition has failed; legalisation is the least bad solution. A HUNDRED years ago a group of foreign diplomats gathered in Shanghai for the first-ever international effort to ban trade in a narcotic drug. On February 26th 1909 they agreed to set up the International Opium Commission—just a few decades after Britain had fought a war with China to assert its right to peddle the stuff.The Absolutely Worst Bill Ever
The Absolutely Worst Bill Ever By Peter Ferrara on 11.11.09 @ 6:08AM "The Worst Bill Ever." That is the title the always calm and rational Wall Street Journal put on its editorial on November 1 about the government health care takeover bill that passed the House last week on virtually a party line vote, 220-215. But even this label doesn't fully communicate the outright assault on the American people involved in this legislation.U.S. "home invasions" up as thugs seek Mexico drug cash
Reuters By Tim Gaynor TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) – When the heavy battering started to buckle the front door of her new home in Tucson, Maria remained frozen to the spot with fear. As her family scattered to hide in the bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen, masked men toting guns and dressed in flack jackets stormed into the living room shouting "Police! Everyone on the floor!"Tropic Thunder
A group of high maintenanced actors are in Vietnam to film a war movie. Everything is out of control. The director get adviced to take the actors out in the jungle and shoot the movie geurilla-style, so that the movie will seem more like the real deal and not just another Hollywood Blockbuster.
Governed by Callous Children
We're Governed by Callous Children Americans feel increasingly disheartened, and our leaders don't even notice. The new economic statistics put growth at a healthy 3.5% for the third quarter.White House's unique trick or treat
*On a more personal note, I know some people that were involved in the White House entertainment. Chicago's Redmoon theater company was hired to provide entertainment on the lawn (the skeleton band and bubble installation amongst others). I've included some pictures at the end of the post.*
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families.
Media Ignores Women's Health Disparities in Shriver Report
The "battle of the sexes is over" claims the much-heralded Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything on American work and family life. Go ahead, take a victory lap. Unless, of course, you're among the millions of women who still earn 23 percent less on average in wages, pay 38 percent more for gender-rated health insurance or fear losing their jobs while trying to juggle disproportionate family responsibilities without flexible work schedules and reasonable family-leave policies.All the President's Mavericks
All the President's Mavericks By W. James Antle, III "Forget Sarah Palin," gushed the Associated Press' Laurie Kellman. "The female maverick of the Republican Party is Sen.
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