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US, Mexico plan crackdown on illegal gun shipments
Mexico sends us drugs, we send them guns. It's the circle of life ... or, more accurately, death. Mexico, which is fighting a war against its cartels, is asking for U.S. help to stop weapons from moving south across the...

Mexico Returns to World Court
The McAllen Monitor has, "Mexico: Men in 'immediate' danger of execution." Mexico urged the United Nation's primary court to act quickly Thursday and block the imminent executions of five of its citizens in Texas...

JoCo rape suspect extradited from Mexico
From Joe Lambe: A man accused of sexually attacking two Leawood women four years ago and then fleeing to Mexico had his first court appearance today in Johnson County District Court...

U.S., Mexico Clash Again in Court Over Executions
That's the title of Marcia Coyle's report in National Law Journal on last week's World Court session. It's subtitled, "Mexico seeks to delay executions, claiming U.S. in default on treaties...

University of New Mexico Collaboration
Michael Alvarez and Thad Hall are in New Mexico with Lonna Atkeson at the University of New Mexico where they are collaborating on a research project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts "Make Voting Work" initiative, titled "Lessons for All in Determining Voter Intent and Election Integrity: A 2006 Post Election Audit Study of New Mexico's Optical Scan Ballots in Bernalillo County, New Mexico...

New Mexico Audit: 2006 Election Audit Results Complete - Offers Lessons for 2008
Here’s the media advisory from Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Tomorrow morning there is a news conference during which Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera, University of New Mexico Professor Lonna Atkeson, and Pew “Make Voting Work” Project Director David Becker, will discuss the results of the New [...

Stacy Schneider
Stacy Schneider offers to be Britney Spears Lawyer for Free

Salmonella Found in Tomotoes
57 Reported Cases in New Mexico and Texas