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	08/19/2005
	Mexico's Fox protests as second US state closes border
	Arizona ignored pleas for greater cooperation from Mexican President Vicente Fox to become the second US state Tuesday to declare a state of emergency on its border due to rising illegal immigration, violence and smuggling.

	08/19/2005
	US associates 30 Mexicans, businesses with drug trafficking
	The US Treasury on Thursday named 30 persons and businesses associated with Mexican drug cartels, froze their assets and banned any American from doing business with them.

	08/19/2005
	Iraq war protest leader departs camp outside Bush ranch
	Cindy Sheehan, whose soldier son died in Iraq , said Thursday she was leaving the protest she has been leading against the conflict outside President George W. Bush's ranch for family reasons.

	08/12/2005
	Latino Students: No Free College Ride
	Perceptions and prejudices aside, a report reveals that Latino students lag behind in financial aid for college, and receive less than any other racial or ethnic group in U.S.

	08/12/2005
	Anti-bullying campaign now En español
	After results of a survey showed that Latino students feel unsafe in predominantly Latino schools due to their sexual orientation, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) decided to go En español.

	08/12/2005
	Bush: Iraqi constitution will be on time
	US President George W. Bush said Thursday that Iraq's new constitution would be completed on time and that it would be "a critical step on the path to Iraqi self-reliance" and a US withdrawal.

	08/12/2005
	Most conservative cities in America are white
	The political chasm in the United States between liberals and conservatives also reflects a growing racial divide, according to a study released Thursday.

	08/12/2005
	US seeks comprehensive textiles deal with China
	The US government said Thursday it would launch talks next week with China to pursue a broad agreement on textiles trade in a bid to defuse months of tension caused by surging Chinese imports.

	07/29/2005
	Father scoured Arizona desert until he found daughter's remains
	For the previous month, Dominguez - with the help of relatives - scoured the desert inch by inch following the instructions of his grandson, Jesus Abraham Buenrostro Dominguez, Lucrecia's son and the last person to see her alive.

	07/29/2005
	CAFTA trade pact passes
	The trade agreement was hotly debated among both parties and represents a key victory for Bush, who risked considerable political capital in pressing for its approval.

	07/22/2005
	Courts fostering "chilling" US media climate
	Veteran New York Times columnist William Safire said Wednesday he was afraid to rigorously condemn a "chilling" assault on journalism by the courts, fearing reprisals against a colleague jailed for contempt of court.

	07/22/2005
	Most soldiers in Iraq report low unit morale
	More than half of US soldiers serving in Iraq reported low or very low unit morale in an army survey conducted last year, an army mental health advisory team reported Wednesday.

	07/22/2005
	US acknowledges that Iraq forces struggling to be ready
	The Pentagon acknowledged Thursday that only a small number of Iraqi security forces can fight insurgents unaided as it gave Congress a secret assessment of future troop requirements.

	07/22/2005
	Supreme Court nominee awakens abortion genie
	The life-and-death issue of abortion tightened its angry grip on US politics Wednesday, as a multimillion-dollar feud erupted over President George W. Bush's first Supreme Court pick.

	07/15/2005
	Americans losing faith in Bush: poll
	Por primera vez, la mayoría de los estadounidenses considera que el presidente George W. Bush no es "honesto y franco", pero coinciden con él en que la guerra en Irak es la línea de frente en la guerra contra el terrorismo, según un sondeo divulgado este jueves.

	07/15/2005
	Cell phones on planes worry US government
	The US government voiced concern Thursday at the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to end restrictions on cell phones and other wireless devices aboard commercial aircraft, citing security considerations.

	07/15/2005
	Guantanamo abuse goes unpunished
	US interrogators forced a Saudi detainee at the Guantanamo 'war on terror' detention camp to wear a bra and put a thong on his head and a leash around his neck, a Congress hearing was told Wednesday.

	07/15/2005
	US Muslims TV ad condemns London bombings
	Muslims must not let extremists hijack their faith, a prominent American Islamic group warned Wednesday in a television public service announcement issued in the wake of the London bombings.

	07/15/2005
	Bush urges patience with Rove
	While a journalist sits in jail for a never written story, US President George W. Bush urged the US public Wednesday not to assume that his chief political strategist, Karl Rove, acted improperly in the case of a leak that may have unmasked a covert CIA agent.

	07/15/2005
	WorldCom CEO sentenced to 25 years prison
	Former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for his role in the fraud scheme at the telecom giant that led to the biggest corporate collapse in US history.

	07/08/2005
	US protestant church backs gay marriage
	The United Church of Christ passed a resolution Monday supporting gay marriage, becoming, according to the Protestant group, the first "mainline" US Christian denomination to back such unions.

	07/08/2005
	Halliburton receives $5 billion from the Army
	Halliburton, the company whose ads say “We're serving the troops because of what we know, not who we know,” is taking home yet another big slice of the Iraq pie, some 5 billion dollars worth of work, reported Reuters.