North America – Political left and right strive to unravel Palin mystery
Political left and right strive to unravel Palin mystery
Sarah Palin’s sudden decision to quit as governor of Alaska stunned fellow Republicans and fuelled the sense of disarray surrounding the Grand Old Party as it struggles to regroup following last year’s devastating election defeat
Calderon’s party suffers setback in Mexico vote (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mexico’s opposition centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) improved its standing in legislative elections against conservative President Felipe Calderon’s party, exit polls showed.
Mohawks v. Canada: Bridge shutdown hurts business (AP via Yahoo! News)
Melinda Walk needs her Canadian customers back so much so that she’s willing to give them full value for their currency at her convenience store-gas station just over the U.S.-Canadian border, even at a loss of 12 cents on the dollar.
A test of legal logic for US civil rights
Enforcement is now more pragmatic, less principled, and more corrosive to social ideas of fairness, writes Christopher Caldwell
US urges N Korea not to aggravate tensions
The United States urged North Korea not to ‘aggravate tensions’ but did not confirm whether Pyongyang had launched a series of missiles
Taliban step up attacks in Helmand valley
Taliban insurgents stepped up attacks against US Marines in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand River valley, forcing troops in some areas to spend the day fighting instead of carrying out plans to meet with residents and local leaders
Unfreezing cold war attitudes
Both Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin say they want to “press the reset button” in US-Russian relations but if this is truly to happen it will take more than an agreement to cut arms
Jailed tycoon in courts plea to US president
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who faces a second set of charges that could extend his sentence by more than 20 years, calls on Barack Obama to support an independent court system in Russia
Setback for Mexico president in legislative elections (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
MEXICO CITY – The ruling party of Mexican President Felipe Calderon has suffered defeat in legislative elections and was poised to lose its majority status in the Chamber of Deputies, exit polls and partial official returns showed.
Indo-Canadian officer faces extradition to US for drug smuggling (New Kerala)
Vancouver, July 5 : An Indo-Canadian officer with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), who minted money by allowing smuggling of cocaine into Canada, faces extradition to the US after his indictment by a court in Seattle.
Drug war, economy weigh on Mexico midterm election (AP via Yahoo! News)
Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weighed heavily in Sunday’s midterm congressional elections that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon’s anti-crime and economic policies.
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