Mexican mayor vows war against drug lords
Mexico CITY, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The mayor of a town caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's drug turf wars says he is ready to do whatever is necessary to fight back, even break the law. An estimated 14,000 people have died since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006. The violence continues despite his deployment of 45,000 army Troops to Mexican states to combat the drug lords. Mauricio Fernandez, the new mayor of San Pedro Garza Garcia, said this week he had created a special unit...

Gov. Pawlenty in Iowa
ST. PAUL, Minn - Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential candidate.

Pawlenty Heads to Iowa, Stokes Speculation on 2012 Presidential Run
The Minnesota Governor was lined up for a keynote speech Saturday at the GOP's annual "Leadership for Iowa" dinner. Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential candidate. The Minnesota Governor was lined up for a keynote speech Saturday at the GOP's annual "Leadership for Iowa" dinner. Pawlenty has been making all the moves of a presidential candidate. He's raising money to distribute to other Republicans, stumping for candidates far...

Reality Check: Pawlenty's Proposed Spending Cap
Governor Tim Pawlenty is proposing tough new budget standards. However, they are standards he has failed to meet himself since taking office in 2004. He has proposed budgets that far exceed the amount of money the state had to pay for it.<br

Pawlenty Heads Northwest For Deer Opener
Gov. Tim Pawlenty travels to northwestern Minnesota for the Seventh Annual Governor's Deer Hunting Opener. "

Gobernador de Minnesota pospone viaje a MÃ
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP)

7 in 10 Say Palin Not Qualified to Be President
Fifty-six percent of Americans thinks Sarah Palin cares about people like them, something which many Republican presidential candidates have not shared, but 71 percent don't think she's qualified to sit in the Oval Office, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Oct. 16-18. Republicans believe she's qualified by 52 percent to 47 percent.

Handicapping the Race for the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination
Mike Huckabee leads the GOP pack for the party's presidential nomination in 2012 when Republicans were asked who they would "seriously consider," with 71 percent, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Oct. 31-Nov. 1.

A Storyline for Robert Gibbs & MSNBC to Run With! -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez: PHOTO
From " First Read ": Ideological Civil Wars Don’t Help You Win Elections : In NY-23, Republicans snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a district they’ve controlled since the 19 th century after prominent conservatives — Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Club for Growth, Tea Party organizers — backed the more conservative candidate (Hoffman), which eventually forced the moderate GOP nominee (Scozzafava) to withdraw from the race. That enabled the Democrat (Owens) to win,...

Mexico docs busted in baby theft scam
Mexico CITY, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Mexican prosecutors say three suspects, including three doctors, were arrested for allegedly abducting and selling newborn Babies from a Mexico City Hospital. The Attorney General's office said the alleged scheme operated out of a private Hospital where the suspects allegedly told parents their infants had died and then turned the Babies over to buyers who registered them as their own. A married couple and a woman were also arrested for allegedly purchasing two baby...

Kristen Stewart “Totally Gets” Why We All Apparently Want To Be Her: PHOTO
Sorry, but the last time I checked there wasn't a big rush on girls wanting to be the female incarnation of Rain Man. Back in the States following a promotional stop in Mexico City, Kristen Stewart was spotted taking advantage of a smoke break during a press junket in Beverly Hills on Friday (November 6). Puffing away on her nerve-calming cigarette, the Bella Swan beauty was joined by two male friends for day's the balcony break. Currently in the midst of the " New Moon " press machine, Miss...

CNN - MDs Accused Of Stealing, Selling Babies
Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private Hospital and selling them, the Mexico City Attorney General's office says.

Tropical Storm Ida threatens Yucutan
MIAMI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Ida remained a Tropical Storm Saturday morning, but Mexican officials had the Yucatan Peninsula under a hurricane watch in case the Storm strengthens. The watch extended from Tulum and Cabo Catoche and meant that hurricane conditions were possible within 36 hours, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The center said that as of 10 a.m. EST, Ida was churning northward at 9 mph between the western tip of Cuba and the Mexican coastal resort of Cozumel. Winds had...

Kristen Stewart: Press Junket Puff Session: PHOTO
Back in the States following a promotional stop in Mexico City, Kristen Stewart was spotted taking advantage of a smoke break during a press junket in Beverly Hills on Friday (November 6). Puffing away on her nerve-calming cigarette, the Bella Swan beauty was joined by two male friends for day’s the balcony break.

Feds seize 15 pounds of crystal meth on OC freeway
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agents have seized more than $300,000 worth of crystal Methamphetamine in southern Orange County and a Mexican national is under arrest on suspicion of smuggling. The Border Patrol said Saturday that agents stopped a Dodge Durango truck driving north on Interstate 5 through San Clemente on Thursday. The driver — a 27-year-old legal resident from San Ysidro — gave permission to search his car. Agent Jerry Conlin says a...

Gallery: 'New Moon' stars hit Hot Topic in Los Angeles: PHOTO
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are out-and-about in Los Angeles promoting Twilight Saga: New Moon, plus pics from the Twilight sequels Mexican promo event

Guard Arrested For Torture In Tijuana Prison Riots
Mexican Prison Guard Arrested For Torture; Abuse Sparked Deadly Riots That Killed 2 Americans

Feds seize 15 pounds of crystal meth on OC freeway
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agents have seized more than $300,000 worth of crystal Methamphetamine in southern Orange County and a Mexican national is under arrest on suspicion of smuggling. The Border Patrol said Saturday that agents stopped a Dodge Durango truck driving north on Interstate 5 through San Clemente on Thursday. The driver - a 27-year-old legal resident from San Ysidro - gave permission to search his car.

Mexican prison guard arrested for torture; abuse sparked deadly riots that killed 2 Americans
TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican police caught a Prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners. Marco Antonio Ibarra, the chief guard at Tijuana's La Mesa State Penitentiary, was arrested in the northern city of Culiacan, where he was born and had been hiding for a year, said Martha Almaza, deputy Attorney General for Baja California state. Ibarra was...

Day of the Dead festivities bring cultures together
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 | 2 a.m. - In the biggest single-day event in the Springs Preserve's two-year history, thousands of Las Vegas Valley Hispanics and others rubbed shoulders, stood in lines together and otherwise swarmed the site's 180 acres Nov. 1, drawn by a Mexican tradition known as the Day of the Dead. - Festival to honor dead, and traditions (10-30-2009) More Immigration coverage It was like a wedding reception where the families of the bride and groom only ...

Press Junket Puff Session: PHOTO
Back in the States following a promotional stop in Mexico City, Kristen Stewart was spotted taking advantage of a smoke break during a press junket in Beverly Hills on Friday (November 6). Puffing away on her nerve calming cigarette, the Bella Swan beauty was joined by two male friends for days the balcony break. Picture of Kristen Stewart: Press Junket Puff Session [source:Celebrity-Gossip.net] Currently in the midst of the New Moon press machine, Miss Stewart was asked (again) at the event...

Last-minute ideas for a Saturday in the city: PHOTO
Still hankering for something Halloween-esque? Harbourfront Centre's Mexican-flavoured Day of the Dead festival kicks off today.

Rains flood 200,000 Mexican homes
The Flooding in eastern Tabasco state has worsened over the past week as rain persists and more rivers burst their banks. State Governor Andres Granier said 200,000 people whose homes are flooded "are in a desperate situation". He added that many have ignored pleas to move to shelters. An estimated 20,000 people were in 100 shelters set up by the state. Others, however, set up makeshift tents on dry land near their soaked homes, fearing looting.