Sunday 20th May, 2012

• Mothers March on Mexico City

  New America Media

  Mothers of women and men missing in Mexico embarked May 8 on a national march/caravan that will culminate in protests and meetings in the nation’s capital this week. Like last year’s ...

• Comment: Immigration to America?

  INS

  This issue currently is focused on Mexicans more than any others. They seek to come to America. Why? That is simple and clear, seeking a better life. The pursuit of happiness, wealth, dreams. The ...

• America's "Green Card Lottery" Could Soon Be Eliminated

  INS

  Washington, Feb. 1 2006 (VOA News) -- It is an American immigration program that is well-known everywhere in the world except the United States, and it could be eliminated before the end of the ...

• Obama appears at gay-rights fundraiser

  SINA

  US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign fundraiser at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Obama on Monday sought to leverage his decision to back gay marriage for political gain, ...

• Video: No crown for transgendered Miss Universe Canada hopeful

  The Globe and Mail

  While controversy surrounding the transgendered beauty contestant lingers, Jenna Talackova's quest for the Miss Universe Canada crown is over. The 23-year-old failed to make the top five in the ...

• Tropical storm Alberto churns off Southeast coast

  San Diego Union-Tribune

  This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday ...

• World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future

  San Diego Union-Tribune

  A plane takes off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport in between the arrival of world leaders attending the NATO Summit, on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Chicago. Security has been high ...

• Transgender beauty queen eliminated from Miss Universe Canada

  New York Post

  Jenna Talackova takes part in Miss Universe Canada competition Saturday. TORONTO -- Jenna Talackova's bid to be the first transgender Miss Universe was stumped Saturday in the final stage of ...

• Commentary: How will black voters react to Obama's gay marriage stand?

  McClatchy

  Black people know what itÂ’s like to feel invisible, as though you exist only in the dark recesses of other peopleÂ’s imagination. They know what it feels like to be marginalized, put upon, spit ...

• Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration

  San Diego Union-Tribune

  Anti-NATO protestors form a barricade in front of mounted police officers during a march, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Chicago. On Sunday, the start of the two-day NATO summit, thousands of protesters ...

• Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

  SINA

  Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt ...

• Chinese activist renews call to fight injustice

  San Diego Union-Tribune

  Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York. Chen escaped from his village in April ...

• Obama: Eurozone 'must focus on jobs and growth'

  maltatoday

  US President Barack Obama, wrapping up the Group of Eight leading economies summit he hosted at Camp David, has said that the eurozone crisis is a threat to the world economy but welcomed ...

• Honduras: Violent repression being backed by US and Canada

  Green Left Online

  Xiomara Castro de Zelaya. There is no end in sight to violence and repression in Honduras. There is also no end in sight to the United States and Canadian governments and business maintaining ...

• Wiig Bids Farewell to 'SNL'

  Fox News

  NEW YORK – Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years. In the ...

• Facebook's Eduardo Saverin To Host "America's Next Top Tax Lawyer"

  Forbes

  r eal tax lawyers need a set, judges, and most important, a host. But who? Imagine contestants standing expectantly before tax savvy Eduardo Saverin. Or perhaps the tax lawyer equivalent of Tyra ...

• United States Tour Operators Association To Hold Annual Conference In Israel As Guests Of The Tourism Ministry

  IMRA

  14 May 2012 UNITED STATES TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ISRAEL AS GUESTS OF THE TOURISM MINISTRY Tourism Minister Stas ...

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