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Sweet Rides And Nothing `Green` About Them!

The beauty of these cars is one thing, but what they really offer us is a trip into a past long vanished; they are more like time machines than anything else.

(MEXICO CITY) - Vintage car buffs may not readily associate the sprawling megapolis of Mexico City with a haven for works of vehicular art from a bygone era.

Indeed, the guidebooks generally make no mention of a beautiful museum dedicated to classic rides just south of the popular tourist center of Coyoacan (and nominally part of the zone.

California Edges Closer to Legalizing and Taxing Marijuana (VIDEO)

This proposal would regulate marijuana like alcohol. People who are over 21 years old would be allowed to grow, buy, sell and possess cannabis.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - California appears to be strongly courting the notion of legal marijuana. Advocates say it is about time, and that list includes State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.

He introduced a bill in February 2009, the "Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act" to the California legislature. If passed, California Assembly Bill 390 would legalize cannabis in the state.

Mexican Healthcare now for American Citizens

Satori World Medical Signs Agreement with Cross-Border Health Plan SIMNSA to Provide U.S. Workforce with High-Quality Health Care in Mexico

(SAN DIEGO) - Satori World Medical, a global health care company in the emerging medical tourism industry, announced that it signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with Sistemas Medicos Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (SIMNSA), a comprehensive health care service plan that provides quality and affordable health care options for the growing, cross-border U.S. workforce.

The agreement calls for the companies to collaborate on marketing opportunities with the intent to participate in each other’s networks and products. SIMNSA is the first Health Plan to collaborate with Satori World Medical since the company’s launch of its innovative payer-supported, employer-sponsored and consumer-choice global health care network in January 2009.

The Lurid Artistry of the Mexican Lobby Card

A story about movie lobby cards and the joy of collecting them, particularly in Mexico City - where they are, as a rule, cheap as chips.

(MEXICO CITY) - Mention the name "Sean Flynn" to any savvy tween and the recognition is instant: "He stars in Zoey 101." Indeed, the teenage actor, grandson of Australian-born screen legend Errol Flynn, is more than recognizable to legions of young Nickelodeon viewers.

However history buffs, especially those cognizant with the Vietnam War, might associate the name with Errol's son, an enigmatic combat photographer who vanished in Cambodia in 1970 along with fellow journalist Dana Stone - presumably captured by communist guerillas. He was 28 at the time. Flynn was believed to have died a year later; he was declared legally dead in 1984.

New Anti-Drug Plan Doomed to Failure, Reformers Charge

Failure to Consider Fundamental Reforms Guarantees Cartels Will Continue to Dominate Marijuana Trade.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The new anti-drug initiative for the Southwestern border announced today by the Obama administration is doomed to failure because it simply dresses up failed policies in new clothing, the Marijuana Policy Project charged today.

"The new plan simply calls for rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic," said MPP director of government relations Aaron Houston. "The plan ignores the central problem, which is that our policy of marijuana prohibition has handed the Mexican cartels a massive market that keeps them rolling in cash, not just in Mexico, but according to the Department of Justice, in 230 American cities."

More Videotape Released in Alleged Border Patrol Checkpoint Beating of Preacher

This is a follow up to an earlier report about an incident in mid-April involving Border Patrol agents and police officers from the Arizona Dept. of Public Safety.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Baptist minister from the Phoenix, Arizona area, received numerous injuries from police during a dramatic incident April 14th, that was an apparent result of his refusal to submit to what he considered to be, a violation of his Fourth Amendment Right to Privacy.

It wouldn't be a stretch to say that Steven Anderson is an American Civil Rights crusader.

UO Professors and Students Launch Digital Ethnography Website About the Oaxaca Social Movement in Mexico

The website includes background information about the histories of different social movements in Oaxaca during the past three decades and a video timeline of key events of the Oaxaca social movement from June through October of 2006.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - In 2006, a group of women in Oaxaca, Mexico took over television and radio stations in support of striking teachers who were being brutalized by state police forces and paramilitary groups.

These women and their stories compose one of six chapters on a new website, “Making Rights a Reality,” mraroaxaca.uoregon.edu/.

Amber Alert Issued For Texas Girl Believed to be in Grave and Immediate Danger

The girl was last seen wearing lime green shorts, a green striped shirt with a white collar and Hello Kitty earrings. She has a small scar on right eyebrow and a birthmark on her upper leg.

(HIDALGO, Tx.) - The State of Texas issued an Amber Alert early this morning after a child was reportedly abducted while playing in front of her home in Hidalgo on Tuesday evening.

Hidalgo is just south of McAllen on the Mexican border.

Around 1200 Attend Immigration Rights Rally in Salem (VIDEO)

Activists say there is a clear link between the country's broken immigration system and its broken economy.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A crowd of approximately 1,200 gathered in Salem today at the state capitol as part of a nationwide movement to show solidarity for immigration rights.

The momentum behind immigration reform has been gaining since the election of President Obama, who has expressed his support for change in this area of American society.

Officials Confirm No Swine Flu Cases in Oregon

The most important thing to note at this point is that to date, there have been no reported cases of the swine flu in Oregon or Washington.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Public Health officials from the state of Oregon, Portland metropolitan area and SW Washington are holding a press event today to discuss the latest information on the swine flu outbreak that has killed residents of Mexico and reportedly has crossed the border into Southern California.

They say local response is prepared and in place should the situation elevate. They're also going to give ideas as to what people can do to keep themselves and others safe.