Perspective:
By Khalil Abdullah
New America Media

Congressional Republican attacks on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, says Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore, may be about more than “Fast and Furious.”

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<strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p><strong>MERIDA, Mexico</strong> — In the wake of Mexico’s presidential election Sunday, analysts are expecting Mexico to launch a major “blitzkrieg surge” against the drug cartels during current president Felipe Calderon’s lame duck period.</p>
<p>President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto won’t take office until Dec. 1, leaving a five-month period during which Mexico is expected to intensify its drive against the drug cartels.</p>

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<strong>Jewish News of Greater Phoenix</strong></p>
<p><strong>PHOENIX, Ariz.</strong> — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-3 ruling that strikes down three parts of SB1070, Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, and keeps intact Section 2, which has been dubbed by its foes as “show me your papers,” a consensus appears to be building among Jewish voices in the state calling for Congress to reform immigration laws and enforcement, while securing the border.</p>

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<strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
<p>Making a surprise appearance in a television time slot that was previously billed as an official first look at the day’s election results, Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party 8 (PRI) strode before the television cameras late in the evening of July 1 to give a victory speech even as the ballots were still being counted.</p>

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<p>El verano de 2009 fue tan ardiente como el que estamos viviendo este año. El calor era agobiante, la humedad inaguantable y la sensación que el asfalto de las calles estaba a punto de derretirse víctima de los incandescentes rayos del sol, era evidente.</p>
<p>Lo que también estuvo candente, hace tres años, fue el movimiento de los amotinados del Partido del Te contra el presidente Barack Obama y su proyecto de reforma de salud.</p>

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<strong>Special to La Prensa</strong></p>
<p>Former president of Costa Rica and current president of global nonprofit the Carbon War Room, Jose Maria Fig-ueres addressed the Clean Energy San Diego event put on by Ygrene Energy Fund, a leading provider of clean energy finance programs for local governments.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We’re as American as Opie</span></p>
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<p>When it was announced today that TV legend Andy Griffith had died, it hurt more than I would have ever thought…. Because, I suppose, it means a loss of more of my childhood.</p>

Dr. Leticia López, a language professor at San Diego Mesa College, was one of only a few people chosen from across the country to receive a federal fellowship from the U.S.

Middle school instructor to be honored July 6 for his impact in the area of children’s education

The San Diego Padres announced the recipient of the second Hispanic Heritage Comunidad Award. Armando Cataño, a teacher at Monroe Clark Middle School in City Heights, has been selected by members of the Padres’ Hispanic Community Leadership Council (HCLC) for his dedication to improving the lives of youth, specifically in the area of education. He will be honored before Friday’s 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Cincinnati Reds.