Mexico Newspaper
United States Newspaper Program
The USNP has supported projects in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each project is conducted by a single organization within a state or territory, usually the state's largest newspaper repository. A project's staff inventories holdings in public libraries, county courthouses, newspaper offices, historical museums, college and university libraries, archives, and historical societies. Catalog records are entered into a national database maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and accessible through more than 43,500 dedicated computer terminals worldwide. Microfilm copies of newspapers are generally available to researchers anywhere in the country through inter-library loan. ... [Read More]
Jeff Bingaman: New Mexico Sites
This page contains links to other Internet sites in or about New Mexico. This page focuses primarily on sites that present information about New Mexico or that are hosted by organizations or institutions in New Mexico that receive government funding. Unfortunately, we cannot create links to personal homepages unless they are designed to be sources of information on New Mexico. ... A New Mexico State agency providing policy resources to New Mexico Government ... [Read More]
Magazines and Newspaper Resources - Public Pioneer
Selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources including cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times (London) as well as selected full text from more than 180 regional newspapers. Full text transcripts are also included from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, etc. ... (news from multiple sources including newspapers) ... [Read More]
Mexico
According to Federal District officials, in Mexico City there were 101 marches with 19,581 participants between December 2000 and September. For example, on Mother's Day (May 10), protesters drew attention to persons who disappeared after apprehension by security forces during the 1970's and 1980's (see Section 1.b.). In August thousands of farmers marched in Mexico City to protest a decline in farming income. In September union leaders in Mexico City organized a protest against planned tax increases. In addition the EZLN conducted a highly publicized, nationwide march that culminated in the main square in Mexico City, with approximately 80,000-100,000 supporters in attendance (see Section 5). On November 28, an estimated 1,500 residents of San Salvador Atenco and Texcoco marched on Mexico City to protest the selection of their community as the site for Mexico City's new international airport. ... [Read More]
U.S. Newspaper Indexes at the Library of Congress
The researcher using this list is cautioned that not all newspapertitles held by the Library of Congress are indexed; however, earlyU.S. newspapers often covered areas much larger than just thetowns where they were published. The user is further cautioned that few indexes are complete, and many errors and omissions can beexpected. ... U.S. Newspaper Indexes at the Library of Congress Home Page ... Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming ... [Read More]
President Addresses American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention
The long-term solution, by the way, to -- for example, immigrationissues with Mexico, is for Mexico to grow a middle class. That's whyI'm such a big believer in NAFTA. It's in our interest that wealth bespread out through the hemisphere -- the best way to spread wealth isthrough trade -- so that Mexico can grow and become a vibrant place, sopeople are more likely to be able to find a job closer to home. Butthe reality is if you make 50 cents in the interior of Mexico and $5 inTexas, you're going to do $5, if you can make it. And so now is thetime for legal -- reforming of the immigration system. ... [Read More]
Jeff Bingaman: Former New Mexico Senators
Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, MO., October 6, 1840. After graduating from the University of Missouri he served four years in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He moved to New Mexico in 1866, studied law, and after being admitted to the bar in 1867, set up a practice in Las Cruces. When New Mexico became a state in 1912, Catron was elected one of the state's first two Senators. He served until 1917, then retired to Santa Fe, where he died on May 15, 1921. Catron County in southwestern New Mexico is named for him. ... [Read More]
New Mexico & Southwest Links
Santa Fe Public Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. ... The Sangre de Cristo Mountains , from Raven Maps and Images' New Mexico map. environs of Santa Fe, from the astonishing TIGER map browser of the Census Bureau --start here and go to any town. environs of the Santa Fe Ski Basin --another access to the map browser, this one working from the US Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information Service . Villages, mountains, rivers, wells... ... [Read More]
Mexico
Narcotics-related killings and violence increased, particularly in the northern states and Mexico City. Prison conditions were poor. The police continued to arrest and detain citizens arbitrarily. During the year, judicial reforms began to take effect; however, lengthy pretrial detention, lack of due process, and judicial inefficiency and corruption persisted. Indigenous people's access to the justice system continued to be inadequate. The authorities on occasion violated citizens’ privacy. Human rights groups reported that armed civilian groups in the state of Chiapas continued to commit human rights abuses. Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) sympathizers continued to denounce increased military presence in Chiapas as well as the increasing activity of armed civilian groups. Journalists, particularly in the northern states, practiced self-censorship in response to threats from narcotics traffickers. Corrupt members of the police sometimes violated the rights of illegal immigran ... [Read More]
Frequently Asked Questions - US Embassy Mexico City
To obtain a divorce in Mexico, you must be a resident of Mexico. Usually this process takes several months and you must reside here for at least 6 months before applying for the divorce. You may wish to retain an attorney in Mexico with experience in divorce proceedings. The Embassy also has limited information on divorce in Mexico. ... on specific topics that may affect Americans traveling in Mexico. You will also want to monitor television, radio and newspaper reports on events in Mexico. ... [Read More]
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