* Argentina: Rest in peace Raul Alfonsin. Argentina’s first post-“Dirty War” president passed away yesterday at the age of 82.
* U.S.: Immigration officials vowed to change their policy to focus more on employers who hire illegal workers but didn’t pledge to end controversial workplace raids.
* Brazil: Critics claim that the move by Rio de Janiero’s government to build walls around slums is discriminatory and a pitiful attempt to separate the extremely wealthy from the very poor.
* Mexico: Did Hillary Clinton really commit a silly faux pas during her visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe last week?
Image- BBC News
Online Sources- Reuters, Gawker, MSNBC, AHN
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Daily Headlines: April 1, 2009
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