Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Daily Headlines: May 11, 2010

* U.S.: While one poll released last week showed that a slim majority of Arizonans favored the state’s new immigration law another poll showed that roughly four out of five Latino Arizonans opposed the measure.

* Mexico: Ex-Cancun mayor Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid was extradited to the U.S. where he will stand trial on drug charges.

* Ecuador: Chevron’s public relations offensive continued after a federal judge awarded the oil giant with over 600 hours of footage from a documentary on pollution in Ecuador.

* Paraguay: Months after being shot in the face star striker Salvador Cabañas was left off of Paraguay’s preliminary World Cup squad.

Image – Washington Post (“A protester against Arizona's controversial immigration bill waves both the Mexican and U.S. flags during a march on the State Capitol Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in Phoenix.”)
Online Sources- AFP, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, azcentral.com, New American Media

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