1. American Money, Mexican Demands
(News/Defending the Empire)

...way of funds in Iraq, meaning wasted or in the pockets of bad guys. And so, from Time: Agroup of U.S. lawmakers, moreover, asked that the $1.6 billion aid package tohelp Mexico fight drug gangs...

2. Water: The Coming Great Divide
(News/Defending the Empire)

...an iffy proposition. As the paper notes: The Compact could become a political football that pits Great Lakes lawmakers against those from the South and Southwest. The editorial concludes by sayi...