Man drifts from the American dream in Salina migrant tale
Mauricio Perez, 27, lives in Carrizalillo with his mother after eight days back from Salina. Deportation to Juarez a year ago led him to hire a coyote to return, with both loans totaling $3,000 to his brother in central Kansas. He fears prison if caught yet must repay family debt, enduring constant tension and fear of the borderlands.
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Carrizalillo
Mexico
Mauricio Perez
Salina
Juarez
Kansas
Arizona
Perez
de Mojado
Migration echoes across Abrego as families weigh future
In Abrego Mexico on All Souls Day locals reflect on a century of migration to the United States. The story follows Zakatecas families, including Angel Garcia, and traces daily struggles, bracero memories, and debates over U S border policy as Kansans recall years of seasonal work and family separation.
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Carmen Garcia
Angel Garcia
Kansas
U.S
Bracero
Garcia
Mexico
Hns
All Souls
Los Migrantes
United States
Deerfield
Harris News Service
Sarah Kessinger
Salina Journal
Tom Dorsey
Zacatecas
Great Plains
Carmen
Rumsfeld signals troop cuts in Iraq in 2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told U S troops in Fallujah that new reductions below the 138,000 level are authorized and could come this year. Pentagon says about 7,000 troops, roughly two brigades, will depart Iraq, cutting brigades from 17 to 15 and lowering forces by spring 2006 from a high near 160,000 to the 138,000 baseline.
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Fallujah
Iraq
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S
Rumsfeld
Bush
Pentagon
Fort Riley
Kan
Kuwait
National cancer rates decline in diagnosis steady
Washington AP report cites biannual update from the National Cancer Institute showing fewer deaths from cancer as overall diagnosis stays level. Americans boost screening, quit smoking more, sun safety improves, and fat and alcohol intake drops, yet obesity remains a challenge. NCI Director Andrew von Eschenbach says the outlook is positive and poised for dramatic gains soon.
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National Cancer Institute
NCO
Andrew C. von Eschenbach
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