US reviews Mexico policy amid energy and immigration concerns
The National Security Council reviews U S Mexico relations ahead of a February presidential trip. Rising energy potential and a large illegal immigration challenge drive calls to raise Mexico's strategic priority, with talks of oil pipelines and favorable terms for Mexican oil sales, while immigration enforcement remains a friction point.
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Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Rio Grande
Texas
Refugee crisis at Geneva prompts expanded resettlement pledge
The United Nations Geneva conference on Indochinese refugees ended without fully mobilizing resources to resettle all destitute victims. The United States and Western nations pledged to increase refugees accepted for permanent resettlement and added a $10 million fund for camps in Thailand and Malaysia for three months. The State Department cites 200,000 Indochinese in Asian camps, with 20,000 fleeing Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in October and November.
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Thailand
Ayassia
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Asia
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
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Carter Administration
Congress
Europe
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Malaysia
Government must cut spending and redefine proper limits
The author argues that current government growth is unsustainable and notes Congress will resist program cuts. They urge dramatically shrinking federal agencies, restoring state and individual autonomy, and limiting government to defense and core functions, warning of public backlash and inevitable fiscal pain.
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Congress
When Family Help Fails You Must Rely On God
The answer counsels that you cannot count on the person you helped to repay you. God is the source of aid, and acts of kindness you offered become seeds that God can multiply by prompting others to assist you. Maintain faith, avoid dwelling on ill will, and trust divine provision.
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Jesus
Christ
Gopher Daly Lonel
Rey Pat Wae
Talk of recession and inflation shaping US economy
Economists warn talk could trigger a recession but see it as preferable to a boom with high inflation. A downturn might ease price pressures, reduce imports, and lower interest rates, giving time for long term fiscal policy. Labor unions may accept smaller raises as dollars lose value.
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The
Wall Street Journal
United States
Maricopa From Boom Town to Deserted Downtown
Eugene Burmeister Kopa chronicles Maricopa Arizona once a vibrant oil boom town founded in 1906 near Monarch siding on Sunset Western Railroad. Fire, floods and later decline damaged Main Street, yet aqueduct water and nearby recreation area promise a future revival.
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Sunset Western
Monarch
Arizona
Aqueduct Water
Buena Vista
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