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National Briefing | Washington: Immigration Agents to Get Expanded Powers

Jun. 18, 2009
In an expansion of its crackdown on drug cartels, the Obama administration plans to announce that it will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the authority to investigate drug crimes.
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General: Drug cartels linked to terrorism

BALTIMORE, March 9 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. National Guard Bureau said the link between terrorism and drug cartels along the United States' border with Mexico is increasingly clear.

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WASHINGTON , Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A massive and costly offensive on Mexican drug cartels is being drafted by the Bush administration with apparent cooperation from Mexico.

Drug cartels linked to cattle business

HOUSTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. federal agents, cracking down on money-laundering, reportedly have found two Mexican cattle firms are fronts for drug-trafficking cartels.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler