- 'TRAVEL, COMMERCE: Senate votes to cap cost of border cards (Grand Forks Herald)
The Senate voted Thursday to cap the cost of a new high-tech ID card to be required to cross the northern border, saying it should be no more than $34, and free for children.
- 'World Cup notes: Zidane's 100th against Mexico (Los Angeles Daily News)
France playmaker Zinedine Zidane today will earn his 100th "cap," or international appearance, playing his final game at the Stade de France outside Paris in a warm-up match against Mexico.
- 'Bring Mexico into the Union (Quad-City Times)
Has anyone considered the fantastic advantages that would be ours if we would make Mexico our 51st state? The oil we get from them would no longer be foreign. They would automatically become citizens; they would not have to sneak across a border anymore.
- 'Travel costs are up, but here are some tips to ease the pain (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
However you go, wherever you stay, it's likely to be more expensive this year.
- 'A fandango frenzy (Baltimore Sun)
Traditional music lures travelers to a small Mexican town In this misty town tucked in the Sierra Madre mountain range, far from Mexico's tourist track, a musical revolution is unfolding.
- 'Blame Mexico, Too, for U.S. Immigration Trouble: Amity Shlaes (Bloomberg.com)
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- The most important date for the future of immigration in the U.S. is July 2. Not July 2 in the U.S. On that day, a Sunday, those right wingers driving the debate in Congress will be enjoying their ``Independence Day District Work Period,'' aka recess.
- 'Slight rise in holiday travel predicted (The Toledo Blade)
Travel will be up slightly for the Memorial Day weekend despite record-high gasoline prices and rising vacation costs, AAA has predicted.
- 'High gasoline prices curb holiday travel for some (KVOA Tucson)
Tucsonan Tom Dolan says instead of traveling to popular long-weekend destinations such as San Diego or Mexico as he's done in the past, "Actually, I'm staying in Tucson, because I have a V-6 and it eats a lot of gas."
- 'Richardson explores business opportunities with Mexico (New Mexico Business Weekly)
Gov. Bill Richardson and the governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua will travel to Washington D.C. in August or September to jointly promote the border region between New Mexico and Chihuahua.
- 'Subsidies rescue Chile film production (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
When most people think of Latin American cinema, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil come to mind. Yet in recent years, Chile has seen production output rise as the state shows growing interest in backing a new generation of filmmakers.
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