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Noticias del Mundo Hispano
February 28, 2008 3:25 PM
We start this week in Mexico where the parents of slain independent journalist, Bradley Will, announced that they would bring their own experts to examine the evidence of their son's death. Will died during protests in the Mexican city of Oaxaca in 2006. The 36-year-old journalist was killed while filming unrest there. The family alleges that ballistic evidence does not support the government's theory of how Will died.
Also in Mexico, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said that NAFTA has been a boon for the United States, Mexico and Canada, but the three signatory countries should help small Mexican farmers who have suffered from the pact. Earlier this month, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Mexico City, asking officials to renegotiate the removal of tariff protections for key crops like corn and beans.
In U.S. politics, a look ahead at Tuesday's Democratic primary, where the Hispanic vote could be decisive in some states. The Obama campaign is gathering new endorsements. As for Hillary Clinton, her struggling campaign it’s drawing much of the attention. But have Latinos demanded too little for their political support? Tell us what you think.
In Brazil, it’s environmental workers versus farmers and loggers. As the Amazon suffers so do its people. Brazil police seized more than 500 truckloads of illegally cut hardwood that were confiscated, but abandoned last week. The livelihood of many of the people in the area depends on logging and the sawmills. Environmentalists say increased demand for soy and beef has prompted farmers to raze rainforest land for fields and pastures. Brazil is the world's top beef exporter, and second to the United States in soy exports.
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