Gordon Brown begins his bid for the crown - Times Online

" By Jenny Booth, and Philip Webster in Manchester Gordon Brown began the most important day of his political life so far with a round of interviews to start setting out his stall as the next Prime Minister and Labour leader. The Chancellor, who is due to speak at the Labour...

Poll blow for Brown as Blair refuses to back him - Telegraph.co.uk

" By George Jones, Political Editor (Filed: 25/09/2006) Gordon Brown's hopes of being acclaimed as Tony Blair's successor at this week's Labour conference are severely dented today by a poll for The Daily Telegraph showing a sharp fall in the number of voters who think he...

NDP Convention Transparency

Well if you have been watching the NDP Convention on CPAC, and who hasn't amongst us political bloggers left, centre and right, you will have seen a convention that failed to take advantage of TV to engage Canadians to be part of the debate.

British Labour faces internal divisions - ABC Online

" PRINT FRIENDLY EMAIL STORY Reporter: Rafael Epstein TONY EASTLEY: In Britain, the Labour Party is desperately trying to avoid a split reminiscent of the disastrous internal warfare of the late 1970s and early '80s. But for all its efforts, the sniping continues between...

Europe: why offshore when you can nearshore?

"In Europe, the main threat of job loss comes not from China or India, but Central and Eastern Europe, which has skilled but cheap labour - and most of it now within the European single market. in the past the main impact has been on manufacturing. But what about services? A...

The Navvies

"The Navvies were traveling labourers who built the Great Lakes Canals, the railroads and the mines in Canada and England."

Experts question border fencing

"Though the House and Senate have endorsed plans to build hundreds of miles of fencing at the Southwest border, experts sparred Thursday over whether that's the most effective way to thwart illegal immigration."

Arizona, federal immigration agents in jurisdiction spat

"A dispute over jurisdiction between federal immigration agents and the sheriff's office in Arizona's most populous county is allowing some illegal immigrants to walk out of jail."

The Debate Right, Left and Center

"Having been in this debate for a quarter of a century, I'm familiar with its fury and crosscurrents. The debate isn't for the thin of skin. It tends to generate more heat than light.  And as they say, if you can't take the heat..."

3 more migrants found in rescue near Wickenburg

"Three more undocumented immigrants were found Wednesday as sheriff's deputies wrapped up a rescue operation in the desert about 50 miles west of Phoenix."

Texas brothers accused of making bogus passports

"plotted to sell fake passports, Social Security cards and resident alien cards"

Arizona Indymedia News

Occasional source of news about illegal immigration.

Minuteman finances questioned

Accusations that money promised for field operations was never delivered. Claim that a national director of the border campaign was removed for asking too many questions about the money.