1. Did the AP Catch State Department Officials Lying to Congress About Honduran Death Squads?
(Matching tags: human rights, Honduras, congress, State Department, police)

... The new article, which appeared in the New York Times and various other media over the weekend, suggests that U.S. State Department officials may have deceived members of Congress in order to illegally ...

2. Fifty-eight Members of Congress ask for investigation of Honduras killings and policy review – will Kerry and Holder act?
(Matching tags: Honduras, DEA, Garifuna, congress, State Department)

On January 30th, incoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Attorney General Eric Holder received a letter from fifty-eight members of Congress asking for a U.S. investigation into a DEA-led counter-narcotics ...

3. What the Venezuelan Constitution Does, and Does Not, Say
(Matching tags: venezuela, congress, State Department)

The Venezuelan government announced Tuesday that President Hugo Chávez will miss his swearing in on Thursday, January 10, when his new term is set to begin. The Supreme Court ruled today that his swearing ...

4. It’s Official: Iran’s Presence in the Region a Threat to U.S., according to Congress and Obama
(Matching tags: latin america, congress, Iran)

En Español While Congress struggled to approve legislation to avert the much-hyped “fiscal cliff”, a bill addressing “Iran’s growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere” quietly and ...

5. U.S. Congressional Committee Shifts, State Referendums Could Impact Latin America Policy
(Matching tags: cuba, venezuela, trade, Honduras, mexico, Elections 2012, congress, drugs)

... – Colorado and Washington – could have an impact beyond the U.S. borders, depending on how the Federal government reacts to them. First, Congressman Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV, aka Connie Mack, ...