2007 DECEMBER
December 25, 2007

Graduate Students Recount Experiences with Globalization
In the final installment of his series on globalization, Paul Solman talks with four graduate students at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government for their take on the issue.

  

December 18, 2007

Castro Letter Renews Questions over Future Cuban Leadership
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro conceded Monday that he might relinquish some formal leadership posts to make way for a new generation of leaders, a move that raised new speculation about his political future.

December 3, 2007

Venezuelan Voters Reject Chavez's Bid to Widen Powers
Venezuelans voted against expanding the power of President Hugo Chavez and imposing a socialist system in the country in a weekend referendum vote. A former Venezuelan trade minister and a professor of Latin American history assess the impact of the poll.

  

December 3, 2007

Venezuela Rejects Chavez Re-election Bid, Socialist Reforms
In a surprising move, Venezuelan voters defeated a referendum over the weekend that would have allowed President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely and would have imposed a socialist system in the country.

OCTOBER
October 29, 2007

Argentinian First Lady Kirchner Elected President
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of President Nestor Kirchner, was elected president of Argentina Sunday. The NewsHour reports on Kirchner's transition from First Lady to the country's presidency.

  

October 29, 2007

Argentina's First Lady Elected President
Cristina Fernandez, the wife of President Nestor Kirchner, will become Argentina's first elected woman president after overwhelmingly winning Sunday's election.

October 24, 2007

President Bush Outlines Cuban Policy Initiatives
President Bush proposed a new policy plan Wednesday to push for a democratic transition in Cuba, but he declined to lift an economic embargo on the nation. Two policy analysts assess the state of U.S.-Cuban relations.

  

AUGUST
August 16, 2007

Rescuers Search for Victims of Peru Earthquake
Rescuers in Peru scrambled Thursday to reach victims of a magnitude-8.0 earthquake and powerful aftershocks that officials said killed at least 450 people and injured hundreds more.

JULY
July 6, 2007

Local Police Team Up with Federal Immigration Officials
In Phoenix, 10 federal immigration officers work with the local police department to investigate crimes that involve illegal immigrants. As more cities mull such collaborations, proponents say they help both agencies, but critics worry that they deter some crime victims from coming to police.

  

JUNE
June 1, 2007

Graduate Students Recount Experiences with Globalization
In the final installment of his series on globalization, Paul Solman talks with four graduate students at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government for their take on the issue.

  

MAY
May 30, 2007

New Texas Museum Celebrates Hispanic Culture
In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute, the Museo Alameda, which opened in San Antonio, Texas, in April, showcases Hispanic influence in American art and music. Jeffrey Brown reports on the museum's latest exhibitions.

  

May 30, 2007

President Bush Proposes Doubling Money to Fight AIDS to $30 Billion
President Bush on Wednesday asked Congress for $30 billion to renew and double the funding to combat the global spread of AIDS, calling the disease a "modern-day plague."

May 14, 2007

Advocates Discuss Agreement to Add Hispanic Voice to WWII Film
After much pressure, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns agreed to add stories about Hispanics' role in World War II to his documentary, "The War." A Latino history professor and a film festival CEO give their views.

  

May 9, 2007

Immigration Charges Dropped Against Cuban Exile Suspected of Bombing
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out immigration fraud charges against Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles, a fierce Fidel Castro opponent who is suspected in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner. A reporter who covered the case explains.

  

May 2, 2007

Colombian President Uribe Seeks Free-Trade Deal
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met with President Bush Wednesday for the first of three days of meetings with U.S. government officials over a proposed bilateral free trade agreement. Ray Suarez speaks with President Uribe about U.S. aid, trade and combating drugs.

  

May 2, 2007

Colombian's Visit Prompts Debate
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe began a three-day campaign in the United States Wednesday seeking more military and drug-fighting aid as well as a free-trade deal with the U.S.. Two experts on Colombia politics take your questions.

May 1, 2007

Venezuela Takes Control of Final Privately Run Oil Fields
In a move meant to advance and fund his nationalism agenda, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday nationalized the remaining privately operated oil fields valued at $30 billion.

MARCH
March 30, 2007

Change in U.S. Policy Toward Cuba Could Be on Horizon
Americans with family in Cuba have long struggled with restrictions that limit travel back home, among other issues. With Democrats in charge of Congress and Fidel Castro relinquishing power to his brother, a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba could be near.

  

March 14, 2007

Congress Urged to Pass Immigration Bill This Year
As his tour of Latin America concluded, President Bush pledged to work to change U.S. immigration laws and said immigration reform legislation could be completed by Congress this year. Analysts discuss the prospects of passing such a bill.

  

March 12, 2007

President Bush Vows to Fight Drug Trade in Latin America
President Bush visited Guatemala Monday, after pledging Sunday on a stopover in Colombia to seek more aid for the country to fight drug traffickers. Experts discuss the growing drug trade and the administration's efforts to curtail it.

  

March 9, 2007

U.S., Brazil Sign Deal to Expand Ethanol Production
An agreement between the United States and Brazil, signed Friday, would promote alternative fuel technology in an effort to expand international production of ethanol and reduce reliance on oil imports.

March 8, 2007

President Bush Hopes to Re-energize Relations in Latin America
President Bush arrived in Brazil on Thursday, the first stop on a five-country tour of Latin America aimed at improving U.S. standing in the region. Margaret Warner speaks with analysts about trip and the obstacles the president faces.

  

March 5, 2007

Essayist Examines Art of a Former Migrant Worker
NewsHour Essayist Richard Rodriguez looks at drawings of an artist who was a Mexican-American migrant worker.

  

FEBRUARY
February 15, 2007

DNA Testing Reunites Families Separated by War
Thousands of children were kidnapped during a civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s, but new DNA procedures are helping reunite parents with their now grown children.

  

February 13, 2007

Chavez's New Policies Divide Venezuela
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's new policies, including the nationalization of oil, have received mixed reviews within the country. Margaret Warner gives a report from Caracas.

  

February 9, 2007

Tensions Rise Between U.S., Venezuela after Rice Remarks
The war of words between the United States and Venezuela intensified this week after Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said President Hugo Chavez is "destroying" his country politically and economically. From Caracas, Margaret Warner discusses the comments and reaction across Latin America.

  

JANUARY
January 15, 2007

Venezuela Takes More Steps Toward Socialist State
President Hugo Chavez has promised to nationalize Venezuela's telecommunications and energy industries as part of a "socialist revolution." Analysts discuss the country's leftist politics and Chavez's role in promoting anti-U.S. ideology in Latin America.

  

January 10, 2007

Venezuela's Chavez Installed for Second Term
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was sworn in for a second six-year term Wednesday, vowing "socialism or death" in a move reminiscent of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as he pledged to continue the country's movement toward a socialist state.