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November 3, 2009 Mexico's economy relies heavily on money flowing back to the country from workers in the U.S. The recession has hit these remittances hard. But as the U.S. recession fades, more Mexican men are traveling north to look for work as Mexico's severe downturn lingers.

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• Nogales Diary: Border Town Sees Business Decline

October 25, 2009 The vast majority of undocumented Mexican workers in the U.S. are staying put. They are working less and hoping that an economic recovery restores jobs. Besides, they say, the recession back home in Mexico is even worse. Immigrant economic ties are strong between New York City and the Mexican city of Puebla.

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October 24, 2009 The massive economic downturn in Mexico, with the slowest recovery in Latin America, has opened a debate about close ties to the U.S. market. The codependent relationship means that as Mexico struggles to get back on its feet, it also hurts the U.S. economy.

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September 10, 2009 Most of the Iraqis displaced by violence who remain inside the country are struggling to survive in tent communities and shantytowns. In one relative success story, a group of displaced Iraqis finally returned home — but to a village almost completely destroyed.

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September 3, 2009 As a two-year drought drags on, water is now so limited for agriculture that Iraq imports 80 percent of the food Iraqis eat. That means during the holy month of Ramadan, traditional foods that came from Iraqi farms are getting harder to find.

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August 29, 2009 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki owes his job to the Shiite vote in Iraq, but he has stayed away from a new Shiite political coalition and may go it alone in January elections. But he risks splitting the Shiite vote, nor is it clear that Iraqis are ready to vote across sectarian lines.

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August 28, 2009 Most Iraqis are anticipating the withdrawal of U.S. troops, scheduled by the end of 2011. But many Iraqi businesswomen fear it will be a setback for the gains they have made during wartime. Since 2005, women-owned firms have earned millions of dollars from Pentagon-financed projects.

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August 17, 2009 More than six weeks after U.S. soldiers withdrew from Iraqi cities, Gen. Ray Odierno, the top American commander, wants to put U.S. troops in disputed parts of northern Iraq. Political tension between Iraq's Arabs and ethnic Kurds has resulted in a security gap in the north that militants have exploited.

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August 13, 2009 In recent weeks, the death toll from political violence has been rising — a reversal of July trends — undermining public confidence in security after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraqi cities at the end of June. The bombings have been fodder for Iraqi wrangling ahead of the January elections.

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• Latest Iraqi Violence Tied To Ethnic Strife

August 10, 2009 Life is better for many Iraqis, but bombings, ethnic tensions and corruption continue. NPR's Deborah Amos recently returned to the Iraqi capital on assignment and shares her impressions four years after her last visit. The unanswered question: what will happen when U.S. troops leave in 2011?

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