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  • American Scene

    Mexico on Tuesday asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional, arguing that the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake.


  • ** FILE ** In this file film publicity image released by Disney, from left, Jessie, voiced by Joan Cusack, Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen and Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks are shown in a scene from, "Toy Story 3." Movie fans have not outgrown the "Toy Story 3" gang. The animated sequel about toys that come to life leaped to the No. 1 spot with a $109 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. (AP Photo/Disney Pixar, File)

    'Toy Story 3' boasts big $109M debut

    The newest film from Disney's Pixar Animation, "Toy Story 3," easily topped all other films in box office numbers and became the third animated film to top $100 million in its first weekend.


  • **FILE** Sen. Jon Kyl (Getty Images)

    Inside the Beltway

    Imagine a recent meeting between President Obama and Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl, talking border issues in the privacy of the Oval Office.


  • Presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos participates in a televised debate in Bogota, Colombia, on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Colombians are holding a presidential runoff on Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

    Ex-defense minister favored in Colombian vote

    Colombians voted for a successor to President Alvaro Uribe on Sunday in what was expected to be a rout favoring a former defense minister who oversaw a major weakening of leftist rebels.


  • Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will appear at the "Defend the Constitution" rally planned for June 25 in Manassas.

    Inside the Beltway

    Amor, si si? Well, actually, no, no. The Arizona immigration law has taken a big bite out of Mexican affection for Americans, says the massive new Pew Global Attitudes poll - which plumbed the attitudes of more than 24,000 people in 22 countries.


  • ** FILE ** This June 6, 2010, file photo shows beachgoers as a tugboat works to lay boom in the Gulf of Mexico near Perdido Pass at Orange Beach, Ala. Thousands of tourists will be changing vacation plans this summer because of the Gulf oil spill. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, FILE)

    Usual Gulf vacationers rethink plans

    Vacationers worried about tar balls and other health hazards are looking elsewhere for their summer getaways. Oftentimes, that means a trip to Eastern shores instead.


  • 5.7 quake rattles California-Mexico border

    The U.S.-Mexico border in California was rocked by a magnitude-5.7 earthquake Monday night, rattling nerves in a region still recovering from the deadly Easter jolt.


  • American Scene

    Police arrested a mother after she reportedly told officers she didn't want her children any longer.


  • Illustration: Motor City Madman by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

    NUGENT: Playing with fire in a packed theater

    They say all politics is local. Well, I think the best, most effective politics is much more intimate than that. I believe the ultimate American politics begins and ends with oneself: All of us "we the people" maintaining control of things as a united voice of reason, goodwill and decency. I happen to know that's how it all began with some tough, defiant anti-big-government leaders known as our Founding Fathers.


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