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NPT Wednesday Brief: Getting honest about corruption; fixing votes and voting machines; Go Local Day 2
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El Paso-centric info and commentary from the Center of North America on the NPT blog:
-- It is election season, even if you don’t realize it. Here’s one fund-raiser.
-- El Paso in the (White) House, y’all! A look at Obama’s Texas team.
-- Barrio Aztecas on the History Channel’s “Gangland”
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From our friends over at ABC-7, 2 alleged kidnappers arrested, victim's body found decomposing
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Politics
Getting honest: It takes a village to clean up corruption
by David Crowder
 “Regardless of what happens with these corruption cases, the fact of the matter is it reflects that something is not right. At the end of the day, if a society, community, city or state wants to address this, it has to come through the citizens.” -- Eduardo Rodriguez
Posted on June 17, 2009 • read more »
Features
The 'Go Local' challenge, Day 2
by Elizabeth Ruiz
 After I made a go-around in the Ikea-like maze of colorific shopping, I got a glass of horchata and a burrito with papas con chile verde. The tortillas used for the burritos are made several feet away in the tortilleria.
Posted on June 17, 2009 • read more »
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