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		<title>Texas To Strengthen Penalties For Human Trafficking Convictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Perry, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Rep. Senfronia Thompson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott have discussed legislation that would strengthen penalties for those convicted of human trafficking. Sen. Van de Putte and Rep. Thompson are sponsoring legislation to address this issue, and General Abbott leads the Attorney General&#8217;s Task Force on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Continues To Reach Out To Cuba</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has today directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country’s future. The President has directed that changes be made to regulations and policies governing: purposeful travel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jyoti Americas Receives $865,000 Texas Enterprise Fund Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Perry today announced an $865,000 investment through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in Jyoti Americas, which will create a state of the art U.S. manufacturing facility for high voltage transmission lines in Conroe. This investment, which will create 157 jobs and generate an estimated $34 million in capital investment, is conditioned upon the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. And Mexico To Develop Global Entry Trusted Traveler Program</title>
		<link>http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/u-s-and-mexico-to-develop-global-entry-trusted-traveler-program-43586.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visited Mexico City to meet with her international counterparts and reiterate the Obama administration&#8217;s ongoing commitment to combating terrorism and other transnational crimes. The two countries signed an agreement to facilitate secure, legitimate travel as part the United States&#8217; and Mexico&#8217;s continued efforts to enhance the security of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. And Panama Strengthen Aviation Security Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano visited Panama City today to meet with her international counterparts and reiterate the Obama administration&#8217;s strong commitment to fighting terrorism and other threats. In collaboration with our partners around the globe and signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Panama that will enhance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Shuts Down Drug Smuggling Tunnel In San Diego</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 3, 2010, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton, joined by U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy and representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection&#8217;s (CBP) Border Patrol, announced the discovery of a cross-border drug smuggling tunnel. Tunnels like this can be used to smuggle multiple types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security Trains Mexican Customs Officials In South Carolina</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeland Security to host the first-ever graduation of Mexican customs officials from a 10-week, ICE-led investigator training course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy in North Charleston, S.C. The event will be attented by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Richardson Leads New Mexico Trade Mission to Cuba</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bill Richardson has traveled to Havana, Cuba as part of a mission to strengthen potential trade and cultural partnerships between New Mexico and Cuba. During the visit, Governor Richardson will help market New Mexico commodities and follow up on inroads made on potential trade partnerships during a visit to Cuba last year. The Governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico Creates Task Force On International Trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bill Richardson today issued an Executive Order creating a Task Force on International Trade. The group, comprised of representatives from both state agencies and the private sector, will evaluate New Mexico’s current levels of exports and foreign investment and make recommendations for increasing export and boosting investment to bolster economic development. “New Mexico’s businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore Signs OSAs With Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica And Rwanda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore has concluded Open Skies Agreements (OSAs) with Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica and Rwanda, at the International Civil Aviation Organisation Air Services Negotiation Conference 2010 (ICAN 2010), held in early July in Montego Bay, Jamaica. ICAN 2010 offers a central meeting place for air services officials from various countries to meet and conduct bilateral air services [...]]]></description>
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