Kerry wooing Latino officials - He says Bush ignores nearby nations
Sen. John Kerry called Saturday for a closer relationship between the United States and Latin America, saying the Bush administration has not paid sufficient attention to some of the country's closest neighbors. "Instead of being a good neighbor, the president has ignored a wide range of ills, including political and financial crises, runaway unemployment, drug trafficking," the Democratic presidential hopeful said in a speech to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. [more]