Senate OKs anti-terror USA Patriot Act renewal - Yahoo! News: "Several provisions of the 2001 law are set to expire at the end of this year, and President Bush has urged Congress to make it permanent."
US shuts Mexican border consulate: "Bazookas, grenades and machine guns are said to have been used in recent clashes between rival drug cartels. They seek to control key smuggling routes across the US border."
