When President Bush met with Mexico President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper in New Orleans this week, the agenda focused largely on free trade issues and border security. "As continental neighbors and partners committed to democratic government, the rule of law and respect for individual rights and freedoms, Canada, Mexico and the United States have shared interests in keeping North America secure, prosperous, and competitive in today's global environment.

"Grand Theft Auto IV", the latest chapter of a highly controversial and breathtakingly successful video game franchise, arrives in stores on April 29.

In a long election campaign, candidates rarely miss a chance to seize on an opponent's off-the-cuff statements in hopes of taking advantage and winning support. Sometimes the criticism is dead-on accurate. Sometimes, a comment is ripped out of context and distorted unfairly.

One of the most common criticisms of illegal immigration is that immigrants pay little or no taxes, yet still receive government services paid for by tax-paying U.S. citizens. This criticism was repeated again recently by Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman as she opened her campaign for governor of that state: