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In some U.S. cities if Latinos, African Americans, and Asians were counted together they would be the majority and could set their own majority political agenda. On Capitol Hill they call themselves the Tri-Caucus coalition. They are the [Congressional Hispanic Caucus], the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and they're trying to take advantage of their increasing numbers. The three recently met in a retreat just outside of Washington to forge a more formal and effective alliance. Don Rush has our report.

In the early hours of Monday morning June 17 thousands of former members of Guatemala's civilian patrols took over an international airport, an oil refinery, and the country's most famous tourist attraction, the Mayan ruins of Tikal. The civilian patrols were created to police local villages. Many of its members were pressed into service against their will. The protest was an action designed to draw attention to the Guatemalan government's failure to comply with peace accords signed more than five years ago. Those accords ended a thirty-six year long civil war in that Central American nation. Latino USA's Maria Martin is in Guatemala and sends us this report.

U.S. Catholic bishops are now sorting through a new set of rules and regulations regarding sexual abuse at the hands of clergy. Recently they approved a twelve page document titled'Character for the Protection of Children and Young People.' at their national conference held in Dallas. Some say there's been considerable irreparable damage done to the church. But despite its problems, Yolanda Perdomo reports from Chicago, the Catholic school system may not suffer a backlash.

Seven years ago in prison I watched on television the destruction of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. My first thought good the U.S. government needs to suffer some casualties in this war on crime and learn it ain't no fun when the rabbit's got the gun. Recently, Latino USA reported on the detention of Abdullah al-Muhajir, who is suspected of collaborating with al-Qaeda. Born Jose Padilla, and raised in Chicago, al-Muhajir was accused by the federal government of planning to use a dirty bomb in a terrorist attack against the United States. Commentator and ex-convict Joe Loya says he understands what might seem impossible to others: how some one could see their own country as their enemy.