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For this week, this is News from Latino USA. I'm David Alvarez.

In advance of President Bush's first foreign trip to Mexico later this month, Secretary of State Colin Powell recently met with his Mexican counterpart.

From Washington, D.C., Lakshmi Singh has more.

The Bush administration is nearing a decision on final census numbers. Democrats are urging the president to allow statistical sampling to correct an expected undercount. From Washington, Lisette Olmos reports.

The U.S. General Accounting Office has issued the first of several reports on Spanish land grants in New Mexico. From Albuquerque, Catalina Reyes has more.

This is news from Latino USA.

In Utah, the Senate is debating a bill designed to strengthen that state's hate crime law. From station KUER in Salt Lake City, Kat Snow reports.

Once again, NBC Television has issued an apology to the Puerto Rican community for the content of a show aired on the network. Latino USA's Alex Avila reports.

From Austin, Texas, I'm David Alvarez. You're listening to Latino USA.