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United States President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico after making remarks to the press in the Oval Office of White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.. (Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP)

Opinion: President Obama has the chance to improve US/Mexico relations

This week, President Obama is off to Mexico and Costa Rica for a three-day trip starting Thursday. A White House statement said that the trip is "is an … Read More

In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Opinion: The fiscal cliff would slam the brakes on our economic growth

With less than a month to go before the so-called onset of the “fiscal cliff” on January 1st, it is worth a snapshot of what the implications would be for … Read More

Mexico's president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during a press conference in Berlin during his European tour on October 11, 2012.

Peña Nieto hopes to reframe US-Mexico relations in meeting with Obama

Fifteen minutes are all President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto gets to speak to President Obama at the White House on Tuesday. While many hope that immigration, … Read More