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Latin American Correspondent, St. Petersburg Times

David Adams was the Latin America correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times, now the Tampa Bay Times.

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Barack Obama
stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.:

"More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."

By Robert Farley • April 17, 2009
Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.:

"It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be."

By David Adams • October 2, 2007
Dennis Kucinich
stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.:

"When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs."

By David Adams • September 7, 2007