The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 17, 2010 US Pressured over Ban on Mexican Cargo Trucks --------------------------------------------- Washington is facing increasing pressure to lift a ban on Mexican cargo trucks entering the United States. On Monday, Mexico increased tariffs on ninety-nine US products, including pork.