2012 will see intense activity on the political front in the United States, with the November general election promising to be one of the most keenly (and bitterly) fought in years. The political calendar gets moving early, with the Iowa Caucuses on January 3.  Here’s a quick rundown of what’s coming up in the first two months of the year.

Mexico has joined the growing worldwide call for Canada to reconsider its decision to abandon the Kyoto Protocol.

U.S. citizens and green card holders living outside of the United States will have to file a new form (Form 8938) to list all their personal foreign financial assets along with their 1040 required to be filed on or before April 15, 2012.

One of two siblings accused of bilking more than 30,000 clients of a laser hair-removal company of more than 20 million dollars has been deported from Texas to face justice in Mexico.

Mexico was at the center of Tuesday night’s televised debate between Republican presidential hopefuls.

Tradition was not forgotten as the Canadian delegation participated in a moving Remembrance Day commemoration last weekend at the Parapan Games Athletes Village.