The Ellis County Press: Top Videos for April 17, 2009 Top Videos for April 17, 2009 ================================================================================ Editor on 04/17/2009 17:25:00 Click each thumbnail or title to play the video in a new window. GALLUP - OBAMA\'S 3-MONTH REPORT CARD President Barack Obama averages a 63% approval rating for his first quarter in office -- the highest since President Jimmy Carter averaged 69% in 1977. . (Apr. 17) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog CBS - OBAMA GOES SOUTH OF THE BORDER On a visit to Mexico, President Obama acknowledged the United States' responsibility in the violence which has erupted between rival drug cartels and Mexican authorities. Bill Plante reports. (Apr. 16) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog AFP - Obama, Calderon vow to tackle cartels together US President Barack Obama and Mexican leader Felipe Calderon vowed to tackle Mexico's violent drug cartels together at the start of a brief but symbolic first visit by Obama south of the border. (Apr. 16) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog CBS - KIDNAPPINGS RAMPANT IN MEXICO As violence has erupted throughout Mexico between narcotics officers and drug cartels, kidnappings have now also become a prevalent and lucrative crime. Seth Doane reports from Mexico City. (Apr. 16) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog NYT - AMERICAS: JUÁREZ: AMID VIOLENCE, A HAVEN An American nun dedicates her life to working with women and children plagued by the drug violence in Juárez. Third in a three-part series. (Apr. 17) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog CBS - ECONOMIC SIGNS OF RECOVERY Some banks are beginning to show profits, but it's not all good news for the economy, reports Deidre Bolton. Maggie Rodgriguez talks to Steve Forbes about his thoughts on the economy. (Apr. 17) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog CBS - BANKS SEE PROFITS AGAIN With J.P. Morgan Chase and several other banks scoring big profits in the first quarter, Anthony Mason reports that this could be a turnaround for fledgling Wall Street. (Apr. 16) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog GALLUP - AMERICANS SEE BEST HOME BUYER\'S MARKET IN YEARS While just 22% of Americans think that the average price of houses in their area will increase over the next year, 71% think now is a good time to buy a house. (Apr. 16) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog CBS - MAERSK CREW DESCRIBES ORDEAL Julie Chen gets an account of the Maersk Alabama hijacking by pirates from Orlando electrician John White. (Apr. 17) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog AFP - POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE FOR BAGHDAD STUDENTS For the first time in years Iraqi students have a graduation ceremony, marking the end of their studies. They celebrated this milestone with dancing and music and with high hopes of rebuilding their war-torn nation. (Apr. 17)