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| 24 Killed in Drug Cartel-Plagued Mexican State Fox News AP CULIACAN, Mexico – Attacks in the home state of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel left 24 people dead and 17 of the victims' bodies were found burned in two pickup trucks, officials said Wednesday. Authorities are investigating whether the attacks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Factbox: Worst atrocities in Mexico's drug war Reuters Sept 15, 2008 - Suspected members of the Zetas drug gang tossed grenades into a crowd celebrating Mexico's independence day in the western city of Morelia, killing eight people and wounding more than 100. * Jan 31, 2010 - Suspected cartel assailants ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexican voters 'threatened by drug cartel' Al Jazeera Mexican authorities have promised to ensure that next year's presidential elections are not undermined by drug-related violence. The pledge follows the release of an audio recording containing threats by an alleged drug trafficker to people voting in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Mexico Land Conflict Aggravated by Drug Gangs InSight Crime As InSight Crime has reported, troop surges have a mixed record in Mexico. In places where the military was deployed to fight drug cartels, homicide rates actually spiked. After the military began patrolling Ciudad Juarez in 2007, for instance, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico political parties duel over drug cartel influence MiamiHerald.com The scandal, sparked by the release of a crime boss's taped phone conversation, underscored concerns that drug cartels may influence presidential elections in July. A chief of the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party, or PRD, which lost the Nov. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US Government May Be Primary Suppliers of Mexican Drug Cartel Guns AmmoLand.com (press release) Cam Edwards talks to Tom Stilson from BigGovernment.com about the leak of US Military guns through the Mexican Government to the Mexican Drug Cartels. Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America's oldest civil rights and sportsmen's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 4 charged with capital murder in Houston shooting KFOX El Paso Houston has long been known as a major distribution hub for drug shipments from Mexico, and Mexican drug traffickers often employ US-based street and prison gangs to help. Investigators haven't been able to confirm whether the suspects in the shooting ... See all stories on this topic » |
Mexico finds 16 burned bodies in drug lord's home state
Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed the army to crack down on powerful criminal gangs and some 45000 people have died in the conflict since he took office. The government has captured or killed dozens of high-level drug smugglers. ...
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Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed the army to crack down on powerful criminal gangs and some 45000 people have died in the conflict since he took office. The government has captured or killed dozens of high-level drug smugglers. ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Arizona lawmakers say they will build border fence Boston.com Other plans include constructing fences along the 80 miles of border where none currently exist. The law also allows Arizona to enter an agreement with California, New Mexico and Texas to build fencing in those states, although there's no immediate ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Mexico's changing drug war The Economist Ciudad Juárez, in Chihuahua state and on the border with Texas, is the most striking example of this. For several years it has been the most dangerous place in Mexico and, by most counts, the world. A city of 1.3m, it saw more than 3000 murders last ... See all stories on this topic » |
| A “green zone” for firms in Ciudad Juárez The Economist A STEEL fence is all that separates El Paso, in west Texas, from Ciudad Juárez, in northern Mexico, and it has never stopped business flowing across the border. Drinks, dentistry and divorces have been served up to bargain-seeking gringos for decades. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| New Map Gives Texas Dems Opportunities National Journal The now-open 27th District, which runs from Corpus Christi to South Padre Island on the Mexico border, is 77 percent Hispanic. Democrats may turn to ex-state Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., the son of the congressman Farenthold defeated in 2010, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Latin America prominent in Republican presidential debate on foreign policy Christian Science Monitor Asked a question about US-Mexico border security, here was Texas Gov. Rick Perry's full rambling answer: Well, let me kind of broaden it out. I think it's time for a 21st century Monroe Doctrine. When you think about what we put in place in the – in ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Teamsters sue to keep Mexican trucks out The Detroit News Late last month, the first Mexican trucks began entering the United States under a long-delayed pilot program. The issue has been a major point of contention between US labor unions and the Mexican government. "Opening the border to these dangerous, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gingrich's note of reason on immigration CNN International San Diego (CNN) -- Is the border between the United States and Mexico, as some claim, a war zone that calls out for heavy-duty military hardware? Or is it simply, as others insist, a gateway between two countries that are friends and neighbors? ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Border communities help the needy for Thanksgiving Fox News El Paso – All along the US border with Mexico, local governments have joined forced so that the poorest families in their communities may also have a nice dinner this Thanksgiving. On Tuesday evening, about 185 low-income families living in Sunland ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| "Angels" call on Mexican gunmen, corrupt cops to repent Fox News Ciudad Juarez – Young people dressed as angels are going through Ciudad Juarez, a border city in northern Mexico, and asking gunmen and corrupt police officers to repent and turn to God. About 25 young people dressed in white tunics with wings and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fast and Furious: Brian Terry's Killers Were "Hunting" Border Patrol Agents Human Events Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles were hunting for US Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one US ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Illegal immigrants suspected in 30 border fires in Arizona Salt Lake Tribune By Richard Simon Washington • People entering the US illegally from Mexico are believed responsible for more than one-third of human-ignited wildfires in Arizona over a five-year period, according to a government report that could stoke congressional ... See all stories on this topic » |
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