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Mexico City Battles Water Crisis with Taxes, Pleas
 Patrick Rucker
Mexico City, one of the world's biggest cities at 20 million people, has long struggled with a lack of water but the crisis worsened this year due to drought that has left reservoirs at record lows.
Book Takes Mexico Drug War to Task
 Ken Ellingwood
"El Narco: La Guerra Fallida" ("Narco: The Failed War"), by two top officials under Calderon's predecessor, Vicente Fox, is one of the first book-length looks at the crackdown launched by Calderon when he took office in December 2006.
 Mexico's Drug Songs a Hit
 Chris Hawley
Drug ballads, known as narcocorridos in Spanish, have long been a part of Mexico's norteno music, which is driven by accordions and a polka-like beat. As the body count climbs, though, some experts worry that such hits are undermining the Government's efforts.
Mexico Tourism Secretary Invites Gays from All Over the World to Get Married
 ENT
Mexico City enacted Latin America’s first law recognizing gay marriage Tuesday and said it hopes to attract same-sex couples from around the world to wed. The law, approved by city legislators on Dec. 21, was published in Mexico City’s official register and will take effect in March.
Prayers for Fallen Officers
 Sandra Dibble
With high-caliber assault weapons slung over their shoulders, dozens of uniformed Tijuana police officers honored fallen comrades yesterday, raising their voices in song and prayer.
Bus Plunges Off Cliff in Northern Mexico; 14 Dead
 Associated Press
A bus carrying farm workers and their families home plunged off a cliff in northern Mexico on Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring 21.
Mexico Detains Brother of Slain Drug Boss
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Mexican forces have detained the brother of a powerful drug boss killed two weeks ago in a movie-like raid that landed a key victory for President Felipe Calderon's drug war, the security ministry said on Saturday.
Police Reporter Abducted in Sinaloa
 Agence France-Presse
A police reporter was abducted in the northwest Mexico state of Sinaloa, in the latest incident in one of the most dangerous countries for media workers, the journalist's employers said.
Battling Mexico's Drug Cartels
 Agence France-Presse
An estimated 10,000 people have died in Mexico in the last four years in drug-related violence, prompting fears that the country's cartel turf wars may spill over the border.
Slayings in Tijuana Down from 2008
 Sandra Dibble
As 2009 closed, violence once again claimed lives in Tijuana this week, including that of a state auto theft investigator found beheaded hours after he was abducted from his home, two men shot to death outside a tire store and a man killed at a taco shop.
Deadliest Year in Mexico's War on Drugs
 Arthur Brice
Mexico ended 2009 with a record number of drug-related deaths, greatly surpassing the then-record tally reached in 2008, unofficial counts indicate.
Puerto Vallarta Health News: January 2010
 Pamela Thompson
As we move in to 2010, we at HealthCare Resources have a whole bunch of clinics, activities & events scheduled to assist & enlighten you! This is a long newsletter, so settle in, grab a cup of coffee, pull out your calendar & let us help you to fulfill some of those New Year's resolutions.
Mexico's Drug 'Saint' Draws Facebook Fans
 Dane Schiller
They ask him to protect them from arrest and safeguard their drugs. They thank him for riches and keeping them alive. Cyber citizens with a cult-like bent are using Facebook to reach out to Mexico's so-called patron saint of drug trafficking.
Mexico Drug Boss Beltran Leyva's Death Scene 'Altered'
 BBC News
Six Mexican forensics experts have been suspended for allegedly altering the crime scene after the killing of top drugs cartel boss Arturo Beltran Leyva
Mexico City Enacts Region's 1st Gay Marriage Law
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico City enacted Latin America's first law recognizing gay marriage Tuesday and said it hopes to attract same-sex couples from around the world to wed.
Four People Killed in Cessna Plane Crash
 Agence France-Presse
Four people were killed on Monday when a Cessna light aircraft crashed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, the state Civil Protection office said.
Mexico City Allows First-Trimester Abortions, but Other Areas Strengthen Antiabortion Laws
 Efrain Hernandez Jr.
Nearly 34,000 women have undergone abortions in Mexico City since the capital city’s Legislature in 2007 voted to allow the termination of pregnancies in the first trimester.
Legislators Lament Surprise Gas Hike
 Yvonne Reyes Campos
Deputies of the PRI, PRD and even PAN have criticized the recent increase in the cost of Magna gas (from $7.77 pesos to $7.80 pesos per liter) and warned that they will demand an explanation from the Treasury Secretariat because the Federal Government had agreed not to increase the cost of fuel this year.
Mexican Army Officers Implicated in Spying for Drug Lords
 Terra
Mexico's Attorney General (PGR) has testimony indicating that Mexican Army personnel forewarned the Arturo Beltrán Leyva group of federal operations against them.
Would-Be Bullfighter Gored in Throat, Dies
 Associated Press
A fan trying his hand during an improvised bullfight in southern Mexico is dead after a bull gored him in the throat.
Few Heed Warnings on Way to Mexico
 Jesse Olivarez
Despite travel warnings asking people to stay away, many people returned to Mexico for the holidays. Most of the travelers are families returning to visit relatives in their home country.
Mexico Weighs Options as Lawlessness Continues to Grip Ciudad Juarez
 William Booth & Steve Fainaru
Senior Mexican officials have begun a sweeping review of the military's two-year occupation of this dangerous border city, concluding that the U.S.-backed deployment of thousands of soldiers against drug traffickers has failed to control the violence and crime, according to officials in both countries.
Activist Who Denounced Mexico Border Killings Dies
 Olivia Torres
Esther Chavez, a women's rights activist who first drew attention to the brutal slayings of women in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, has died, her nephew said Saturday. She was 73.
Drug Cash Pouring Across Mexico Border
 UPI
A river of cash proceeds is flowing across the U.S. border to Mexican drug cartels every day, officials say. Mexico and the United States are going to devote even more energy to going after the cartels' profits.
New Appointments by President Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The Presidency reported that Mexican President Felipe Calderón appointed Luis Héctor Álvarez Álvarez Advisor to Vulnerable Groups and Xavier Abreu Sierra as Director General of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples.
Journalist Killed in Mexico is 12th Case in 2009
 Associated Press
A journalist was gunned down this week as he left a holiday party in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum, human rights officials and an international media group said Friday, bringing to 12 the number of reporters killed this year in the country.
Mexican Judge Orders Halt on Pan-American Games Construction
 Mu Xuequan
A judge in central Mexican state Jalisco on Thursday ordered a halt to work on the athlete's village being built for the 2011 Pan-American Games on environmental grounds.
Journalist Murdered Near Tourist Hotspot in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
A journalist from the east Mexican town of Tulum was gunned down by two assailants on a motorcycle as he drove his car, a local media association said Wednesday.
3 Tigers Escape from Circus in Southwestern Mexico
 Associated Press
The Civil Protection agency says one of the tigers was quickly caught. But the other two escaped into a mountainous area about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Morelia, capital of the Pacific coast state of Michoacan.
Mexican Christmas Trees Take Root
 Reuters
Christmas tree farms thrive in Mexico, creating jobs and generating Holiday income for farmers.
Mexico Arrests Four Over Drug Gang Revenge Killings
 BBC News
Mexican police have arrested four people over the revenge killing of the family of a marine who died in a high-profile drugs raid last week.
Church Quiet on Mexico City's Same-Sex Marriage
 The News
The bishop of Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Onésimo Cepeda, said this week the approval of same-sex marriage and potential child adoption is “foolish.”
Tijuana Becomes Crucible for Mexican Police Reform
 Elliot Spagat
Behind every crime is a corrupt cop. That's Public Safety Secretary Julian Leyzaola's mantra as he storms Tijuana with its most aggressive police reform to date, a mix of counterterrorism and community policing.
Gunmen Fire at Mexican Eatery with US Mayor Inside
 Oscar Villalba
Gunmen sprayed bullets at a restaurant Tuesday where the mayor of a Texas border town was eating with a Mexican state attorney general and other officials, police said. A woman leaving the building was killed.
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