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Drug Violence Moves Into Mexico City
 Laurence Iliff & Alfredo Corchado
Long a meeting place for Mexican drug cartels and their Colombian suppliers, this sprawling capital is now on the front lines of the government's drug war after the discovery of paramilitary narco cells planning a high-level assassination with possible collaboration of city police and former army soldiers.
Mexico Tries to Help Deportees
 Ioan Grillo
The rising number of deportees arriving in Mexico with little connection to their ancestral homeland has prompted President Felipe Calderon to announce a new program called "Humane Repatriation," to help reintegrate the deportees into society.
Mexico Makes Marijuana, Gun Bust
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
Mexican soldiers seized nearly 10 tons of marijuana, a machine gun, scores of assault rifles and three grenades in a raid Thursday just across the border from Texas, the military said.
Soccer and Football in the News in Mexico
 Allan Wall
The Mexican national soccer team recently traveled to Houston, Texas. There, in Reliant Stadium, el Tri encountered the U.S. national soccer team in a friendly match officiated by head referee Carlos Batres, of Guatemala. The teams tied 2-2.
Zapatistas Lose Supporters in Mexico
 Manuel de la Cruz
Nearly 200 families have abandoned the Zapatista rebel movement in one of its strongholds, turning to the government for aid at a time when the insurgents are complaining about the loss of outside support.
Felipe Calderon: No Retreat on Drugs
 Oscar Avila
In an interview Wednesday ahead of his first presidential visit to the U.S., Calderon appealed for approval of a $1.4 billion U.S. aid package proposed by President Bush to give Mexico's anti-drug battle a boost with aircraft, surveillance equipment and police training. The package has stalled in Congress.
Mexico Focuses on Police Corruption
 Chris Hawley & Sergio Solache
Mexico's federal government and army are intervening in local police forces to purge their ranks of corrupt officers as part of President Felipe Calderón's broad crackdown on drug trafficking.
Mexico's Calderon to Reduce Army Role In Drug War
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday he wants to phase out the army's role in fighting drug traffickers as the country works to reform its notoriously corrupt police forces.
Super Tuesday in Mexico
 Kent Paterson
Organized by Democrats Abroad, the Mexico primary will help choose 22 foreign-based delegates who will participate in the Democrat's 2008 nominating convention. The Mexico primary is scheduled to run between Feb. 5 and 12. Other Latin American countries where the primary will take place include Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
Mexico Ex-Official Calls Cuba Spy Story 'False'
 Reed Johnson
Former Mexican Foreign Secretary Jorge Castaneda on Tuesday denied a newspaper's allegations that he had served as a Cuban spy for at least three years beginning in the late 1970s.
Mexican Deputies to Meet World Peers
 Prensa Latina
Mexican congresspeople will hold inter-congressional meetings with peers from several countries this year, sources of the Chamber of Deputies told Prensa Latina on Tuesday.
Drug Cartels Target Judges in Mexico
 Jeremy Schwartz
Judges have become the latest target of Mexico's drug violence, a sign that warring cartels are escalating their attacks on the Mexican government, analysts warn.
Mexico Drug Lords Armed to the Hilt
 Prensa Latina
Thousands of weapons confiscated from Mexican drug traffickers have added accessories and high caliber modification making them highly lethal, local authorities reported.
Family 'Shocked' by US Sailor's Death
 Manuel de la Cruz
The son of a 78-year-old California man found dead after his yacht ran aground in Mexico said the family tried unsuccessfully to dissuade him from sailing solo halfway around the world.
Mexico Lists NAFTA Disasters
 Prensa Latina
The Mexican Agriculture and Cattle Farming Commission of the Chamber of Deputies issued a detailed analysis on the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), clearly explaining why it has been a disaster for national agriculture.
U.S. Sailor Dies in Mexico; Boat Aground
 Manuel de la Cruz
A 78-year-old California man was found dead in southern Mexico after his yacht ran aground near shore, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday.
Thousands in Mexico Urge Government to Renegotiate NAFTA
 IBTimes
Tens of thousands of agricultural workers and their union representatives gathered at Mexico City's downtown plaza, the Zocalo, last week to complain about the agriculture provisions in the North America Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Mexico Slaps Tickets on Men Who Shave at the Wheel
 Robin Emmott
Motorists in northern Mexico who are caught dabbing on lipstick, shaving or carrying a pet at the wheel will now face hefty fines as authorities try to cut down on traffic accidents.
U.S. Embassy Accepting Applications for Passport Card
 Antonio O. Garza
In a statement made in Mexico City on January 31, 2008, U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza announced that the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico will begin processing applications for the new Passport Card on February 1, 2008.
Mexico Creates Prosecutor Position on Crimes Against Women
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico has created a new federal position to prosecute violence and exploitation against women and children, the government has announced. The position comes as human rights groups urge the federal government to do more to investigate the killings of women, especially along the northern border.
Mexico Requests U.S. Investigate Border Patrol Tear Gas Incidents
 Associated Press
Mexico has formally requested the United States investigate recent incidents in which Border Patrol officers fired tear gas onto the Mexican side of the border, the government said Thursday.
Mexican Catholic Leader Accused of Sex Abuse Dies
 Tomas Sarmiento
The Mexican founder of an ultra-conservative Catholic movement who was accused of child abuse and sanctioned by the Vatican has died aged 87, his Legionaries of Christ group said on Thursday.
Mexican Farmers Demand Support vs US Imports
 Mica Rosenberg
Thousands of Mexican farmers, some riding tractors and herding cows, flooded the capital on Thursday to demand government protection against cheap U.S. imports.
Robert Capa Negatives Found in Mexico
 Richard Pyle
When he died in a land-mine explosion in Indochina in 1954, Robert Capa went from journalistic celebrity to instant legend. Now, a veil of mystery cloaking the patron saint of war photographers has been lifted, with the recovery of thousands of Capa negatives from the Spanish civil war where he had first made his name 18 years earlier.
Mexico Supreme Court Rules for Extradition of Guatemalan Ex-President Portillo
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out an injunction against the extradition of former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to his native country, but there was still a possibility he could fight being sent home.
Mexico Police Chief, Three Others Killed in Oaxaca
 Paulina Valencia
Gunmen shot dead a local police chief and three other people on Wednesday in Oaxaca, a politically tense southern Mexican city where leftists held a months-long siege in 2006.
Angling in Mexican Waters Made Easy
 Phil Friedman
The Fisheries Department of the Mexican government announced last week that it was abolishing the requirement for vessels to have a Mexican license to fish in Mexican waters.
Duane Chapman Free From Mexican Charges
 Jaymes Song
Duane "Dog" Chapman cannot be extradited to Mexico to face criminal charges in his capture of serial rapist and fugitive Andrew Luster in 2003, a three-judge panel in Mexico has ruled.
Seeing US Slowdown, Mexico Cuts Growth
 Lisa J. Adams
Mexico indicated Wednesday it expects the downturn in the U.S. will mean much slower growth this year for its own economy, which depends on its northern neighbor for the bulk of its trade and investment.
Reputed Drug Lord Held Over for Trial in Mexico
 Associated Press
Reputed drug lord Alfredo Beltran Leyva was ordered to stand trial on weapons-possession and money-laundering charges, authorities said Tuesday, while forensic experts identified a man killed in a November helicopter crash as a top cartel hit man.
PRI: Anti-Trust Law Not Energy Dealbreaker
 Catherine Bremer
A Mexican opposition party whose support is key to a planned overhaul of the struggling energy sector said on Tuesday it wants the government to break monopolies but would not make that a strict condition for its backing of the energy proposal.
US Embassy: Mexico Seeks Missing Marine
 Traci Carl
Mexican officials have ordered police to arrest a U.S. Marine suspected of killing his pregnant colleague and fleeing to Mexico, a U.S. Embassy official said Tuesday. That could lead to his extradition or deportation to the United States.
Crime Scene Investigator
 Adrian Searle
From 1948 until his forced retirement in 1979, the Mexican photographer Enrique Metinides took thousands of images and followed hundreds of stories in and around Mexico City. And what images and stories they were...
Mexico Issues Warrant for Missing Marine
 John Rice
Mexican officials have issued an arrest warrant for a U.S. Marine suspected of killing a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape, a U.S. Embassy official said Tuesday.
Hundreds Die at US Southern Border
 Prensa Latina
he Mexican Foreign Secretary's office reported on Monday that 411 Mexicans died last year on the border trying to enter the United States to look for work.
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