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Calderon Facing Growing Anger Over Drug Violence

May 7, 2011
The recent slaying of a popular poet's son and the discovery of mass graves filled with hundreds of bodies have prompted a strong public outcry against Mexican President Felipe Calderon and what critics call his failed anti-drug policies. A massive demonstration is planned for Sunday in Mexico City.

Mexico May Look a Little Colombian

Sep 10, 2010
In an apparent mixing of official messages, President Obama has contradicted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by rejecting the analogy that Mexico is becoming more and more like 1990s drug-heyday Colombia, when 40 percent of the country's territory was controlled by rebel groups.
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Mexican Drug War Takes 27 More

Sep 3, 2010
Adding to the more than 28,000 people who have already died in Mexican President Felipe Calderon's nearly 4-year-old war on drugs, 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen have been killed by the Mexican army in the border state of Tamaulipas after a suspected Zeta drug ring training camp was spotted from the air.

‘Left, Right & Center’: Who’s This Rand Paul Guy, Anyway?

May 22, 2010
The Republican Party's high hopes may hang on Ron Paul's son, Rand, after he busted his way onto the national stage with his big primary victory this week in Kentucky, but is he the man for the GOP job? Just who likes Paul the Younger, and who isn't crazy about him, may surprise you (continued).

Passengers Freed from Hijacked AeroMexico Jet

Sep 10, 2009
Some 100 passengers and several crew members made it safely off a hijacked AeroMexico 737 airliner upon landing in Mexico City on Wednesday. Meanwhile, at least five handcuffed men were escorted off the plane, which they had reportedly seized after takeoff from Cancun in an attempt to speak to Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

A Next Step in Mexico’s Drug War

Jul 17, 2009
In the next step of the continuing battle between the Mexican government and the country's powerful drug cartels, 5,500 police and military personnel are being sent to the state of Michoacan, where recent drug-related violence has killed 20 government security agents.

Mexican Mayors Arrested

May 27, 2009
Twenty-seven politicians in the western Mexican state of Michoacan were arrested by police in the largest operation to target mayors and other officials in Mexico's drug war. The politicians are suspected of collaborating with the state's powerful narco-syndicates.