Felipe Calderon

Mexico Front-Runner: Central Theme Is 'Diminishing Violence'

AP | By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Shortly after sunrise last month in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, police found 14 butchered bodies in a van outside city hall, a sal...

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The Youth Vote -- Mexican Politicians Fail to Inspire in 2012

Fundacion MEPI | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Josefina Vazquez Mota, Felipe Calderon, Social Networks, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Enrique Pena Nieto, Social Networking, Mexico, National Action Party, Mexico Elections, College News

Smart Mexican politicians should probably be talking to Humberto Fuentes, a young voter who will be at the polls July 1. "I like politics, but I haven't joined the ranks of any party," he said. "Politicians do not understand our language."

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Mexican Army Generals Detained By Anti-Drug Prosecutors

AP | E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 05.17.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are being questioned for ...

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First Female President Hope Wanes

AP | ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | Posted 05.03.2012

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MEXICO CITY — Josefina Vazquez Mota exulted in the explosion of camera flashes as a pumped-up crowd cheered her victory in a bruising three-way ...

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Presidential Candidate Vows 'Course Correction'

AP | OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 04.09.2012

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MEXICO CITY — The candidate of Mexico's ruling party retooled her presidential campaign on Monday, promising a more aggressive strategy to win u...

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Biden: Drug Legalization Policy Won't Change

AP | OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | Posted 05.05.2012

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MEXICO CITY — Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Mexico's three main presidential candidates share a vision of continued close cooperatio...

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Mexico Sends Message to the United States: No More Weapons!

Lisa Haugaard | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Operation Fast and Furious, Human Rights, Mexico Drug War, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Javier Sicilia, Mexico Drug Cartels, Gun Trafficking, Gun Control, Mexico, Felipe Calderon, Ciudad Juarez, World News

Just a few steps south of the U.S.-Mexico border, President Calderón unveiled a towering billboard last week wielding a message written in plain English.

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Calderon's Billboard of Crime Guns, and What It Means

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 04.23.2012

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The solution to gun trafficking to Mexico is also the solution to gun trafficking within the U.S.: stronger federal gun laws.

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Hillary Clinton Signs New Energy Deal

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 04.21.2012

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LOS CABOS, Mexico — The United States and Mexico agreed Monday to work together when drilling for oil and gas below their maritime border in the...

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Five Years Into Mexico's Drug War

AP | ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 02.09.2012

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VERACRUZ, Mexico — Brighitte Cuesta Sanchez answered the telephone the same day a local newspaper ran a front-page story that she was dead. It ...

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Mexican President: Drug Cartels Threaten Democracy

AP | Posted 12.04.2011

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MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Calderon says organized crime is threatening Mexico's democracy through involvement in elections. Calderon says meddl...

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Famous Writers, Artists, Lash Out At Mexico Mining Project

AP | Posted 01.31.2012

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MEXICO CITY — More than 150 internationally known writers and artists are urging Mexican President Felipe Calderon to cancel mining concessions ...

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Group Files War-crimes Complaint Against Calderon

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican activists lodged a war-crimes complaint Friday against President Felipe Calderon at the International Criminal Court, claiming ...

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Mexican President's Sister Announces Run For Governor

AP | GUSTAVO RUIZ | Posted 01.14.2012

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MORELIA, Mexico — Mexicans voted in the western state of Michoacan in a crucial political test Sunday for President Felipe Calderon in his home ...

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Mexico Minister's Death, Accident Or Assassination?

The Huffington Post | Gabriel Lerner | Posted 01.11.2012

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Was it an accident or an assassination? Mere coincidence or a conspiracy? From the very moment that Mexican media announced that an helicopter ...

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Forbes Puts Mexican Drug Lord On 'Most Powerful' List

FoxNewsLatino.com | Posted 01.03.2012

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It seems reputed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán has gotten the best of Felipe Calderón again - this time, cracking the list of the world's mo...

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Every Day Is 'Day Of The Dead' In Mexico Drug War

AP | By MARJORIE MILLER | Posted 12.29.2011

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MEXICO CITY -- Nearly two decades after I had left Mexico, I arrived back on Day of the Dead, a colorfully macabre celebration harkening back to the A...

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U.S. Accused Of Dumping Criminals At Border

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 12.20.2011

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon accused the United States on Thursday of dumping criminals at the border because it is cheaper t...

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Mexican President: State Has Been 'Left In The Hands Of The Zetas'

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 12.14.2011

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Friday that the violence-plagued Gulf coast state of Veracruz had been left in the hands of...

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Cartels Poised For One-On-One Battle To Control Drug Markets

AP | By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 12.01.2011

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VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Five years after President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico's five main drug cartels, the nation is now domina...

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President Sends Troops To Violence-Plagued Veracruz

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 11.28.2011

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon's administration said Wednesday it is sending troops and federal police to a Gulf coast state wh...

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Mexico Reeling From Deadly Casino Attack

AP | PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZ and KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 10.27.2011

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MONTERREY, Mexico — Hundreds of soldiers and federal agents are raiding casinos in this northern city, authorities said Saturday, two days after...

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Dozens Dead In Casino Attack

AP | By KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 10.26.2011

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MONTERREY, Mexico -- Mexicans have endured plenty of horrific crimes during their country's bloody five-year war against drug gangs: bodies hanging fr...

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Mexico: Subdued by the U.S.

Aurelia Fierros | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Juan Manuel Santos, Mexico, Felipe Calderon, Cia, Colombia, Recession, Latino Voices News

The lingering effects of the U.S. recession have had a visible negative impact here in Mexico. Although not necessarily more critical than those caused by the relentless violence that is affecting millions.

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A Better Life: A Way To Talk About Immigration

Chris Weitz | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Felipe Calderon, Immigration, Filmmaking, Immigrant Families, Migrant Labor, Undocumented Immigrants, Entertainment News

Nobody really knows how to talk about immigration, no one is really honest. I haven't recently asked the guy who trims my hedges, gets my car from the lot, or takes my plate away at the restaurant about his papers.

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