President Felipe Calderon

Cinco De Mayo Celebration- Puebla Style

Patricia R. Zablah | Posted 05.06.2012

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I deemed it a hyped up holiday, especially by Americans, endorsed by alcohol companies to boost up their sales. That was until I came to Puebla, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Cinco de Mayo. I realized how wrong I was.

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Drug Violence Kills More Than 47,000 People In Mexico

AP | Posted 03.12.2012

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - More than 47,000 people have been killed in drug violence in the five years since President Felipe Calderon launched a military c...

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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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Mexicans Irate About Fast and Furious, Wide Receiver

Aurelia Fierros | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Operation Wide Receiver, Fast and Furious, Drug War, Illegal Guns, President Felipe Calderon, Eric Holder, Mexico, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News

Generally speaking, the Mexican population perceives the US high demand for illicit drugs, and the illegal traffic of weapons, as the main reasons for the bloodshed and increasing brutality south of the border.

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5 Detained In Attack That Killed 52 In Mexico

AP | PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZ | Posted 10.29.2011

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MONTERREY, Mexico — Police in northern Mexico have arrested five alleged members of the Zetas drug cartel suspected of setting a casino fire tha...

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Mexico's President Now Has His Own PBS Adventure Show

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 10.20.2011

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MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon is figuratively going out on a limb – and literally down a sinkhole, up a river (with a paddle) an...

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Mexican President Visits U.S. Amid Tension

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEXICO CITY — The human and financial costs of Mexico's drug war, diplomatic cable leaks, the influx of U.S. arms and a wave of anti-immigration...

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Left, Right & Center: BP Spill, Calderon's Visit, and Who is Rand Paul?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony feels the financial reform bill is a step in the wrong direction, while Arianna thinks it doesn't go far enough. And the panel agrees the full political and environmental effects of the gulf spill are yet to be felt.

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Felipe Calderon Gets Standing Ovation In Congress After Condemning Arizona Immigration Law (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mexican President Felipe Calderon spoke before a joint session of Congress Thursday and received resounding applause after condemning Arizona's contro...

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Man's Head Found In Quiroga, Mexico Town SquareMan's Head Found In Quiroga, Mexico Town Square

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MORELIA, Mexico — Mexican authorities say a man's head and a threatening message referring to a drug cartel have been found on a town square. P...

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Mexico: Gunmen Kill Family Of Melquisedet Angulo, Slain Drug War Hero

AP | E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEXICO CITY — Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most po...

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Help Wanted: Mexican Drug Kingpin

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Mexico's drug-related violence will not end with the death of drug kingpin Beltran Leyva. Until we recognize that the U.S.-led global war on drugs is the systemic cause of the carnage, violence will intensify.

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Mexico -- Immigration Si; Corruption No

James D. Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mexico has a democratically elected government, and a relatively stable society, but the power of the drug cartels is formidable.

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Mexico: 12 Bodies Tortured, Killed, Dumped Were Soldiers

AP | GUSTAVO RUIZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MORELIA, Mexico — Twelve people tortured and killed in a cartel-plagued Mexican state were federal agents investigating organized crime, the gov...

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Mexico Drug War: Government To Decriminalize Minor Drug Use

Los Angeles Times | Tracy Wilkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reporting from Mexico City -- Could Mexican cities become Latin Amsterdams, flooded by drug users seeking penalty-free tokes and toots? That is the f...

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Washington Post Launches Series On Mexico's Drug War

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Washington Post has launched a year-long series -- "Mexico at War" -- that will take a closer look into the Mexican drug war and offer snapshots o...

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