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Reputed Cartel Leader Killed, Mexico Says
 CNN
The reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said.
Mexican Troops Kill Federal Agent in Gunbattle
 Alexandra Olson
Police and soldiers killed a federal agent driving one of three cars that ignored orders to stop in northern Mexico, triggering a chase and gunbattle Tuesday, authorities said.
Reporter Kidnapped and Killed in Northern Mexico
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango, authorities said Tuesday.
 Cemetery Cramped in Mexico's Deadliest City
 KENS 5
Dia de los Muertos is very big across the border. But more are being mourned in Juarez than ever before.
Turbulence Caused Crash that Killed Mexico's No. 2
 Associated Press
Investigators have confirmed that turbulence from a larger plane caused the crash of a government jet that killed Mexico's interior secretary and 15 other people a year ago.
Dutch Queen Beatrix Visits Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday welcomed Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to Mexico at the start of the Dutch royal's five-day visit to the country.
Floods Force 44,000 People from Homes in Mexico
 Associated Press
Flooding after days of heavy rain along Mexico's Gulf Coast has forced more than 44,000 people from their homes.
Mexico Fiscal Changes ‘Band-Aid’ Solution, Fox Says
 Joshua Goodman
Mexico’s fiscal changes are a “Band- Aid” solution that won’t contribute to long-term economic growth and competitiveness, former President Vicente Fox said.
Mexico Identifies 4 Bodies Left with Warning
 Associated Press
Officials in Mexico's capital said Monday they had identified four bound bodies found in a sport utility vehicle over the weekend with hand-lettered messages identifying the dead men as kidnappers.
Mexico-US Hold Extradition Talks
 BBC News
Mexico's attorney general is meeting his American counterpart in Washington, a day after the US announced a record number of extraditions from Mexico.
Mexicans Honor Their Departed
 Reuters
Dia de los muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” is one of the biggest celebrations in Mexico, surpassing Christmas and other holidays.
Mexico's Growing Obesity Problem
 Ioan Grillo
Radical changes in diet have swept through Mexico in the last decade leading to an explosion of obesity. As families guzzle evermore processed food, hamburgers and french fries, they have piled on the pounds to make Mexico one of fattest nations on the planet.
Fifteen Shot Dead at Mexico Ranch
 BBC News
Fifteen people have been killed on a remote ranch in northern Mexico, with a prominent union leader among the dead.
A Major Blow to Mexico's Masters of Meth
 Ioan Grillo & Tim Padgett
Last month the DEA led a campaign that saw the arrests of more than 300 alleged meth traffickers in the U.S., all allegedly tied to La Familia. It is considered the largest roundup ever of Mexican cartel operatives.
Mexican Natives Take Over UN Office
 Agence France-Presse
Some 150 indigenous farmers took over a UN office in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas to demand the release of three jailed leaders, their group said Saturday.
Mexico’s Congress to Get 2010 Budget Bill After Senate Approval
 Jens Erik Gould & Adriana Lopez Caraveo
Mexico’s lower house of congress is scheduled to debate legislation today aimed at shoring up the country’s credit rating after the Senate passed the 2010 budget legislation and new fiscal rules.
Mexico Senate Completes Approval of Tax Plan
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexico's Senate approved on Saturday a watered-down version of President Felipe Calderon's fiscal reform package to raise taxes in order to reduce Mexico's dependence on its waning oil industry.
5,100 Crosses at Mexico Border Mark Migrant Deaths
 Associated Press
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
Mexican Official: Disband Local Police Forces
 Catherine E. Shoichet
Mexico's top security official on Friday proposed disbanding Mexico's 2,022 municipal police forces and combining them with state law enforcement agencies to better combat corruption and crime.
Mexico Nabs Trafficker, Money-Laundering Suspects
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities say they have detained a large-scale drug trafficker and also broken up a ring that allegedly laundered around $37 million for a drug cartel.
Mexico 'Opens Its Arms' to Immigrants
 The Real News Network
Mexico has taken steps to allow foreigners whether legally or illegally, to apply for citizenship.
Tests on Treasured Maize Ignite Fears in Mexico
 Sophie Nicholson
As scientists race the clock to increase food production worldwide, new trials to plant genetically-modified maize have stoked anger in Mexico, the cradle of corn.
Puebla Welcomes "Pink" Taxis
 Reuters
No men are allowed in Puebla's pink taxis, a taxi service driven by women cabbies and designated to pick up only female passengers.
President Calderon Blasts Large Tax Dodgers
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
President Felipe Calderon, struggling to get tax hikes past Congress, scolded big firms for not paying their fair share of taxes.
US Warned of Cartel Shootings
Associated Press
The U.S. Consulate in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez warned U.S. citizens that Mexican drug cartels were possibly planning random shooting attacks on cars Wednesday - the same day gunmen ambushed a top state police official.
Mexico's PRI Debates VAT Plan as Deadline Looms
 Jason Lange & Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Senators from Mexico's main opposition party met for a third straight day on Wednesday to debate rejecting a government proposal to raise consumption taxes as a deadline to pass the law loomed.
Grim Glossary of the Narco-World
 Ken Ellingwood
Average words aren't sufficient for the over-the-top violence of Mexico's drug war, so new ones have been invented.
Report: Official Says Drug Dealers Could Teach Farmers
 Associated Press
A Mexican agriculture official has caused a stir by reportedly suggesting that Mexican farmers could learn a thing or two from drug traffickers.
WHO: Mexico Can Handle a New H1N1 Outbreak
 The News
The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it believes Mexico will be capable of controlling a second wave of the H1N1 human influenza virus. They also commended the Mexican authorities and the population's ability to handle the surge of the pandemic.
U.S. Training Bolsters Mexico's War on Drugs
 Chris Hawley
Since July, a total of 81 U.S. law enforcement officers have come to Mexico on three-week shifts to teach basic police skills to their Mexican counterparts. The program, part of a $1.4 billion U.S. aid package for Mexico, marks a major escalation in American involvement in the drug war.
Tigres del Norte Nix Mexico Show, Cite Censorship
 Tracy Wilkinson
Los Tigres del Norte, Mexico's superstar norteño band, abruptly canceled its participation Wednesday in a major awards show after it was barred from performing a song critical of the government's campaign against drug cartels.
It is in the Municipal Sphere that Citizens' Quality of Life Can Change, Declares President Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The State of Jalisco will host the most important municipal event in Mexico, which hopes to become a sphere for pluralistic, open encounters for the reflection, analysis and expression of ideas on the challenges facing the municipal institution in the 21st century.
Gunmen Steal 37 Cars and Pickups from Railroad's Storage Lot Near Mexico City
Associated Press
Mexican authorities say a band of thieves swarmed into a railroad facility and held security guards at gunpoint while making off with three dozen new automobiles and trucks from a storage lot west of the capital.
Mexico Nabs Man Called Drug Cartel's State Leader
 Associated Press
Police arrested a man Tuesday who they say headed the operations of the "La Familia" drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan.
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