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Grenade Attacks in Northern Mexico Injure 3
 Associated Press
Near-simultaneous grenade attacks on offices, businesses and gas stations in a northern Mexican state slightly injured three people, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Drug War Abuses by Mexican Army Rise Sharply
 Mica Rosenberg
Complaints of torture, murder and illegal detention by the Mexican army have jumped as soldiers have been dragged into a long, gruesome battle with powerful drug cartels, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Ten Kidnappers Killed in Mexico Hostage Rescue
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican soldiers and police Tuesday killed 10 kidnappers when they stormed a house in northern Durango state and rescued a group of hostages, local authorities said.
Mexico’s Calderón Less Popular in Last Quarter
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
Mexican president Felipe Calderón still counts with the support of the majority of the population but his positive image has eroded in the past few months, according to a poll by Reforma.
Mel Gibson Plans Film in Mexico
 Associated Press
A Mexican governor says Mel Gibson will make a movie at a prison in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz next year.
Mexicans in Drug War City Call on Army to Leave
 Julian Cardona
Thousands of people dressed in white demanded soldiers leave Mexico's most violent city on Sunday, accusing troops of provoking a surge in drug-war killings and running protection rackets.
 Mexico City Erects World's Largest Christmas Tree
 Malaysia News
Mexico City has been certified by Guinness World Records as having the world's largest Christmas tree. The tree stands 110.35 meters high, has a diameter of 35 meters and weighs 330 tonnes.
President Calderón Inaugurates Constructive Invention Exhibition by Zacatecas Artist Manuel Felguérez
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the Manuel Felguérez Exhibition, Constructive Exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts, which joins others presented at this cultural center, confirming Federal Government's efforts to enable Mexicans to enjoy the best of national and international art.
Mexico City Police Free Dozens of "Slave Workers"
 Robert Campbell
Mexican police freed 107 people on Thursday who were imprisoned and forced to work in a clandestine factory in the capital, the prosecutor's office said.
Federal Government is Working to Include Persons with Disabilities: President Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón confirmed the Federal Government's commitment to work for the development and inclusion of persons with disabilities, "Not as a gift or as a concession or as charity but as elementary recognition of their human rights."
U.S. Lagging in Sending Anti-Drug Aid to Mexico, GAO Says
 William Booth
The United States has spent a fraction of the money pledged - just $24 million of $1.3 billion appropriated - to help Mexico in its bloody three-year-old battle against the drug cartels that have turned parts of country into a war zone and left 15,000 dead, according to a U.S. government report issued Thursday.
Mexicans Evading Tax Mock Calderon’s Bid to Wean Nation Off Oil
 Thomas Black & Jens Erik Gould
Many shops that line Santo Domingo Square in Mexico City sell bogus receipts from hotels and retailers and phony invoices for 20 pesos, or about $1.50, apiece. Customers use them to reduce their tax bills by writing off business expenses they never incurred. Or they file false invoices that show they paid tax when they didn’t.
Drug Tunnel Found Under US-Mexico Border
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican authorities have uncovered a 300-metre cross-border tunnel and arrested a dozen people working inside, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said.
Mexico to Review Witness Protection Program
 Associated Press
Mexican federal prosecutors will review their witness protection program after gunmen killed a drug case informant in a Starbucks coffee shop in the capital, officials said Wednesday.
Another Protected Witness Dies in Mexico
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Gunmen burst in to a Starbucks coffee shop Tuesday and killed a former policeman who was a protected witness in a drug corruption case, the second death of a high-profile witness in Mexico in less than two weeks.
Mother of Reputed Zapatista Rebel Dies at 70
 Associated Press
The mother of the man Mexico's government has identified as Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos has died at Mexico City's airport.
Tijuana Police Cars Burned Before Delivery
 Sandra Dibble
Gunmen tied up a security guard at an auto dealership early Tuesday, then set fire to 35 Ford F-150 pickup trucks set to be sold to the Tijuana Police Department.
Mexican Writer Jose Emilio Pacheco Wins Cervantes Prize
 BBC News
Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the highest literary honour in the Spanish-speaking world.
Chiapas Anti-Mining Organizer Murdered
 Kristin Bricker
Mariano Abarca Roblero, one of Mexico's most prominent anti-mining organizers, was shot to death on the evening of November 27, 2009, in front of his house in Chicomuselo, Chiapas. He left behind a wife and four children.
Pirated Flu Shots on Rise in Mexico
 Rocio Zayas
Leave it to Mexico's black market to pick up on the lack of availability and come out with its own version of an H1N1 vaccination.
Seven Women Murdered in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
Seven women were murdered in Mexico, including one who was beheaded in the southern beach resort of Cancun, authorities reported Monday.
Mexican Political Upstart Takes Borough Office
 Mark Stevenson
A colorful street vendor-turned-politician took over the offices of Mexico City's most populous borough Monday, declaring "the only way they'll get me out is dead."
Extortion Warning for Americans Living in Mexico
 Steven Aguirre
With remaining unstable economies in both the U.S. and Mexico, particularly now approaching the holiday season, scam artists are up and on the prowl for new victims all around the country.
Mexican Authorities Predict Fewer Mexican Immigrants Will be Back Home for Christmas
 Paula Diaz
Mexican authorities predict a decline in the number of Mexican nationals returning to their country during the holiday season due to the current economic crisis and the necessity of having a passport to re-enter the United States.
President Calls for Change
 Maria del Carmen Martinez
Speaking alongside lawmakers, leaders from different parties, secretaries and advisors, President Felipe Calderon said that he will soon ask Congress to consider allowing politicians to be reelected and take measures to eliminate agencies and secretariats.
Mexico Police Arrest Italians in Counterfeit Case
 Associated Press
Police in the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras say they have arrested three Italians accused of selling counterfeit electronic devices.
Indigenous Leader Assassinated in Mexico
 Press TV
An attacker riding a motorcycle has shot and killed indigenous leader and anti-mining activist Mariano Abarca outside his home in southeastern Mexico.
Unlikely Politician Tries Comeback in Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
A street vendor-turned-politician has thrown Mexico City's most populous district into political chaos by trying to reclaim the post of borough chief he won as a stand-in candidate in July elections.
Ciudad Juarez Drug-Related Violence Kills 13
 Press TV
At least 13 people, including a child and a woman, have been killed in the ongoing drug-related violence in the restless northern territories of Mexico.
27th Session of National Public Security Council
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Calderón led the 27th Session of the National Public Security Council in the Treasury Hall of the National Palace.
Mexico in Favor of Democracy in the Pacific Arc Region
 ISRIA
Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa Cantellano chaired the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Pacific Arc countries in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Essential to Transform Society's Culture to Eliminate Violence Against Women: President Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
During the Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, President Felipe Calderón repeated Federal Government's commitment to building a fairer, more just Mexico than ever and one that is free of gender violence.
President Calderon Says Poverty Now First Priority
 Mark Stevenson
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that the top priority in the second half of his term will be reducing poverty, after the war against drug cartels took center stage in the first three years of his administration.
Raw Video: Gay Men in Mexico Crown a Queen
 Associated Press
Residents of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca held an unusual beauty pageant celebrating a group of homosexual men who don elaborate makeup, wear traditional dresses and crown a queen, all with the support and excitement of the local community.
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