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South Park Episode Pulled in Mexico
 bigpondnews.com
MTV pulled the Mexican broadcast of an episode of South Park featuring Felipe Calderon because it lacked permission to show the Mexican flag, a spokesman says.
 Love But Little Money for Mexico's Female Fighters
 Agence France-Presse
Women from as far away as Japan these days fight alongside men in bouts of Lucha Libre at venues such as the capital's Arena Mexico, and in rings across Mexico.
Mexico Won't Withdraw Army From Drug Fight
 Associated Press
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday said he won't withdraw troops from the embattled border city of Ciudad Juarez despite criticism that the presence of thousands of soldiers has exacerbated violence.
5 Top Tijuana Cops Accused of Working with Gang
 Sandra Dibble
Tijuana Mayor Jorge Ramos’ administration has been dealt a severe blow with the detention of five top police officers accused of collaborating with a violent drug gang believed responsible for the deaths of numerous municipal officers.
Luxury Mexican Drug Rehab Clinic Lures U.S. Addicts
 Robin Emmott
Charging a third of the price of upscale clinics in the United States, a luxury rehab center aimed at foreigners opened recently at a posh hotel in the city of Monterrey about 100 miles from Texas.
Policing Mexico's Deadliest Beat
 Katya Adler
Police in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez have a tough beat, with one of the world's highest murder rates and the all-powerful drug cartels to combat. Yet eager recruits are still ready to join the fray.
Federal Government Will Not Abandon Flood Victims: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón confirmed his commitment to the families affected by the recent floods and reported that a state of emergency and natural disaster has already been declared in the municipalities that were affected and that FONDEN resources have been activated.
Mexico Flooding Kills at Least 33, Government Says
 CNN
Heavy flooding in central Mexico in the past week has killed at least 33 people and left thousands homeless, the government said Monday.
Mexican Troops Find 12 Tons of Pot Hidden in Truck
 Associated Press
Mexican soldiers have seized more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer this past weekend.
President Calderón Conducts Second Tour of Chalco, State of Mexico
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The Presidency reports that early today, President Felipe Calderón conducted a second tour of the municipality of Chalco, in the state of Mexico in order to supervise the aid being provided for the population affected by the recent heavy rains and to follow up the actions taken to deal with the floods that occurred in the zone.
Mexico Arrests 2 Reputed Leaders of Tijuana Cartel
 Associated Press
U.S. officials say Mexican authorities have arrested two reputed leaders of a drug cartel that has terrorized the border city of Tijuana.
Drug Violence Spurs Music-Warning Bill in Mexico
 Leila Cobo
Exhibitions of adulation, coupled with the staggering social and human toll the drug trade has taken on Mexico, prompted the country's ruling National Action Party to propose legislation in January to regulate narcocorridos, the danceable songs that recount tales of drug dealers and their exploits.
Amid Drug War, Mexico Less Deadly than Decade Ago
 Nakia Cooper
Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago.
Activists Protest Bullfighting in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
Some 200 activists soaked in fake blood and with colorful banderilla stakes attached to their backs staged a symbolic "die-in" Saturday demanding a ban to bullfighting in Mexico.
Tiger's Golf Course Still on Track
 Sandra Dibble
Tiger Woods has been on leave from professional golf, but his widely reported personal problems are not the reason for delays in launching a luxury development outside Ensenada where he is designing a golf course, say promoters and government officials with knowledge of the project.
Mexico Asks UNESCO to Protect Country's Cuisine
 Catherine E. Shoichet
Mexico already has many of its monuments on UNESCO's list of protected sites. Now the government is asking for international recognition for the country's cuisine.
NFL Wants a Return to Mexico
 Associated Press
Arizona and San Francisco played the NFL’s first regular-season game outside the United States in Mexico in 2005, followed two years later by a game in London between Miami and the New York Giants.
29 Dead, Homes Flooded in Central Mexico
 Gloria Perez
A landslide killed at least 11 people in central Mexico on Friday, adding to 18 deaths this week from severe and unseasonable winter storms that closed schools and freeways and flooded thousands of homes.
Group Seeks to Empower Tijuana Residents
 Pablo Jaime Sáinz
In the ongoing wave of drug-related violence, it’s not unusual for killers to leave “narco-messages” next to the bodies of their victims and on signs draped from bridges. Now, a collective movement in Tijuana wants to deliver a message of its own to the city’s residents: You have power.
Mexico Massacre Response Fails to Convince
 Ken Ellingwood
Last weekend's massacre of at least 15 people at a teen party in Ciudad Juarez was horrifying enough. Then the authorities got involved.
Greenpeace Occupies Aztec-God Sculpture in Mexico Protest
 Malaysia News
Greenpeace staged a protest in this Mexican capital to press demands for an effective climate-change treaty, occupying the fountain that famed artist Diego Rivera dedicated to.
Drug Cartels Co-Opt Rehab for Recruits
 Julie Watson
Mexico's powerful cartels have taken to running drug rehabilitation centers, turning recovering addicts into hit men and smugglers and giving some an ultimatum: Work for us or we'll kill you.
Mexico Party Shooting Leader Killed in Army Clash: Official
 Agence France-Presse
The head of a gang that killed 16 young partygoers in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez at the weekend was killed shortly afterwards in a clash with soldiers, an official said Wednesday.
Mexico Senate Wants Answers About Student Massacre
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez & Julian Cardona
Mexico's Senate on Tuesday demanded the government explain the murder of 15 people at a high school party in a city on the U.S. border despite a heavy army presence there aimed at quelling rampant drug violence.
Drug Hitmen Suspected in Youth Slayings
 Agence France-Presse
Hitmen working for a drug gang are the main suspects in the weekend slaying of 16 young partygoers in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, an official said, as families buried their dead.
Mexico Mayor Says Student Party Massacre was 'Random'
 BBC News
The mayor of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez says he believes a gun attack on partying high school students that left 16 people dead was random.
Mexico Considers Clamping Down on Twitter
 Michael E. Miller
Mexicans are using Twitter to avoid drunk-driving checkpoints. Drug cartels might be using it too. Does that justify restricting social networking sites?
Mexico Tackles Record Child Obesity
 Sofia Miselem
Mexico's rich diet of tacos, tortillas and tortas (large sandwiches), which is jokingly nicknamed "Vitamin T," has steered its children to the top of world obesity charts.
Mexico Mass Shootings Kill 23 in One Day
 Agence France-Presse
At least 23 people were killed in separate mass shootings in northern Mexico as the country continued to reel from drug-related violence.
Jail for Using Dirty Campaign Money
 The News
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) recently submitted a bill that proposes up to 9 years in prison for candidates, party leaders or electoral event organizers who launder money coming from organized crime in order to finance their campaigns.
Update: Police Find 6 Headless Bodies in Western Mexico
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities have found the decapitated bodies of six men in a western state that is a hotspot of drug violence.
Mexico Prosecutor Challenges Gay Marriage Law
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico's attorney general has lodged an appeal at the country's top court against Mexico City's historic approval of gay marriage, amid a heated debate in this overwhelmingly Catholic nation.
Mexico City Mayor Vows to Defend Gay Marriage Law
 Associated Press
Mexico City's mayor says he will defend the capital's gay-marriage law and insists the ordinance will take effect in March despite an appeal by federal prosecutors.
Zapoteco Sets Sail with 214 Tons More Aid for Haiti
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa stressed the aid Mexicans have sent Haiti, adding that this is a record figure totaling 15,000 tons, three times more than the amount sent in the wake of the floods in Tabasco.
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