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Mob Action in Mexico City Concerns Interior Secretary
 CNN
Mexico's interior secretary is expressing concern over a mob action in Mexico City that left dozens of police officers injured.
PRI Proposes to ‘Reduce’ Congress
 The News
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presented Tuesday an initiative that proposed, among other things, to reduce the number of members of the Congress.
Mexico Dusts Off Leadership Role
 Emilio Godoy
Mexico has made a masterly move into the limelight by organising the First Mexico-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit Meeting in the southeastern tourist resort of Cancún, where aid for Haiti was a major item on the agenda.
Half-Century Late Pay to Mexican Workers Again Delayed
 Frontera NorteSur
Approved by the Mexican Congress in 2005 during the administration of President Vicente Fox, a program to compensate survivors of the 1942-64 Bracero Program of temporary labor between the US and Mexico has fallen short of its goal.
Women Get Government Assistance in Chiapas
 The News
2,000 grants for single, abandoned or widowed women who have children in secondary school have been provided by Governor Juan Sabines Guerrero in order to normalize the situation of women in Chiapas.
Mexico Captures Sinaloa Cartel Cocaine Trafficker
 Alexandra Olson
Federal police have captured a man described as a key operator of the powerful Sinaloa cartel who served briefly in the U.S. army before taking on the trafficking of 2 tons of cocaine a month into the United States.
Church Unhappy Over Free Condoms During Holy Week
 The News
The Tamaulipas state Health Secretariat will distribute some 40,000 condoms at tourist destinations during Holy Week, officials say.
Travel Q & A: Driving in Mexico
 Penny Walker
We are thinking of driving to Mexico in the next couple of weeks. We're getting a lot of flak from people telling us how dangerous it is. We have traveled numerous times to different areas and don't feel it should be a problem. What precautions (besides the obvious) should we anticipate?
Replica of Aztec Capital to be Built in Mexico
 EFE
A replica of the sacred center of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, will begin construction this year outside Mexico City, the directors of the project said.
Prisoners of Conscience: Officials Framed Mexican Women
 Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Friday accused the Mexican government of unfairly imprisoning two indigenous women for the kidnapping of six police officers in 2006 and demanded their immediate release.
 Mexico's Drug War: An Interview with a WOLA Specialist
 Worldfocus
For more on Mexico’s drug war, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with Maureen Meyer, a specialist on Mexico and Central America with the Washington Office on Latin America, a non-profit group that promotes human rights and social justice.
Anti-Kidnapping Squad Arrests Four Suspects
 Sandra Dibble
Four suspected members of a kidnapping ring linked to the Arellano Félix drug gang were in custody, accused of at least six abductions in the Tijuana area, Baja California authorities said.
18 Tons of Industrial Explosives Stolen in Mexico
 IANS/EFE
Eighteen tons of industrial explosives have been stolen from a trailer in northern Mexico, authorities said.
Leftists Present Reform Ideas
 The News
Left-of-center political parties submitted a bill that counters some of President Felipe Calderón’s proposals for political reforms.
Mexico's Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage Law
 Carlos Santoscoy
Mexico's Supreme Court on Friday rejected three out of five challenges to Mexico City's gay marriage law, El Universal reported.
President Calderon Listens to Border City on Drug War
 Olivia Torres
President Felipe Calderon promised federal investigations into all complaints of extortion and kidnapping in a Mexican border city overwhelmed by drug gang violence.
Ball Games are Rooted in Earliest Mexico
 Jane Stokes
Did you know that ball games were as exhilarating to the earliest people of Mexico as they are to the sports fan of today? Indeed, as early as 1500 B.C., the Olmecs are thought to have invented the ball court, a rectangular surface with a goal at each end.
Aspiring Journalist Covers Mexico’s Ongoing War on Drugs
 Daily News
Florida Gulf Coast University student and Naples Daily News intern Alex Pena traveled to Juárez, Mexico, to cover the violence surrounding drug trafficking. While in Juárez for three days, there were more than 50 murders, including the slaying of two policemen and a drug cartel leader.
New Passport Rules: Mexico Tightens Travel Policy for Trade Partners
 The News
Beginning on March 1, Canadian and U.S. citizens who enter Mexico via air must show a valid passport or passport card, Mexican officials said this week.
Mexico: One Year After H1N1
 Sarah Pascarella
It's been just about a year since the news of H1N1 broke and corresponding concerns about travel safety and global health threw the world into a tizzy. Perhaps no place has been affected more than Mexico, the inception of the virus and hotbed for all resulting negative press. One year later, though, finds the situation markedly improved.
Suspect in Reporter's Death in Mexico to be Freed
 Associated Press
The lone suspect in the slaying of an independent U.S. journalist more than three years ago will be released for lack of evidence, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Calderon Trusts Cabinet Member Who Left Party
 Alexandra Olson
Mexican President Felipe Calderon expressed confidence in his interior minister Tuesday despite the official's sudden decision to quit the ruling party.
Chinese New Year Observed in Mexico
 Reuters
Mexico's Chinese community celebrated the Chinese lunar Year of the Tiger with a parade along the Paseo de la Reforma, one of the principal avenues in Mexico City.
Mexico Names New Prosecutor for Attacks on Media
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico has replaced its special prosecutor for crimes against the media amid complaints that the country is becoming one of the world's deadliest places for journalists and that most killings have gone unresolved.
Mexico's Killing Fields
 Tony Cohan & Tamsin Mitchell
Dozens of Mexican journalists have been killed since 2004. Mexico says it is concerned, but little has changed. Foreign reporters publicizing Mexican colleagues' work might offer a shield.
'March of Anger' in Mexico Against Military's Drug War
 Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of people took to the streets Sunday to protest Ciudad Juarez' record-setting crime wave civil rights groups say is made worse by the presence of 6,000 Mexican combat troops.
Huge Gap in Food, Salaries
 Erika Velasco
Basic food prices in Mexico are practically out of control, the Federal Consumer Protection Agency said Sunday. In just three years, the cost of primary foods has risen 66.7 percent, indicating a large gap between salary and consumer prices.
Hundreds Protest Violence in Mexican Border City
 Associated Press
Hundreds of people marched Saturday against the drug gang violence besieging Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, gathering at a bridge where they simulated the massacre of a group of teenagers last month.
Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico?
 Sean Gregory
During the ceremonial raising of the national flags at the Vancouver Olympic village, the Mexican national anthem blared over the loudspeaker. Mexico's lone Winter Olympian, alpine skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe, stood at attention, right arm crossing his chest. That's right — Hubertus von Hohenlohe.
Volkswagen Recalls 20,000 Cars in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
German automaker Volkswagen said it was recalling some 20,000 cars in Mexico, a day after it announced the recall of nearly 200,000 cars in Brazil over potential wheel malfunctions.
Mexico's Army Finds Incomplete US Border Tunnel
 Associated Press
Mexican troops have found an unfinished tunnel apparently designed to burrow under the U.S. border starting from a Mexican customs facility.
Mexico's Calderon Pledges Aid in Drug War
 Julian Cardona
Seeking to ease public anger at gruesome drug violence on the U.S. border, Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced aid for the area on Thursday but was short on detail as he struggles to reinvigorate his war on drug gangs.
President Calderón: Juárez ‘Will be Rebuilt’
 The News
“We will rebuild Ciudad Juarez,” President Calderón said Thursday, not only in material terms but also in attending to problems of social integration and public security.
Death Toll from Mexico Floods Rises to 41
 CNN
The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides in Mexico increased Tuesday to 41, a government agency announced.
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