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Mexico Extends Health Insurance Coverage
 Xinhua
Mexico extended health insurance coverage by about a million people a month in the first half of the year, said the Mexican Health Ministry on Friday.
Mexico Confirms Car had Explosive Device Aboard
 Mark Stevenson
Investigators said Friday there was an explosive device aboard a car that blew up outside police headquarters in the border state of Tamaulipas, the second car-bomb attack against law enforcement in less than a month.
Mexico: Baby Who ‘Revived’ Inside Coffin Dies
 Associated Press
Authorities in central Mexico say a newborn baby girl who was declared dead but later revived inside her coffin has died.
 PokerTek Partners with Cirsa and PokerStars.net to Run First National Poker Tournament in Mexico
 Business Wire
PokerTek, Inc., announced today that it is partnering with Cirsa Mexico and PokerStars.net to hold the Life Poker Championship, the first national poker tournament in Mexico.
Mexico Debates Legalizing Drugs
 Reuters
With drug-related violence on the rise, Mexico's Calderon proposes a debate on the legalization of small amounts of narcotics.
Conquistador Monument Draws Mexican Indians' Ire
 Mark Stevenson
A city in southern Mexico agreed Wednesday to consider a petition by Mayan Indians to remove a recently installed monument to the Spanish conquistadores who led the bloody conquest of the region in the 1500s.
Mexico Nabs 3 Suspects in Journalist Kidnappings
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Three suspected drug-gang members who allegedly participated in the kidnapping of three television journalists last week were arrested in northern Mexico, federal police announced Thursday.
Nationwide Unity Required to Fight Crime: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
Solving the problem of crime in the country requires the highest level of unity throughout the country, declared President Felipe Calderón, adding that it is essential to create a state public security policy that will be above governors, politicians, business, religious and any other kind of leaders.
Mexican Court Upholds Capital's Gay Marriage Law
 Associated Press
The Mexican Supreme Court has voted to uphold the constitutionality of Mexico City's 6-month-old law allowing same-sex marriages.
Mexico Drug Cartels Use Gory Videos to Spread Fear
 Mica Rosenberg
Powerful drug cartels are increasingly using gruesome videos of executions and interrogations to intimidate their rivals, police and an already terrified public in Mexico's vicious drug war.
President Calderón on Mexico's Drug War: Stay the Course
 Sara Miller Llana
President Calderón issued his most sobering assessment of Mexico's drug war to date and called for support against those who target politicians and institutions. More than 28,000 people have been killed in the past four years.
Worst Attacks in Mexico's Drug War
 Reuters
Here are some of the worst attacks since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and declared war on cartels. Some 28,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since then.
No-One Can Ignore the Fight for Security: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that there is an urgent need to act together to eliminate the scope for all forms of crime. That is why, he repeated, now is the time for unity between all Mexicans to cope with a common problem.
Mexico Finds Tunnel, Possible Tombs Under Ruins
 Mark Stevenson
A long-sealed tunnel has been found under the ruins of Teotihuacan and chambers that seem to branch off it may hold the tombs of some of the ancient city's early rulers, archaeologists said Tuesday.
Mexico Debates Legalizing Drugs
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon said he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs Tuesday as his government announced that more than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since he launched a crackdown against cartels in 2006.
Financial Woes See Mexicana Cut US Flights
 Breaking Travel News
International airline Mexicana has been forced to cancel a number of routes as financial woes threaten the future of the company.
Now is The Time for Unity Among All Mexicans: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
Declaring that Mexico faces a new stage in the phenomenon of insecurity, President Felipe Calderón urged all Mexicans to make a common cause against crime, in order to deal with the problem with unity and a forward-looking vision, as a genuine state policy.
Mexico Group Helps Illegal Migrants to US
 Agence France-Presse
A letter written by a migrant before he died in the desert is one tool used by a Mexican group which tries to persuade its compatriots to think twice about crossing the border into Arizona.
Calderon: Cartels Show No 'Limits Or Scruples'
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon said Monday that Mexico is facing a new stage in its war with drug cartels as gangs escalate their attacks on the government and civilians, including journalists.
US to Reopen Consulate in Mexican Border City
 Associated Press
The U.S. consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez will reopen after closing for two working days for a review of security threats, officials said Monday.
Michoacán to Host Mexican Orchid Festival
 PVNN
The beautiful city of Morelia in the state of Michoacán, Mexico will host the First Mexican Orchid Festival October 1st-3rd. This 3-day festival will be attended by orchid enthusiasts from around the world as well as a large number of providers of orchids, supplies, related materials and services.
In Mexico's Nuevo Laredo, Drug Cartels Dictate Media Coverage
 William Booth
Fearing for their lives and the safety of their families, journalists are adhering to a near-complete news blackout, under strict orders of drug smuggling organizations and their enforcers, who dictate - via daily telephone calls, e-mails and news releases - what can and cannot be printed or aired.
Mexico Prison Riot Leaves 2 Dead, 10 Wounded, Government Says
 CNN
A prison riot in northern Mexico left two inmates dead and 10 wounded, the state-run Notimex news agency said.
U.S.-Mexico Border Problems Persist
 CBS News
As the illegal immigration debate rages on and concern about violence in Mexico continues, some of the 1,200 National Guard troops to be stationed along the southern border began deployment.
$7M in Cash Seized in Slain Drug Lord's House
 Associated Press
Mexican federal prosecutors say troops who raided a house of a major kingpin killed in a gunbattle with soldiers found $7 million in cash.
Mexican Police Free Reporters Nabbed by Drug Gang
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Federal police rescued two kidnapped news cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were seized by drug traffickers in a bid to get their employers to broadcast cartel messages.
Mexico's Top Drug Traffickers
 Catherine Bremer & Robin Emmott
Mexico's drug cartels are multi-billion dollar enterprises run like major corporations with operations from Mexico to West Africa and Italy. Here are some facts on the top traffickers.
 Mexico's Drug War More Sophisticated, Deadlier
 NPR.org
Guest host Jacki Lyden talks to reporter Michael O'Boyle about the latest developments in Mexico's drug wars.
Mexico Builds Massive Sandwich
 bigpondnews.com
Mexico has broken own world record for the longest sandwich prepared in Latin America. For the seventh consecutive year, organisers created a massive baguette - this year it measured 48 metres long.
Mexico's TV Channel Cancels Show After Kidnappings
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Mexico's biggest television network canceled a popular news show to protest the kidnapping of four reporters, abductions that media advocates called an escalation of a campaign by drug gangs to control information.
Mexico Arrests Dozens of Current, Former Cops
 Sandra Dibble
Baja California’s largest law-enforcement shake-up in recent years was carried out Thursday, when Mexican soldiers detained 62 current and former state and municipal police officers suspected of collaborating with drug traffickers.
Mexico Pulling Through: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that Mexico is emerging from the effects of the world economic crisis, thanks to businessmen that are committed to the country.
Mexico Drug Boss Death Could Spark Power Struggle
 Robin Emmott
Mexico's killing of a top drug trafficker is a coup for President Felipe Calderon, but it may result in a spike in violence and is unlikely to lead authorities to the country's most wanted drug boss.
Mexico Praises Decision on Arizona Law
 CNN.com
Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Patricia Espinosa called Wednesday's decision on Arizona's immigration law "a step in the right direction."
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