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Mexico TV Station Televisa Hit by Blasts
 BBC News
Officials from Mexico's largest television network Televisa say an explosive device went off in front of their station in the northern city of Monterrey.
Union and Brotherhood, Mark of 2010 Festivities: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that dialogue and unity between all Mexicans is crucial to continuing to build the more prosperous, safer, stronger, fairer and more egalitarian Mexico based on laws for which the Independence Heroes fought.
Mexico Dog Owners Urged to Dispose Pets' Excreta
 IANS
Mexico City - The Mexico City government has urged dog owners to remove their pets' excreta from roads when they take them out as it was spreading a foul smell and causing health risks.
Mexican Founders' Bones Displayed for Bicentennial
 Associated Press
Mexico is displaying the bones of 13 of its founding fathers - and one founding mother - at the National Palace as part of its yearlong bicentennial celebrations.
Mexico Drug Violence Claims 23 Lives
 PressTV
Drug-related clashes in Mexico's volatile northwestern border state of Chihuahua have resulted in the deaths of 23 people in 24 hours.
Mexico Finds 14 Remains in Independence Hero Urns
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Researchers found 14 sets of remains in urns holding the heroes of Mexico's 1810-1821 independence movement rather than the 12 originally reported to be there, authorities said Friday.
Mexican NGOs, Hard Up and Under Threat
 Emilio Godoy
Public safety is the top concern of Mexico's civil society organisations, but shortage of money is hampering their work, according to a study released this week in the capital.
90 Million Mexicans with Medical Insurance
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón announced that nowadays, 90 million Mexicans already have medical insurance, meaning that Mexico will achieve universal health coverage before other countries.
Mexico to Host Women’s World Cup Qualifying
 Associated Press
Mexico will host regional qualifying for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Qualifying will take place in Cancun and Playa del Carmen from Oct. 28 to Nov. 8, the governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean soccer said Thursday.
Governor: Violence Paralyzes Mexico Border Areas
 Mark Stevenson
Some areas of Mexico along the U.S. border have been paralyzed economically by drug violence, and the governor of the border state of Tamaulipas said Thursday the federal government should send relief funds.
Mexico Rethinks Drug Strategy as Death Toll Soars
 Tim Johnson
The drug war in Mexico is at a crossroads. As the death toll climbs above 28,000, President Felipe Calderon confronts growing pressure to try a different strategy — perhaps radically different — to quell the violence unleashed by major drug syndicates.
We Are in Time to Deal With and Defeat Crime: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that the only way to cope with and solve the challenge of security in the country is to create a common front, since neither the federation or the states will be able to solve this problem if they act in a isolated or confrontational fashion.
Narco-Blogger Beats Mexico Drug War News Blackout
 Olga R. Rodriguez
An anonymous, twentysomething blogger is giving Mexicans what they can't get elsewhere - an inside view of their country's raging drug war.
Road Construction Runs Counter to Climate Efforts
Emilio Godoy
Like road projects under way in many Mexican cities, this five-kilometre route - planned by the leftist government of Mexico City - would only encourage use of individual cars, and cause environmental damage, say experts and community activists.
Mexico’s Violence: A 12-Point Update for Travelers
 Christopher Reynolds
Brace yourselves, aficionados de Mexico. The U.S. State Department’s latest Mexican travel warning runs to eight pages — a detailed and harrowing document that should persuade any sane tourist to stay away from Ciudad Juárez and take extreme care in other border-state cities such as Tijuana, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Matamoros.
Close Ranks to Halt Crime, Says President
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that the executive, legislative and judicial branches, as well as federal, state and municipal authorities share a strategy of fighting against insecurity and an awareness of the need to close ranks to put a stop to all expressions of crime.
Mexico Revises Law on Illegal Profits
 Xinhua
Mexico's Attorney General Arturo Chavez said Wednesday his country was revising the property expropriation law, which targets illegally obtained profits.
Calderon Critical of Low Conviction Rate
 E. Eduardo Castillo
President Felipe Calderon questioned prosecutors and judges Wednesday as to why so few people are caught and punished for violent crimes in Mexico.
What the Zapatistas Can Teach Us About the Climate Crisis
 Jeff Conant
The movements for indigenous rights and against corporate globalization have converged again, this time globally, in the climate justice movement.
 Police Corruption and Mexico's Fight on Drug Gangs
 Mark Orchard
The Mexican government has said four federal police commanders have been relieved of duty over allegations of corruption.
Calderon Open to Change in Drug Strategy
 Mark Stevenson
President Felipe Calderon said Tuesday he is willing to change Mexico's drug-war strategy and promised a new offensive against money laundering after hearing blistering criticism from opposition leaders.
Mexico's Supreme Court Rules Nationwide Recognition for Mexico City's Same-Sex Marriages
 Associated Press
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that all 31 states must recognize same-sex marriages performed in the capital, though its decision does not force those states to begin marrying gay couples in their territory.
President Organizes Meeting to Propose Actions Against Organized Crime
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The President reports that during the Dialogue for Security, President Felipe Calderón sent a letter to each of the national presidents of the political parties to invite them to a meeting to explain their proposals aimed at dealing with organized crime more effectively.
US Man Faces Trial in Mexico for Child Pornography
 Associated Press
A Mexican judge has ordered a U.S. man held to face trial for allegedly possessing and manufacturing child pornography.
Mexico to Investigate Federal Officers
 Daniel Borunda
Mexico's Attorney General's Office has opened an investigation into allegations of corruption within the federal police in Juárez.
Ex-President Vicente Fox Calls for Legalizing Drugs
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of the country's brutal drug cartels.
4 Mexico Police Commanders in Juárez Suspended, Investigated
 Associated Press
Four federal police commanders have been suspended from their posts in a violent Mexican border city following allegations from subordinates that they have links to drug traffickers.
Cardinal Criticizes Mexico's High Court for Upholding Law Allowing Gay Marriages in Capital
 Associated Press
Cardinal Norberto Rivera sharply criticized Mexico's Supreme Court on Sunday for upholding a law allowing homosexuals to marry in the capital, calling the ruling "aberrant" and "immoral."
Protesting Federal Cops Detain Commander in Juarez
 Olivia Torres
Some 200 federal police officers assigned to fighting organized crime in this violent border city detained one of their superiors at gunpoint Saturday to protest alleged corruption.
Calderón Meets with US Congressmen
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The President reports that during his state visit to the United States, President Felipe Calderón met with a group of US Congressmen, led by Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel.
Mexican Journalists March for Protection, Justice
 E. Eduardo Castillo
More than 1,000 Mexican journalists marched through the city center Saturday to protest the killing and disappearance of their colleagues as escalating drug violence increasingly targets reporters.
Mexican Marines Rescue 12 Kidnapped in North
Associated Press
Marines rescued 12 people who allegedly were kidnapped by an organized crime gang in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, one of the Mexican regions grappling with drug violence, the military said Saturday.
President Expresses Condolences over Death of Journalist Fidel Samaniego
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The Presidency reports that President Felipe Calderón and his wife Margarita Zavala expressed their deepest condolences over the death of journalist Fidel Samaniego Reyes, distinguished contributor to El Universal Newspaper, which occurred today.
Mexico Prison Riot Leaves 14 Dead
 BBC News
Police in Mexico say at least 14 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, close to the US border.
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