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Local Team Takes Impressive Day One Lead in IGFA Offshore World Championship in Mexico
 Pete Johnson
With a record eight marlin releases the Copa del Gobernador San Jose del Cabo team took the opening round lead over 62 other world class teams at the eighth annual International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Offshore Championship Tournament in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
IGFA Offshore World Championship Underway
 Pete Johnson
Sixty-three teams from thirty countries are in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this week for the 8th annual IGFA Offshore World Championship, which has been called the most prestigious catch-and-release billfish tournament in the world.
Opposition Ahead in Yucatan State Vote
 Reuters
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Mexico's opposition party, looked likely to win the Yucatan state governor's race yesterday, a setback for Felipe Calderon, the president, in the first election since he took office in December, early results showed.
New Regulation Threatens Sportfishing in Mexico
 The Billfish Foundation
Despite strong opposition from The Billfish Foundation and scores of partners in Mexico, Mexican officials approved Regulation NOM-029 (Shark Norma). The following is an urgent message from The Billfish Foundation regarding elements of this regulation.
Mexican Officers Fall in Drug War
 Oman Nevarez
Assailants shot dead a police commander in a wealthy Monterrey suburb on Saturday, the latest in a wave of killings of law enforcement officials across Mexico.
Report of Armed Convoy Alarms Naco
 Brady McCombs & Lourdes Medrano
A report of an armed convoy of drug cartel gunmen heading toward Cananea and Naco sent local residents scrambling for cover Friday as police and government officials in Sonora and Arizona braced themselves for another round of violence.
Mexico Hit by Drug-Fuelled Wave of Terror
 Adam Thomson
Mexico admitted on Thursday that the recent increase in narcotics-related violence has “common patterns” with the bloody wave of drugs-fuelled terror that swept Colombia in the late 1980s.
Mexicans Fear US Immigration Plan
 Traci Carl
Congress' new immigration plan was bad news for tens of thousands of poor Mexicans who depend on a U.S. guestworker program for temporary jobs in agriculture and other seasonal work, such as landscaping and construction.
22 Killed in Mexico Drug Shootouts
 Agence France Presse
Fifteen alleged drug traffickers and two civilians were killed Wednesday in a shootout with police in Mexico after gunmen killed five police in an earlier attack, officials said.
The Legend of Saint Malverde
 KOB.com
The Catholic Church has a lot of saints, but a patron saint of smuggling? The Catholic Church says “heavens no,” despite a growing faith in an outlaw saint who has been appearing accompanying dope smugglers with increasing frequency.
Mexico Opposition Wants Army Off Drug Crackdown
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Opposition Mexican lawmakers demanded on Wednesday that soldiers be taken off a joint police and army crackdown on drug trafficking gangs, following a report of rights abuses by some troops.
Mexican Parties Urge Troop Deployment in Capital
 Hector Tobar
The leaders of two political parties called yesterday for army troops to be dispatched to this capital city and its suburbs to fight drug traffickers in the wake of the assassination of a high-ranking official in the attorney general's office.
Drug Cartels Target Military in Mexico
 Ioan Grillo
Mexican drug cartels armed with powerful weapons and angered by a nationwide military crackdown are striking back, killing soldiers in bold, daily attacks that threaten the one force strong enough to take on the gangs.
Mexico Drug War Turns Historic Town Into Hot Spot
 Greg Brosnan
Once a source of national pride, the town of Apatzingan is now flooded with guns and narcotics cash. Bringing it under control is one of the toughest challenges for President Felipe Calderon in his war against drug cartels.
TV Newsman, Cameraman Missing in Northern Mexico
 Associated Press
A reporter and a cameraman from a Mexican television station have gone missing in the northern city of Monterrey and have not been heard from in three days, their employer said Sunday.
Calderón Gains Ten Points in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
Mexican president Felipe Calderón is more popular now than when he began his six-year term, according to a poll by Ipsos-Bimsa published in El Universal. 68 per cent of respondents approve of Calderón’s performance, up ten points since January.
Family, Neighbors of Kidnapped Man Asks Motorists to Donate for Ransom
 Associated Press
About 50 friends, neighbors and relatives of a 20-year-old man kidnapped in southern Mexico lined up along a highway with tin cans Saturday, asking passing motorists for donations to help raise the ransom demanded by his captors.
Severed Head Found Outside Army Base in Veracruz
 Associated Press
A severed head accompanied by a note of defiance from organized crime gangs and two hand grenades was found outside a military barracks in Veracruz state on Saturday.
Drug Cartels Set Gun Sights on Mexican Army
 Laurence Iliff
Mexico's drug lords have gone on the offensive against the army, which had been put on the front lines by President Felipe Calderón to fight against the increasingly powerful and bloodthirsty cartels.
'Eyedroppers' Busted in Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
Police said they have busted a gang called the "eyedroppers" that used flirtatious young women to rob men after drugging their drinks, resulting in the deaths of almost two dozen victims.
Calderón to Send Elite Military Unit Against Cartels
 Sean Mattson
Drug gangs be warned: Mexican President Felipe Calderón is sending the army after the bad guys. Mexico's newest weapon on the war against drug traffickers is an elite military unit that will answer directly to the president.
Gunmen in Mexico Kill Naval Bodyguard
 Natalia Parra
Gunmen opened fire on a naval commander in the Pacific resort city of Ixtapa and killed his bodyguard amid increasing attacks on the Mexican military by suspected drug traffickers.
Abortion Off-Limits at Federal Facilities
 The Herald Mexico
The nation´s top health official made it clear Thursday that federal hospitals in Mexico City will not cooperate with the capital´s new law permitting abortion in the first 12 weeks.
International Fugitive Accused of Aiding Meth Scourge in U.S.
 David Ovalle
Until recently, Zhenli Ye Gon was an unknown Chinese-born businessman who lived quietly in one of Mexico City's most exclusive neighborhoods. Today, he's an international fugitive, accused of supplying Mexican drug cartels with tons of chemicals used to flood the United States with methamphetamine.
Gunmen Dressed as Cops Kill Police Chief in Mexico
 Reuters
Gunmen disguised as federal agents shot dead the head of police in a state capital near Mexico's Acapulco beach resort on Wednesday, the third killing of a senior cop in five days.
Calderon Popularity Jumps in New Poll
 Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's approval rating jumped by 10 percentage points as memories fade of last year's bitter election fight when he was accused of winning by fraud, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
Pope Backs Excommunication for Politicians in Mexico Who Support Abortion
 Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI said today he supports excommunication for politicians who backed Mexico City's decision to legalize abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Miss Universe Encourages Bicycle Use in Mexico
 EFE
Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera took a spin on a bicycle with municipal authorities to promote their campaign to get commuters to abandon driving for cycling in this congested, pollution-choked metropolis of 18 million people.
Shootout in Mexico Kills 4 Smugglers
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Four purported drug smugglers were killed in a shootout with soldiers in western Mexico on Monday, the second deadly clash in a week between traffickers and troops in the same remote, mountainous region.
Mexican Protest Leaders' Sentences Spark Outrage
 Héctor Tobar & Carlos Martínez
Human rights activists and leftist leaders reacted with outrage Monday to 67-year prison sentences handed down to three leaders of an uprising last year in a suburb of this capital.
Mexico City Tries to Corral Street Vendors
 Jeremy Schwartz
Aztec warriors spotted an eagle holding a serpent in its mouth and, struck by the omen, founded the canal city of Tenochtitlan, precursor to the Mexican capital. Seven hundred years later, the momentous location is hidden at the edge of huge sea of street vendors.
Mexico Migrant Town Fears Fallout from US Slowdown
 Jason Lange
A U.S. economic slowdown and tighter border security threaten a lifeline for millions of Mexicans who rely on money sent by relatives in the United States to pay for everything from food to town fiestas.
Mexico City to Teach Aztec Tongue
 Emilio San Pedro
Mexican authorities will teach an ancient Aztec language as a required part of the curriculum in the capital, Mexico City. The language, Nahuatl, is spoken by a tiny percentage of the 20 million people who live in the city.
Migrant Rights Group Seeks Protection
 Traci Carl
A labor rights group that helps Mexicans seeking temporary work visas in the U.S. asked Mexico's federal government for support Thursday because an employee was killed last month at its offices in northern Mexico.
Mutilated Body Dumped Outside Mexican Army Base
 Reuters
Mexican police found a mutilated, beheaded body dumped outside a military base on the U.S. border on Thursday, the latest gruesome murder in Mexico's drug war.
Mexican Drug Gang Kills Five Troops
 Masked drug gang gunmen in several vehicles shot dead five soldiers in western Mexico, the army said on Wednesday, in a blow to President Felipe Calderon's war against drug gangs.
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Mexican Prosecutor: No Evidence of Rape
 Miguel Hernandez
A special prosecutor found no evidence soldiers beat and raped an elderly Indian woman in a Gulf coast village, closing a case that outraged Indian rights groups and prompted the army to dismantle encampments in the area.
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