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Storm Strands Mexico Oil Workers At Sea, Ports Shut
 Jason Lange
A fierce storm stranded dozens of Mexican oil workers in rough waters Tuesday after they fled a drilling platform damaged by 25-foot waves.
Damaged Tecate Luxury Spa Plans to Reopen This Weekend
 San Diego Union-Tribune
The luxury spa Rancho La Puerta expects to reopen Saturday after a fire ripped through a portion of the property, destroying three guest houses.
US Supports Mexico’s Security Efforts
 PVNN
According to US Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, "President Bush is proposing the single most aggressive undertaking ever to combat Mexican drug cartels and the associated violence they pose to citizens in both the U.S. and Mexico."
Mexico to Spend $7 Billion on Anti-Drug Crackdown
 Reuters
Mexico plans to put up $7 billion, to go with $1.4 billion offered by Washington, to fund a three-year crackdown on its violent drug cartels, the Mexican ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.
One of 2 Baja Fires Burns Parts of Tecate-Area Spa
 Anna Cearley
A fire that started yesterday morning destroyed several structures at Rancho La Puerta, a 3,000-acre luxury spa in the Tecate area, Mexican authorities said. The fire was one of two main blazes in Baja California.
California Wildfires Affect Mexican Cities
 Xinhua
The smoke from wildfires in southern California caused classes to be suspended Monday in the northern Mexico cities of Tijuana, Tecate and Rosarito, in the state of Baja California, an official source said.
Mexico Accepting More Female Troops
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's military is tapping a population its recruiters all but overlooked for decades: women. For the first time, Mexico is allowing female troops to attend elite military schools for training in engineering, flying and other fields through which they can rise to the rank of general.
15 Bodies Recovered in Mexico Shipwreck
 Jose Maria Alvarez
Authorities have recovered the bodies of 15 Central American migrants whose boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican navy said on Saturday. The vessel was believed to be carrying more than 20 migrants.
Mexico Senate Leader Against US Blockade
 Prensa Latina
The US blockade against Cuba is evil, cruel and inhuman, said Vice President of the Mexican Senate Yeidckol Polevnsky in an interview with Prensa Latina recently.
Strong Antidrug Operation in Michoacan, Mexico
 Prensa Latina
A total of 100 members from the Mexican Army, the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI) and the Federal Preventive Police (PFP) came to the Lazaro Cardenas Port, state of Michoacan, to start an operation against drug trafficking this week.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Loses His Cool on Spanish-Language TV in Los Angeles
 Reporters Without Borders
Ex-president Vicente Fox lost his temper and insulted an interviewer on Spanish-language Telemundo television who questioned him about controversial land acquisition for his wife during his presidency.
Mexican Congress Approves Landing Fee for Cruise Visitors
 MercoPress
Mexico will charge a 5 US dollar per capita landing fee to all foreign visitors calling in Mexican ports as of next year if President Felipe Calderon signs the bill which was approved Thursday by Congress.
As U.S. Pledges Help, Mexico Steps Up Drug Busts 
 Catherine Bremer
The U.S. government is delighted by the latest raids in northeastern Mexico, controlled by the entrenched Gulf cartel. and plans to give $1.5 billion to help Mexico's anti-drugs war.
Mexico Willing to Reexplore Abandoned Oil Fields
 Prensa Latina
Mexico is willing to reexplore some 15 oil fields that were abandoned over 20 years ago, the state-owned company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) announced on Thursday.
Clowning Around in Mexico
 Reuters
Clowns performing for clowns? That's what you'll get at Mexico's 12th Annual International Clowns' Convention. Clowns from Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, U.S. and Mexico gathered to showcase their talents, swap ideas and pick up new skills.
Church Restores Mexico Independence Hero
 Eduardo Castillo
Mexico on Wednesday learned that the father of the nation's independence movement did not die excommunicated nearly 200 years ago, clearing a stain from his legacy ahead of the 2010 bicentennial celebrations.
Mexican Troops Aiding Smugglers, Says Report
 Mason Stockstill
A report outlining hundreds of incursions into the United States by Mexican armed forces over the past 10 years supports what many officials have known for a long time: The corruption once thought endemic only to Mexico's police forces has spread to its military.
Mexico's Tequila Industry Battles Knockoffs
 Sergio Solache & Chris Hawley
Mexican tequila makers are battling a surge of knockoffs as distillers worldwide try to make a profit off the drink's growing popularity. The imitators range from sugarcane moonshine made in Mexican garages to quality spirits made from agave plants in South Africa.
Cannibalism Suspect Says Death Accident
 Mark Stevenson
An aspiring horror novelist told investigators he accidentally killed his girlfriend but denied eating parts of her, authorities said Tuesday, a day after forensic experts said flesh found in a frying pan in the man's apartment was human.
A Woman-Made Miracle
 RH Reality Check
RH Reality Check's Emily Douglas spoke with María Luisa Sánchez Fuentes, executive director of the Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida (GIRE), or the Information Group on Reproductive Choice, about the "woman-made miracle" that took place in Mexico City in April 2007.
Mexican Experts Say Flesh Was Human
 Mark Stevenson
Forensics experts said Monday that chunks of flesh found in the apartment of an aspiring horror novelist were human, and that DNA tests were planned to confirm whether it came from the body of his girlfriend.
Mexico Hoping to Drive Down HIV/AIDS with Prevention Program
 Kenny Goldberg
In 2004, UCSD's Division of International Health launched a research project in Tijuana. The aim was to find out the extent of HIV in the area, and to help prevent people at high risk from becoming infected. That program has inspired an HIV prevention effort that's rolling out all across Mexico.
Mexico City Police Jail Drunk Drivers
 Frank Jack Daniel
Drunk driving has long been seen in Mexico as little worse than dropping litter, but the capital's motorists are now sobering up as police jail them on the spot for getting behind the wheel after a few tequilas.
Mexican Agents Arrest 25 Federal Cops for Allegedly Guarding Drug Traffickers
 Associated Press
Federal agents detained 25 federal police officers in the northern border state of Tamaulipas on suspicion of providing protection for the Gulf drug cartel, the Public Safety Department announced, one week after soldiers carried out the biggest cocaine seizure in the nation's history there.
Undercover US Agents in Mexico Drug Cartels
 Reuters
Undercover U.S. agents regularly infiltrate drug cartels in Mexico and move about with them – at times unknown to Mexican authorities, the daily El Universal reported last week.
Mexican Ex-Prostitutes Find Home
 Duncan Kennedy
One estimate says there are 3,000 prostitutes in the city at any one time. But what happens when they get older and can no longer walk the streets? One answer lies behind an unremarkable brown door of a two-storey block in the city's poorer northern neighbourhood.
Drug Trafficking Infiltrates Mexican Political Parties
 Prensa Latina
The Mexican government officially stated that drug trafficking networks penetrated political parties and company sectors of the country.
Mexico City Clears 15,000 Street Vendors
 Agence France-Presse
Visitors to Mexico City's historic center were to find it unusually empty this weekend after authorities forced thousands of unlicensed vendors to clear their stalls from its crowded streets.
In Mexico, a Fugitive’s Arrest Captivates the Cameras
 James C. Mckinley Jr.
A woman who succeeds in a field dominated by men is always intriguing to the public, but when that field happens to be big-time cocaine trafficking, and the woman is graced with both charm and beauty, a criminal celebrity is born.
Ex-Mexican Leader's Statue Felled
 BBC News
Opposition protesters in Mexico have torn down a bronze statue of the former president, Vicente Fox, just hours after it was erected in Boca del Rio in the state of Veracruz.
Mexican Police Keep Vendors Off the Streets
 Olga R. Rodriguez
More than 1,000 police officers in riot gear blocked street vendors from setting up stands selling knockoff purses and pirated DVDs on Friday, clearing Mexico City's clogged historic center for the first time in more than a decade.
Migrants Filling Mexican Flights
 Chris Hawley
Among travelers, it's jokingly known as Aeromigrante - Migrant Air. New discount airlines in Mexico are doing a brisk business shuttling migrants to the U.S. border, turning what was once a days-long trek into an easy hop for legions of workers, both legal and illegal.
Mexico City War Against Street Vendors May End in Police Sweep
 Patrick Harrington
Mexico City police and as many as 20,000 street vendors who sell everything from chocolate to baby socks are poised for a showdown today over a mayoral order that the peddlers vacate a tourist-filled downtown square.
Mexican Arrested in Dismemberment Case
E. Eduardo Castillo
An aspiring horror novelist was arrested after police discovered his girlfriend's torso in his closet, a leg in the refrigerator and bones in a cereal box, a city prosecutors' spokesman said Thursday.
Mexican Child Prodigy Starts College
 TimesNow.tv
Mexico's youngest undergraduate - Andrew Almazan - has started studying surgical medicine and psychology in university despite being all of 12! Here's a report.
Mexican Church Spokesman Says Added Security is for Cathedral, Not Cardinal
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's top Roman Catholic cardinal, who has complained of death threats, wants more security for Mexico City's famous cathedral – not for himself, his spokesman said Wednesday.
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