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Calderon Seeks Tempered Attitudes
 E. Eduardo Castillo
President Felipe Calderon on Friday told Mexican consuls to the U.S. and Canada that they must work to "neutralize" anti-immigrant attitudes north of the border.
Cuban 5 Meeting in Mexico
 Prensa Latina
A solidarity event for the release of five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in United States will be run in the border city of Tijuana, Mexican state of Baja California.
Mexico Dispatches More Troops to Reinforce Crackdown on Drug Gangs
 Du Guodong
The Mexican government has dispatched about 3,000 soldiers, marines and police to reinforce a crackdown on drug gangs in a northern state, the country's security ministry said on Thursday in a statement.
Mexico Raids Mills Near Monarch Reserve
 Mark Stevenson
Police conducted the biggest anti-logging raid in the nation's history at clandestine sawmills that cut timber on a threatened nature reserve where Monarch butterflies nest in the winter, the government said Thursday.
3rd Mexican Musician Found Dead
 Associated Press
A trumpet player was found dead with his hands and feet bound and a nylon bag over his head in southern Mexico, in what authorities said was apparently the country's third murder of a musician in less than a week.
Naco Site to Aid Returned Illegal Entrants
 Associated Press
Illegal immigrants returned to Mexico by the U.S. Border Patrol will be able to get help at a new resource center set to open next month in Naco, Sonora.
Explosion at Mexico's Baja Studios Kills Soldier
 Reuters
A blast at the Mexican film studio where the movie "Titanic" was made killed a soldier on Wednesday after explosive material used in film stunts was mishandled while being moved, police said.
Juarez Exhumes Thousands of Bodies
 Marina Montemayor
Authorities in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday that they plan to exhume the remains of more than 4,000 unidentified people buried in common graves and take DNA samples in an attempt to identify them.
Mexican President Accuses US Candidates of Being "Anti-Mexican"
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday accused U.S. presidential candidates of "swaggering, macho and anti-Mexican" posturing and warned the U.S. Congress not to impose conditions on a $1.4 billion anti-drug aid package.
Brenda Martin's Lawyer Confident
 Stephen Petrick
Brenda Martin could be out of a Mexican jail in a matter of months, her lawyer said Tuesday. Guillermo Cruz, a Toronto-based lawyer representing the former Trenton woman, said he's confident "there's not a stroke of evidence against Brenda" after travelling to Mexico to review her file this week.
Mexican President Urged to Reflect
 Prensa Latina
Víctor Valencia, who chairs the Mexican legislative committee investigating alleged embezzlement by ex President Vicente Fox, urged present President Felipe Calderon to consider bringing the former president to trial.
Mexico Police Chief Murder Linked to Border Tunnel
 Lizbeth Diaz
Gunmen killed the police chief of a Mexican city bordering California on Tuesday by shooting him 50 times in an apparent revenge attack after police found a drug-smuggling tunnel under the border.
Spree of Musician Killings Shocks Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
A wave of organized crime violence terrorizing many parts of Mexico is driving fear into the heart of the entertainment business with the murders of several popular musicians, suggesting no one is immune to the rampant brutality.
Mexicans Wait All Night to Skate in Zocalo Rink
 Catherine Bremer
A group of Mexicans queued all night to be first to skate on a giant ice rink in Mexico City's historic Zocalo square, and hundreds more lined up from dawn in a country where ice and snow are a rare novelty.
2 Popular Mexican Singers Killed
 Mark Stevenson
The tortured body of the lead singer of a popular Mexican band was found along a highway Monday and another singer was shot to death, police said, the latest Mexican musicians killed in a wave of violence over the past year.
Entrepreneurs Build Projects to Stop Exodus of Residents
 Claudia Melendez Salinas
On the edge of a small village not far from Oaxaca's capital, a gleaming new building greets visitors and gives hope to the locals. Just inaugurated in May, the nopal processing plant is the proud accomplishment of dozens of families with dreams of keeping their children home.
Mexico Drug Gangs Muscle Border Tribe Out of Homes
 Tim Gaynor
The Tohono O'odham have lived in the Sonora Desert for centuries before the United States and Mexico existed, speaking their own language, living off the land and following beliefs centered on the natural world. In recent years, members in Arizona have increasingly been caught up in the fallout from drug and human trafficking through their sovereign nation.
Mexico President: Fighting Drugs, Crime Still Top Priority After Year in Office
 Associated Press
Fighting drug gangs and organized crime remains the top priority of Mexico's government, President Felipe Calderon said Saturday as he marked his first year in office.
Mexico's Flagship University Gets a New Leader
 Allan Wall
On November 20th, 2007, Dr. Jose Narro Robles was inaugurated as the new president of Mexico's Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, known by the acronym UNAM.
Flood Response Keeps Mexico's Calderon Popular
 Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's approval rating fell slightly to 64 percent from September, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday, but he won praise for his swift response to devastating floods in recent weeks.
Government Promises Cathedral Protection
 George Conger
On Nov 18 a mob several hundred strong stormed the Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral in Mexico City during Sunday services after its 18 bells drowned out speakers in a rally organized by the left wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) on the Zócalo, the city’s Constitution Square.
Mexico Police Drafted Into Oil State in Drug Fight
 Mica Rosenberg
Some 200 heavily armed police landed in Mexico's oil-producing Gulf coast state of Campeche this week, a formerly quiet region that has become the latest front in a war on powerful drug gangs.
Mexican Legislator to Promote Bilateral Relations with Cuba
 Mathaba
Carrying concrete actions that help improve bilateral relations between Cuba and Mexico is the main goal of Mexican legislator Hector Hugo Olivares, appointed by the Chamber of Deputies of that nation as head of the Mexican Parliamentary Group of Friendship with Cuba.
Theft Resistant Assault Rifle
 James Dunnigan
The Mexican armed forces are introducing a new infantry weapon, the FX-05 "Xiuhcoatl" (or "Fire Serpent" in one of the Indian languages). The FX-05 was designed and developed in 16 months by two army generals.
Supreme Court Lets Governor Off the Hook
 Diego Cevallos
Mexico’s Supreme Court disappointed human rights groups Thursday when it voted not to uphold an earlier decision according to which activist Lydia Cacho was the victim of trumped-up legal charges and human rights abuses aimed at punishing her for exposing an alleged child sex ring.
Poll: 90 Percent of Mexicans in Three Biggest Cities Admit to Buying Pirated Goods
 E. Eduardo Castillo
At least 90 percent of the residents of Mexico's three largest cities say they buy pirated goods, especially music cds – a trend that costs the industry millions of dollars a year, according to a poll released Thursday.
Mattel Destroys Unsafe Toys in Mexico
 Armando Tovar
With Christmas just weeks away, Mattel Inc destroyed more than 160,000 hazardous toys on Wednesday made by the top toymaker after they were found to contain harmful levels of lead.
Pemex: Oil Leak Might Take Months to Fix
 Mark Stevenson
An oil platform leak that has spilled thousands of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico could take several months to repair, state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said.
Fewer Mexicans Seeking Work in U.S., According to Survey
 Laurence Iliff & Alfredo Corchado
Would-be immigrants may be staying home in significant numbers, a Mexican government survey says, a trend that analysts attributed to a crackdown on illegal border crossers, raids at employment sites, and a slowing U.S. economy, particularly in the construction industry.
Mexico to Protest NAFTA Enforcement
 Prensa Latina
Imminent opening of the Mexican market to tax-free imports from the US and Canada is source of protests 34 days short of enforcing the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Mexican Officials Investigate 'Virtual Kidnapping' Calls to Lawmakers
 Associated Press
The Mexican Attorney General's Office is investigating fake kidnapping calls to at least 11 federal legislators. Among those receiving the calls was a congresswoman who fainted after being told her son had been abducted.
'Chinese' Tequila Worries Mexico
 BBC News
Mexican politicians are demanding action to protect the tequila industry from Chinese competition. The lower house of Congress voted to urge the government to stop Chinese firms patenting maguey - a type of agave cactus used in tequila.
Mexico Bus Skids Off Cliff, Kills Nine
 Reuters
A bus fell down a 328-feet high cliff in western Mexico, killing nine passengers and injuring 25, emergency workers said Tuesday.
Pemex Begins Dismantling Damaged Oil Rig
 Associated Press
Mexico's state-run oil company has begun dismantling a damaged oil drilling rig off the Gulf coast because heat from near-constant fires have made the structure unstable.
 Butterflies Amass in Mexico
 Reuters
Millions of Monarch butterflies flee the cold winters of Canada and the Northern United States and travel thousands of miles to hibernate and reproduce in the temperate woods of central Mexico.
Mexican Migrant Activist Camps Outside U.S. Embassy on Tenth Day Of Hunger Strike
 Associated Press
A Mexican activist marked the 10th day of a hunger strike to demand better treatment of immigrants in the United States by camping out Monday on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Embassy.
Mexico to Spend Over $600M to Fight Domestic Violence
 Xinhua
Mexico plans to spend 7 billion pesos (about 637 million U.S. dollars) in 2008 to fight male aggression towards women, President Felipe Calderon announced here Monday.
Mexico to Host Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba
 Ahora.cu
An international meeting of solidarity with Cuba will take place in Mexico City on December 10-11 to condemn the constant aggressions of the US government against the island and its intentions to further increase its sanctions against the Cuban people.
Calderon Says 'Culture Of Machismo' Still Strong
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon said Monday said that despite the passage of anti-discrimination laws, millions of women suffer from workplace bias and physical and psychological abuse due to an enduring "culture of machismo" in Mexico.
Mexico Probes Resort Death
 Sherri Zickefoose, Gwendolyn Richards & Sergio Del Re
Conflicting reports about how an Okotoks man fell to his death from a fourth-floor hotel balcony in Mexico are adding headache to heartache for his grieving family.
Mexico City's Basilica of Guadalupe is Second Only to the Vatican for Pilgrimages
 Laurence Iliff
Swirling toward the sky at the foot of a hillside just north of downtown is the Latin American Mecca, the sprawling Basilica of Guadalupe compound, home to both the modern basilica from the 1970s and its three-centuries-old predecessor.
Mexico Funds Will Protect Butterflies
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
President Felipe Calderon unveiled a sweeping plan Sunday to curb logging and protect millions of monarch butterflies that migrate to the mountains of central Mexico each winter, covering trees and bushes and attracting visitors from around the world.
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