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Mexico Teachers Clash with Police
 BBC News
Mexican police have fought running battles to dislodge thousands of striking teachers from the main square in the southern city of Oaxaca.
Mexico Senate Approves Calderon's Anti-Crime Measure
 Jens Erik Gould & Adriana Lopez Caraveo
Mexico's Senate approved a bill to revamp criminal laws in an attempt to fix a judicial system crippled by inefficiency, corruption and impunity for authorities suspected of crimes.
Mexico Ruling Party Mulls Separate Energy Bill
 Catherine Bremer
The ruling conservative party, which wants the Mexican state oil monopoly to partner with foreign companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico, will submit such a proposal if it cannot agree with opposition parties on a joint energy bill, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday.
Educator Rebuilding Lives in Poor Mexican Village
 Linda Olsen
There have been days when Susan Smith has thought about stepping back from the humanitarian work she's doing in the Mexican village of Tlamacazapa.
2 Mexicans May Have Died in FARC Attack
 Mark Stevenson
The Mexican government says it is investigating whether two of its citizens were killed in the Colombian attack on a rebel camp in Ecuador in which a Mexican university student was also wounded.
Tijuana Tourism Halved by Kidnapping Scares
 Catherine Elsworth
A wave of kidnappings in Mexico has halved the number of tourists visiting the country's most famous popular destination and left foreigners working in the country terrified for their families.
Mexico's First Lady in Denver Fundraiser for Medical Supplies
 Ivan Moreno
Mexico's first lady visited Denver Wednesday to help raise money for medical supplies for two states in the country devastated by floods last year.
Mexico Starts TV Campaign to Support Oil Bill
 Andres R. Martinez
Mexican President Felipe Calderon is using national television ads to overcome opposition to his plan to open the state oil monopoly to foreign investment, saying the nation needs outside help to get to crude in deep waters.
Mexican Worker Money Transfers Drop at a Record Pace
 Valerie Rota
Overseas Mexican workers' money transfers to their families at home fell at a record pace in January as a U.S. housing slump squeezes migrants' employment.
Mexico Criticizes Colombia's Ecuador Raid
 Alberto Barrera
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday added his voice to regional condemnation of Colombia's military strike on rebels inside Ecuador, and called on the two countries to resolve the problem peacefully.
Mexico Bomb Plot Ordered From Sinaloa
 Associated Press
A failed plot to bomb a Mexico City police commander has been traced to Mexico's Sinaloa state, home to one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, the capital's top prosecutor said Tuesday.
Canadian Jailed in Mexico Placed on Suicide Watch
 Charles Rusnell
A Canadian woman jailed in Mexico for two years without trial has been placed on suicide watch by prison authorities. Supporters of Brenda Martin say they have been informed by Canadian consular officials in Guadalajara that her mental state has seriously deteriorated in the past week.
Violence at University Workers Strike in Mexico City
 libcom.org
A tense strike and occupation at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in the southeast of Mexico City today enters its 31st day despite the picket line being attacked by hostile students.
Mexican Government Announces $5.6 Billion Economic Stimulus Package
 Mark Stevenson
President Felipe Calderón announced a 60-billion-peso ($5.6 billion) package of tax breaks, utility-rates discounts and spending programs Monday to help Mexico's economy weather the slowdown in the U.S. economy.
Mexico Police Battle Drug Gang in 5-Hour Shootout
 Reuters
exican police and soldiers traded gunfire with suspected drug gang members Monday in a five-hour battle near the U.S. border that left a police officer and one of the suspected criminals dead.
Backyard Body Count Reaches 14 in Mexico
 Associated Press
Mexican investigators found two more bodies buried in the backyard of a house in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, increasing the tally of corpses found there to 14, officials said on Monday.
Mexican Government Survey for United States and Canadian Citizens Residing in Mexico
 Hacienda y Crédito Publico
The Ministry of Finance is surveying United States and Canadian citizens living in Mexico. The goal is to identify the main difficulties foreigners face while migrating to Mexico, and once they have settled in the country.
Bulletproof Clothing Store Succumbs to Regulators
 Associated Press
Mexican police have closed down a store run by Miguel Caballero, a Colombian designer sometimes known as “the Armani of bulletproof clothing,” for selling bulletproof vests without a permit.
Mexico Abruptly Restricts Car Imports
 Christopher Sherman
Under pressure from Mexico's new car dealers who say "vehiculos chatarra," or jalopies, undercut their sales, the Mexican government is allowing only 10-year-old used cars to be legally imported into Mexico.
Calderon's Idea of Seeking Foreign Help to Find Oil Irks Rivals
 Houston Chronicle
The political showdown over the future of Pemex, the Mexican government's crucial oil monopoly, appears to loom at last. At stake, people on both sides of the clash say, is the viability of Mexico's petroleum industry, which ranks as the third-largest source of imported U.S. oil and supplies nearly 40 percent of the Mexican government's budget.
Ochoa Opens With Singapore Win
 Associated Press
Lorena Ochoa completed a runaway victory in her first tournament of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 to leave Annika Sorenstam 11 strokes behind Sunday in the rain-slowed HSBC Women's Champions.
Cuba Solidarity Meeting in Mexico
 Javier Rodriguez
The 13th National Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba in Mexico starts Saturday in this beach resort city, with representatives from several social and political organizations of the country.
Mexico's Plan to Open Oil Industry Lacks Support
 Carlos Manuel Rodriguez & Adriana Lopez Caraveo
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's plan to overhaul energy laws and allow private investment in the state oil monopoly lacks political support, a prominent opposition senator said.
Chertoff Praises Mexico's Fight Against Drug Trafficking
 Associated Press
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff praised the Mexican government's fight against drug cartels, but warned that there has been an “uptick” in attacks on Border Patrol officers by criminal gangs.
Mexican Drug Tunnel Makers Sentenced
 Associated Press
Four suspected drug traffickers were sentenced to up to 16 years in prison for digging and operating a tunnel between the U.S. and Mexico, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Mexico Widens Monopoly Probe of Slim's Telecoms
 Chris Aspin
Mexico's antitrust watchdog widened a probe on Wednesday into monopolistic practices by telecommunications companies owned by billionaire Carlos Slim.
2 Brothers Sentenced for 1997 Acteal Massacre
 Associated Press
A Mexican judge has sentenced two brothers to 26 years in prison for their participation in the 1997 massacre of 45 men, women and children in southern Chiapas state.
Mexico Says Drug Traffickers Behind Bomb
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A major drug trafficking organization was behind a recent bombing in the capital that killed one person and injured another, Mexican authorities said Wednesday.
PEMEX in Death Throes Amid Political Squabbling
 Diego Cevallos
Mexico’s state oil company, PEMEX, is broke, and the country’s crude oil reserves will run out in less than 10 years. But although local politicians agree on the diagnosis, few are proposing solutions, while recriminations, by contrast, are flying thick and fast.
8 Bodies Found in Backyard Pits
 Associated Press
Investigators found parts from at least eight bodies in a series of backyard pits at a house in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Mexico City Repairing Sewage Pipes to Avert Spill
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico City, whose 20 million people produce enough sewage to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every minute, is fixing up its aging drainage system to avoid a pipe fracture that could flood entire neighborhoods, the subway and the airport with human waste.
Mexico to Ban Smoking in Eateries, Public Spaces
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexican lawmakers voted on Tuesday to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and other enclosed public spaces across the country, which counts some 65,000 cigarette-related deaths each year.
Mexico Police Detain 4 Bomb Suspects
 Associated Press
Police are holding four suspects in connection with an explosion that killed a man as he apparently tried to plant a bomb targeting a police commander, Mexico City's top prosecutor said Monday.
Mexico City Mayor Wants to Revive Aztec Language
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard wants all city employees, from hospital workers to bus drivers, to learn the Aztec language Nahuatl in an effort to revive the ancient tongue, the city government said.
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