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Mexico Marks Octavio Paz Anniversary
 Reed Johnson
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Octavio Paz, the Nobel Prize-winning Mexican poet, writer and diplomat.
'I Do Have Hope,' Martin Says After Emotional Hearing
 Charles Rusnell
The lawyer for a Canadian jailed in Mexico is cautiously optimistic the judge in the case will rule within the next week and will free Brenda Martin from the Guadalajara prison where she has spent the last two years.
Emotional Day in Court for Martin
 W. Brice McVicar
Court proceedings in Mexico had to be stopped three times Monday to assist an emotional Brenda Martin as she made her final pleas for freedom before a judge.
Mexican Cartel Recruiting Hitmen
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Hitmen tied to Mexico's Gulf cartel appear to be boldly seeking recruits by posting help-wanted signs in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, including a giant banner hung across a thoroughfare, a federal anti-drug enforcement official said Monday.
Mexico Opposition Barricades Congress
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Leftist lawmakers erected makeshift barricades Monday around the podium in Mexico's lower house of Congress, where they have been camped out for more than five days to protest the president's oil reform proposal.
 Central America Migrant Flow to US Slows
 Olga R. Rodriguez
For thousands of illegal immigrants from Central America, the long journey to the U.S. starts here in Arriaga, Mexico, on the groaning back of a freight train they call The Beast.
Mexican Leftist Leader Wants Oil Debate
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Mexico's foremost leftist leader predicted Sunday that protesters would prevent Congress from moving forward on the president's oil reform proposal during the current legislative session.
Mexico Police Save 83 Migrants in Truck
 Associated Press
Police rescued 83 illegal migrants Friday from the hidden compartment of a cramped, sweltering cargo truck carrying animal feed through southern Mexico.
No Refuge in Mexico for Fugitive Marine
 Traci Carl
People wondered about the bearded stranger with a foreign accent who moved into a rustic cabin weeks ago in the pine-clad mountains surrounding this picturesque village. Some thought maybe he was a drug trafficker — something not unheard of in these parts.
Mexico Lawmakers Vow to Keep Up Protest
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
Leftist lawmakers who seized both chambers of Mexico's Congress said Friday they will not move until winning a national debate on an oil reform bill backed by President Felipe Calderon.
Marine Killing Suspect Caught in Mexico
 Traci Carl
A Marine suspected of killing a pregnant colleague told police he slept in fields and survived by eating fruit that he found during a three-month manhunt that ended with his arrest in western Mexico, authorities said.
Mexico Leftists Camp in Congress to Stop Oil Plan
 Jason Lange
Leftist lawmakers blocked both houses of Mexico's Congress on Friday after an all-night sleepover protest against an oil reform plan that could open the state-run sector to more foreign investment.
Mexican Wrestler Puckers Up to Fight
 Associated Press
In a hot-pink Mohawk haircut and leotard to match, he pirouettes before taking down his muscle-bound enemies with a swift kick to the groin. Maximo, Mexican professional wrestling's latest sensation, then delivers a crowning blow — a kiss on the lips of his macho opponent — to the delight of a roaring crowd.
Leftists Take Over Mexican Congress in Energy Protest
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
Leftist lawmakers took over both chambers of Mexico's Congress today to protest President Felipe Calderon's energy reform bill.
Calderon Offers Fix for Mexican Oil
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
A line on a map of the Gulf of Mexico clearly divides U.S. and Mexican claims to potentially vast pools of oil deep below the ocean floor, and multinational companies are busily extracting crude north of this maritime border.
2 Mexican Activists, Radio Hosts Killed
 Associated Press
Police said that they are investigating the killings of two Indian activists who worked for a community radio station in southern Mexico.
Mexico PRI Opposition Welcomes Energy Plan
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
A key Mexican opposition party said on Wednesday it liked the look of a government plan to reform the energy sector and offered to work on ironing out wrinkles in the bill.
Africanized Bees Attack Mexican Police
 Associated Press
At least 70 police officers were hospitalized after so-called Africanized bees swarmed a police shooting range in southern Mexico, authorities said Tuesday.
Mexican Government Hands Energy Plan to Congress
 Catherine Bremer & Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexico's government handed Congress a compromise energy reform plan on Tuesday that could attract foreign companies to a hunt for new oil reserves to rescue falling output in the world's No. 5 crude producer.
Mexican Minister Promises Speedy End to Jailed Canadian's Case
 Sheldon Alberts
Mexico's foreign minister on Tuesday promised a "final resolution" within weeks to the case of a Canadian woman who has been jailed in the country for more than two years without trial.
Mexico Blames Gulf Cartel for Surge in Drug Murders
 Anahi Rama
A surge this year in drug murders along Mexico's border with the United States is being driven by the Gulf cartel of traffickers moving to seize rival gangs' smuggling routes, the government said on Monday.
Mexico's Politics, Oil Mix
 James C. McKinley Jr. - New York Times
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A bitter debate over what to do about Mexico's ailing state oil monopoly has dominated national politics in recent weeks, tapping strong emotions on both sides and resurrecting the political fortunes of the leftist leader who narrowly lost the 2006 presidential election.
 Pemex Fears "Crippled" Oil Reform
 Reuters
Pemex says oil sector reform could be "crippled" if it is watered down to to exclude deep water oil drilling to foreign partners.
Migrants Drown in Mexico Reservoir Crash
 Associated Press
A truck carrying illegal migrants from Central American plunged into a reservoir in southern Mexico and at least seven people drowned, officials said Monday.
Mexico's Carstens Worried about Global Protectionism
 Walter Brandimarte
Mexico's Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said on Sunday he is worried about the rise of "a protectionism movement around the world," and called on the G-7 to to solve global imbalances that are at the root of the problem.
Odes to Mexican Drug Gangs Lose Their Appeal
 Sara Miller Llana
The decades-old genre, which recounts tales of cultivating marijuana in the sierra and escaping gunfire on the streets, has been blamed by many for lauding criminals as heroes, much in the way rap music is often criticized in the US.
Cartel Assassins Join Drug War in Juarez
 Louie Gilot & Daniel Borunda
The Zetas, a ruthless group of assassins formed by Mexican army deserters, are involved in the war between drug cartels for control of Juárez, a senior U.S. counter-drug official said.
Mexico Drug Gangs Building Churches: Bishop
 Jason Lange
Violent drug gangs in Mexico, which kill thousands of people a year, fund the building of churches in impoverished villages to try to win over locals, a senior Catholic bishop said.
Mexico Reconquers California? Absolut Drinks to That!
 Deborah Bonello & Reed Johnson
The latest advertising campaign in Mexico from Swedish vodka maker Absolut promises to push all the right buttons south of the U.S. border, but it could ruffle a few feathers in El Norte.
Mexico Condemns Venezuela's Decision to Nationalize Cement Industry
 Associated Press
Mexico's finance secretary on Friday condemned Venezuela's decision to nationalize its cement industry, whose largest operator is the Mexican company Cemex.
Martin Case Makes Headlines in Mexican Press
 Valerie MacDonald
The man spearheading a legal fund to free former Trenton resident Brenda Martin from a Mexican jail is encouraged her situation has finally made it into mainstream Mexican media.
Federal Cops Continue Round-Up in Juarez
 Michael Webster
Hundreds being rounded up by Mexican Federal Police and Mexican soldiers in the violence-plagued city of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, across the river from El Paso Texas.
Want Ads Lure Mexicans To Carry Drugs
 Mark Stevenson
Drug cartels are using classified job ads to lure young Mexicans near the U.S. border into unknowingly working as drug couriers, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
City Hopes to Become Capital of Growing Aircraft Industry
 Chris Hawley
It was here in Querétaro, a city of cobblestone streets and buildings of orange stone, where independence activists plotted Mexico's 1810 revolution against Spain. Now, the Mexican government is hoping to ignite another revolution in Querétaro, turning the city of 734,000 into a center for the country's burgeoning aerospace industry.
Commission Says Central American Mara Gangs have Taken Root in Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
Central America's brutal Mara gangs have taken root in Mexico because law enforcement is too busy fighting drug smuggling to go after them, a government commission charged Wednesday.
Government Pledges Aid to Migrants Expelled From US
 Associated Press
Undocumented migrants deported from the United States will be eligible for free transportation back to their hometowns and other services under a new program launched by the Mexican government.
Mexico Opposition Sells DVDs Critical of Energy Plan
 Adriana Lopez Caraveo & Jens Erik Gould
A Mexican opposition group fighting President Felipe Calderon's plan to open the state oil industry to private and foreign investment is selling a DVD that criticizes the government's plan and proposes alternatives.
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