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Mexican Lawmakers Decriminalize Migrants
 Mark Stevenson
Migrant rights activists applauded a vote by Mexico's Congress to remove long-standing criminal penalties for undocumented migrants found in the country
Tijuana Drug Violence Threatens Hospital
 Elliot Spagat
Soldiers held Tijuana's main hospital in a virtual lockdown Tuesday as doctors treated eight drug traffickers wounded in running shootouts in this border city.
Mystery Surrounds Tijuana Drug Shootings
 Héctor Tobar
On Sunday, following one of the bloodiest days in Tijuana's history, authorities held no news conferences. The death toll in the gangland-style shootings early Saturday between rival drug traffickers increased to 15 from 13, after two men died of their injuries. But not even the names of the dead were released.
Cease-Fire Offer From Mexican Rebels Rejected
 Rey Rodriguez
Mexico's ruling party has rejected calls for a cease-fire from a small rebel group blamed for last year's bomb attacks on gas and oil pipelines.
Martin More Composed, Hopeful of Quick Return to Canada
 Charles Rusnell
After months of fearing she would never be released from a Mexican prison, Canadian Brenda Martin finally has some hope she will be on home soil, possibly as early as this week.
Thousands March to Stop Privatisation of Mexican Oil
 Michael O'Boyle
Thousands of people, some dressed in oil worker jumpsuits, protested a Mexican energy reform proposal on Sunday that leftists say is a veiled attempt to privatize the cherished state industry.
US Soldier to Stand Trial in Mexico
 Associated Press
A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Mexico and ordered to stand trial after he was caught entering the country with a pistol, a rifle and ammunition.
Fourteen Killed in Mexico Drug Battle on US Border
 Lizbeth Diaz
Fourteen Mexican drug gang members were killed and eight others were injured in a gun battle near the U.S. border on Saturday, one of the bloodiest shootouts in Mexico's three-year-long narco-war.
Protest in Mexico's Congress Over Pemex Oil Bill Ends
 Héctor Tobar
The PRD ends its blockade, paving the way for a discussion of Calderon's energy proposal that would give the state company more freedom to enter into contracts with foreign investors.
Calderon: Farmers to Benefit if Energy Reform Bill Approved
 Bi Mingxin
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Friday that farmers would receive additional backing if his energy reform bill is approved, local media reported.
Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Introduced in Mexico
 Drug War Chronicle
Deputy Elsa Conde of the Social Democratic Alternative Party, or simply Alternativo, will introduce a bill to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana in Mexico next week.
Kenney Meets With Jailed Canadian in Mexico
 Charles Rusnell
Jason Kenney, Canada's secretary of state for multiculturalism, met with Brenda Martin on Friday afternoon in the women's prison in Mexico, where the convicted Canadian is still being held.
Oil Reform Debate Stirs National Pride in Mexico
 Catherine Bremer
Many Mexicans' pride in their oil – still the nation's main economic motor and the No. 3 source of U.S. crude imports – is creating resistance to a government plan to modernize the now creaking energy industry.
Mexican Official is Fired After Report of Missing BlackBerrys
 Mark Stevenson
A press aide at the president's office has been dismissed following allegations that he took BlackBerrys belonging to U.S. officials at a summit in New Orleans, an official said Friday.
Martin's Release From Mexican Prison Snarled in Red Tape
 Charles Rusnell
Mexican justice officials appear to have cleared the way for convicted Canadian Brenda Martin to get out of their country by the end of today. But the Mexican government is insisting Canada must abide by an international prisoner transfer treaty that will delay her return by up to two weeks.
Even With Oil Price, Mexico's State-Run Oil Company Loses Money
 Julie Watson
Even with oil at $118 a barrel, Mexico's state-run oil company is losing money. But a presidential plan to fix Petroleos Mexicanos by inviting foreign help is riling deep-seated emotions over sovereignty — and causing a paralysis that could doom America's third-largest oil supplier
Feud Between Baja Prosecutor, Army General Goes Public
 Sandra Dibble
A simmering feud between Baja California's top prosecutor and an outspoken army general boiled over Wednesday as the general went public with allegations of police corruption in the state.
US Soldier Says Driving Into Mexico with Guns was Accident
Alicia A. Caldwell
A U.S. soldier being held by Mexican authorities said he accidentally drove across the border with guns, knives and ammunition while looking for a place to park.
Six Mexican Agents Held on Suspicion of Extortion
 San Diego Union-Tribune
A top state police commander and his five bodyguards were being held on suspicion of extortion after a woman they detained outside their regular working hours accused them of demanding that her family pay $5,000 for her release.
MP Visiting Martin to Aid in Transfer Home
 Charles Rusnell
Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney will be arriving in Guadalajara Thursday to meet with imprisoned Canadian Brenda Martin, and with Canadian and Mexican officials in attempt to speed her transfer to Canada.
Martin Signs Documents for Transfer Home
 W. Brice McVicar
Brenda Martin has signed the necessary documents to be transferred to a Canadian prison after being found guilty of involvement in an Internet fraud scheme. Judge Luis Nunez Sandoval delivered his verdict in a Mexican court on Tuesday with Martin being sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of 35,800 pesos.
Judge Hands Down Guilty Verdict for Canadian Woman in Mexican Jail
 Canadian Press
A Guadalajara judge has found Brenda Martin guilty. The Canadian woman was given a five-year sentence and fined 35,800 pesos. Martin has been in jail in Mexico for two years in connection with an Internet scam run by her former boss.
Mexican Retailers See No Steep Tortilla Price Hike
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Prices of Mexico's tortillas, a staple food which caused an inflation scare last year, are not likely to rise steeply in 2008 thanks to increased supply of corn, a retail official said on Tuesday.
 Controversial Hitler Ad Ordered Off Mexican TV
 Anahi Rama
Mexico's top electoral body ordered broadcasters to stop running a controversial TV ad on Monday that compares a firebrand leftist leading a siege of Congress to dictators Hitler and Pinochet.
Leader in Oaxaca Protests Freed
 Associated Press
The man who led a five-month-long takeover of the Mexican city of Oaxaca by leftist protesters was freed from jail on Saturday, state officials said.
TV Ad Comparing Leftist Leader to Dictators Stirs Anger in Mexico
 Canadian Press
A television spot comparing a leftist leader to Adolph Hitler over a blockade of Congress has infuriated his followers, who condemned the ad on Saturday and demanded it be withdrawn.
Mexican Army Helicopter Crashes, Killing 11
 Miguel Garcia Tinoco
A Mexican army helicopter crashed during anti-narcotics operations in western Mexico on Friday, killing 11 soldiers. The Bell 212 helicopter went down at around midday in a rural area in Michoacan state, a major front in the government's army-led war against drug cartels.
Tijuana Doctors Protest Violence
 BYLINE
Doctors in the Mexican border city of Tijuana walked off their jobs for 12 hours to protest a wave of kidnappings against colleagues.
Reynosa’s Police Chief Arrested for Allegedly Protecting Cartel, Source Says
 Martha Leticia Hernandez
A Mexican official said the police chief of Reynosa was arrested for allegedly protecting members of the violent gulf Cartel, The Associated Press reported Friday.
Takeover of Mexican Congress Enters Second Week, Causes Country International Embarrassment
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A weeklong blockade of Congress by leftist lawmakers not only is stalling urgent energy reforms – it's also getting downright embarrassing, Mexico's foreign minister said Thursday.
Authorities Notify Airports Nationwide
 Sandra Dibble
Investigators in Baja California Sur said yesterday that they have sent an advisory to airports and landing strips across Mexico as they look into the seizure at gunpoint of a small plane from a U.S. tourist preparing to take off from the community of Mulege.
Ailing Drug Lord Seeks Help
 Carlos Rodriguez
The family of a Mexican drug trafficker jailed for the torture and killing of a U.S. drug enforcement agent says he may have cancer and could die if officials do not allow him access to a hospital.
Gang Robs US Family of Plane in Mexico
 Associated Press
Gunmen held up a family of U.S. tourists in Mexico on Tuesday and made off with their small plane as were about to take off from a hotel airstrip in the Baja California beach town of Mulege.
Colombia Says Mexican Students Accomplices of Rebels
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that he does not regret ordering a cross-border raid on a rebel camp in Ecuador, despite the death of four Mexican students there.
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