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Federal Police Command Center Opened in Iztapalapa
 Presidencia de la República
Tuesday, President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the Federal Police Command Center, a strategic infrastructure complex that will serve as the basis for a model that will permit preventive actions and the rapid, efficient deployment of the police in Iztapalapa.
Drug Gangs Believed Behind Banners in Mexican Border City
 Marina Montemayor
Drug cartels are believed to be behind a series of banners hung Monday in this crime-ridden border city that blamed rival gangs for spiraling violence.
Mexico to Have Public Trials, Presumed Innocence
 Associated Press
Mexico is adopting U.S.-style public trials and a presumption of innocence. President Felipe Calderon has signed a sweeping judicial reform that replaces closed-door proceedings in which judges rely on written evidence.
War on Crime will be Won with Strategy and Intelligence: President Felipe Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
As part of the Federal Government strategy for reinforcing police, President Felipe Calderón witnessed the signing of an unprecedented agreement between the Public Security Secretariat and the State Workers´ Institute for Social Security and Services to enable more police to own their own homes.
Mexico News Briefs
 From the Associated Press
Police find 154 illegal migrants inside a semitrailer; three police officers killed in a battle with dozens of gunmen; and more than 500 reptiles and small creatures were found abandoned at the Mexico City airport.
Mexico Linguists Want Indian Languages in Schools
 Mariano Castillo
Mexican indigenous language specialists want to bring native tongues into elementary schools to prevent them from dying out. The National Institute for Indigenous Languages is proposing to teach indigenous children in their native tongue alongside Spanish, and having Spanish-speaking children study a local Indian language.
Tens of Thousands Protest in Oaxaca
 Al Jazeera
Tens of thousands of protesters have converged on the southern city of Oaxaca in Mexico to protest against the regional government.
Olympic Tales to Cherish From Mexico, 1968
 Daily Telegraph
The Mexico City Games of 1968 arrived in a troubled summer. This was the year of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Students were rioting and demonstrating all over the world, including in Mexico, where they felt the bureaucratic government had betrayed the principles of the Mexican Revolution.
Drivers Head Into Mexico for Fill-Ups
 Omar Millán González
At the Pemex gas station on Boulevard Bellas Artes, just a few blocks from the Otay Mesa border crossing, a gallon of Magna gasoline costs $2.54. Or slightly less, if you pay in pesos.
Mexico Says Tomato Demand Falls on Scare
 Associated Press
The scare over a U.S. salmonella outbreak has reduced consumption of tomatoes in Mexico, despite repeated assurances that local produce is not contaminated, Mexican officials said Friday.
Mexicans Brace for Oaxaca Protest
 Franc Contreras
There is unease in the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. A huge rally is due to take place aimed at reminding the authorities of the bloody crackdown on locals, students, teachers and activists by state and federal police on June 14, 2006.
Mexico Cites Human Error in Boat Mishap
 Associated Press
Mexican officials said Thursday that human error caused the weekend boat accident near Cancun that resulted in the death of an 18-year-old Texas woman.
Floods Hit Mexico
 Philip Avery
Many parts of southern and central Mexico have been flooded after more than a week’s worth of heavy rains. The southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has been worst affected.
Armed Men Snatch 33 Cubans in Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
Armed men hijacked a bus carrying 33 Cubans and four Central American migrants detained in southern Mexico after forcing immigration agents away at gunpoint, officials said on Thursday.
 Montezuma’s Palace Unearthed in Mexico
 Associated Press
Mexican archaeologists say they have unearthed the remains of an Aztec palace once inhabited by the emperor Montezuma in the heart of what is now downtown Mexico City.
Mexico Confirms Commitment to Latin American Dialogue
 Presidencia de la República
As part of his state visit to Spain, Mexican President Felipe Calderón met with Latin American General Secretary Enrique V. Iglesias. During the meeting, President Felipe Calderón repeated Mexico’s commitment to the Latin American Conference.
Mexico Says Tomatoes Targeted Unjustly in U.S. Outbreak
 Chris Aspin
The Mexican government said on Wednesday that being left on a list of countries suspected of being the origin for a Salmonella outbreak in the United States was unjustifiable and damaging to its home-grown tomato crop.
Man Once World's Most Obese Fetes Birthday on Bed
 Tomas Bravo
Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, celebrated his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a very short trip outside his house.
2008: 1300 Dead in Mexico Drug War
 News24
A ferocious war between rival drug gangs and police in Mexico has left 1378 people dead so far this year, with no sign of the bloodshed abating, according to official figures.
Mexico Police Botched Journalist Murder Case: Watchdog
 Mariano Castillo
Mexican police botched the murder investigation of a journalist working near the U.S. border in 2004 by torturing suspects and mishandling evidence, the country's human's rights commission said.
700-Pound Mexican Man Hopes to Stand for Wedding
 Mark Walsh
anuel Uribe, who once weighed a half ton but has slimmed down to about 700 pounds, celebrates his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a simple wish for the coming year: to be able to stand on his own two feet to get married.
Note, Head Found Near Mexican Newspaper Office
 Associated Press
note threatening a Mexican journalist was found outside the office of a newspaper in southern Mexico on Monday, two days after someone left a severed head there.
Mexican Archaeologists Unearth Ruins of Aztec Palace
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Mexican archaeologists said Monday they have unearthed the remains of an Aztec palace once inhabited by the emperor Montezuma in the heart of what is now downtown Mexico City.
Miscellaneous Mexican Matters Including, (But Not Limited To) Toxicology, Archaeology and a Jailed Burro
 Allan Wall
In the Mexican professional soccer championships, the Guerreros of Club Santos Laguna were victorious. The INAH announced that they've located the Casas Nuevas Palace of Montezuma, and a donkey called "Blacky" was jailed for three days in Chiapas...
Well of U.S. Tourist Dollars Dries Up in Juárez
 Darren Meritz
Several months of intense cartel violence have changed life for Estrada Balderas, who has seen business from American tourists wither away at the Apolo restaurant where he works. Even the jobs are dwindling at the Juárez mercado.
Mexican Lawmaker Rejects Conditions on Drug Aid
 Mark Walsh
Mexican congressional speaker Ruth Zavaleta said Saturday that Mexico will reject any U.S. aid to fight drug traffickers that comes with conditions, saying any conditions placed on the aid would be seen as an infringement on Mexican sovereignty.
President Felipe Calderón Asks Collaborators to Put Themselves in Shoes of People They Serve
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón asked all federal public servants to put themselves in other people's shoes in order to understand their needs when the time comes to making decisions.
Mexican State Tones Down Tourism Ad With 'Naked' Actress
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Mexico's government guardians of history didn't mind the fact that a seemingly naked soap opera star was promoting the glories of Hidalgo state. But they say they were miffed that Iran Castillo's curves drew eyes away from a famed aqueduct and convent — and convinced state officials to pull the more provocative of the ads.
Mexico Poll Predicts PRI Winning 2012 Election
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party, which was voted out in 2000 after 71 years in power, could retake the presidency in 2012 with a young governor as its new face, a poll showed Friday.
Mexico City Plants Lawns on Roofs to Fight Warming
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico City, one of the world's most polluted capitals, is planting rooftop gardens on public buildings as part of a program launched Thursday to combat global warming.
Narcos, Soccer and Taxes
 Frontra NorteSur
In Ciudad Juarez, more than a few are rooting for the Indios and a return to the brief hours of bliss that unfolded in the city on the evening of May 25. Still, the use of tax money to support a private team, however popular, is beginning to stir controversy and the streets have returned to the bloody “normalcy” that’s defined the year so far.
Mexico World Leader in Environmental Care - UN
 Presidencia de la República
The United Nations Organization (UN) awarded the Certificate of World Leadership to President Felipe Calderón and the people of Mexico for Mexico's outstanding participation in the "Let's Plant for the Planet" scheme: The Billion Tree Campaign.
Mexico May Consumer Confidence Hits 4-1/2-Year Low
 Noel Randewich
Mexico's consumer confidence index fell to 94.2 points in May, the lowest in 4-1/2 years, from 97.8 in April, as households wrestled with rising food prices and an expected economic slowdown.
Married Police Couple Slain in Mexico
 Associated Press
A husband and wife, both state police officers, were shot dead Wednesday while leaving their home in Ciudad Juarez where drug gangs have stepped up attacks against security forces.
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