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Mexico to Increase Education Expenditure
 Presidencia de la República
At the start of a working tour of Guanajuato, President Felipe Calderón declared that despite the adverse international economic situation, the 2009 Federation Expenditure Budget Bill contains investment of over $440 billion pesos for the education sector, a 9% increase over last year.
Drug Violence Spreads in Baja California
 United Press International
Parts of Mexico's Baja California state that had mostly been spared from a wave of drug gang slayings have now also come under siege, officials said.
Sven Feeling the Pressure in Mexico
 Joseph Caron Dawe
Sven Goran Eriksson’s short tenure as Mexico coach appears to be in doubt just over four months after the Swede took the job.
21 Dead in Prison Riot in Mexico
 Associated Press
Twenty-one prisoners died Monday in a fight between inmates at a Mexican prison across the border from McAllen, Texas, officials said.
Zoo Animals Found In Drug Raid
 Sky News
A private zoo of exotic animals has been discovered during a drug-trafficking raid at a mansion in Mexico. Eleven Colombians, a US citizen, two Mexicans and a Uruguayan were detained at the Desierto de los Leones in Mexico City on Saturday.
Mexico to Deport Cuban Migrants
 BBC News
Cuba's foreign minister has said Mexico has agreed to return Cuban migrants who arrive there without legal documents.
Ciudad Juarez Desperate to Recruit Police
 Marina Montemayor
The border city of Ciudad Juarez is sending police recruiters across the country and will keep 175 officers who have used drugs in the past as it tries to replace nearly half a police force gutted by firings and retirements.
Mexico Verges on Heated Energy Vote
 Prensa Latina
Mexican Senate executive committees meet this weekend to debate the most controversial decisions of the energy reform vote slated for next week.
Mexican Ministry Satisfied with Braceros Agreement
 Sophia Tareen
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry said this week that it is satisfied with a multimillion dollar settlement allowing Mexican laborers who were part of a World War II-era visitor working program in the U.S. to collect money that had been withheld from their paychecks.
300 Police in Juárez are Fired in Cleanup
 Aileen B. Flores
More than 300 Juárez police officers were dismissed for corruption after failing confidence exams, Mayor José Reyes Ferriz said.
Mexico Drug Wars Kill Nearly 400 in Two Weeks
 Agence France-Presse
Almost 400 people have died in the past two weeks in an intensifying drugs war in Mexico despite a government crackdown on cartels, trafficking and related violence.
Election Fever Fires Up U.S. Retirees in Mexico
 Catherine Bremer
Thousands of retired U.S. citizens who live year-round in Mexico are fascinated by the frenzied debate playing out back home over who could best lead their country out of the worst financial crisis in decades and the war in Iraq. Even the most apathetic are lining up to mail in absentee ballots.
Mexico Arrests 2 in Killing of US Journalist Brad Will
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Two supporters of a protest movement in southern Mexico have been arrested for the 2006 fatal shooting of U.S. journalist-activist Bradley Roland Will, federal prosecutors said Friday.
6.5 Earthquake Sparks Panic in Southern Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico's southern Chiapas state Thursday, near the Guatemalan border, sparking panic in the region, local officials and US scientists said.
Two Held in Mexico in Killings of 24
 Ken Ellingwood
Mexican authorities Thursday said they had arrested two suspects in the slayings of 24 men whose bodies were discovered in a wooded area outside Mexico City last month.
Sonora, Mexico: Tourists Needn't Fear
 Brady McCombs
Tourists shouldn't cancel their trips to Nogales and other parts of Sonora just because of the U.S. State Department's updated travel alert, city officials from the Mexican border city said Thursday.
Mexico Extradites Drug Suspect to U.S.
 CNN News
Mexican authorities say they have extradited a Colombian cartel operative wanted for smuggling thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States.
Two Killed, Five Hurt in Mexico City Shootout
 CNN News
A shootout that erupted when gunmen hurled a grenade at police has left two people dead and five wounded in Mexico's capital.
Mexico Unveils Emergency Spending To Combat Crisis
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday unveiled plans for 53 billion pesos ($4.4 billion) in emergency spending on roads, schools, hospitals and an oil refinery next year to help Mexico combat the world financial crisis.
23 Die in Mexico Border Attacks as US Upgrades Travel Alert
 Agence France-Presse
Twenty three died in attacks in northern Mexico in the past two days, officials said, as the United States warned its citizens to increase vigilance when traveling south of the border.
Crisis, Crackdown Turn Mexicans Off American Dream
 Michael O'Boyle
Caught by the U.S. economic crisis and a crackdown on illegal immigrants, Mexican workers are increasingly quitting the United States and coming home, disillusioned with the American dream.
Mexican Town Helps Migrants Flee Police
 Edmundo Velazquez
An angry crowd in central Mexico attacked police and helped nearly three dozen illegal Central American immigrants escape from custody after hearing that officers had allegedly sold the migrants to human smugglers, officials said Monday.
EU Offers Mexico Strategic Partnership
 Ingrid Melander
The European Union proposed on Monday establishing a strategic partnership with Mexico to forge closer ties in areas including security, diplomacy, trade, and the environment.
Official: Gunmen Attack US Consulate in Mexico
 Mark Walsh
Assailants opened fire on the U.S. consulate in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, a Mexican official said. Nobody was injured in Sunday's shooting.
Mexico Nabs Major Drug Cartel's Money Man
 Agence France-Presse
A suspected finance officer for the feared Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico's main drug trafficking syndicates, has been captured in a joint operation with the United States, Mexican justice officials announced.
We Are Determined to Overhaul Sports Training: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
During the awarding of incentives to Beijing 2008 Medalists, the President declared that in order to achieve this goal, a three-stage process has been begun, two of which have already been completed.
Mexico Economy: Bracing for the Blow
 Diego Cevallos
The Mexican government has taken emergency financial measures to withstand the winds of crisis from the United States. However, the measures will not completely ward off the impact, say analysts.
Drug Hitmen Kill 11 in Bar in Ciudad Juarez
 Ignacio Alvarado
Hooded gunmen believed engaged in a drugs feud burst into a bar in northern Mexico and shot dead 11 people in the third drugs-related massacre in the state since July, officials said.
Mexico: Legalisation Fight Gains Ground as Illegal Abortions Increase
 Diego Cevallos
Legal access to abortion, available since April 2007 in the Mexican capital, should be extended to the rest of the country, where the rate of illegal abortions exceeds the average for developing countries and the total number reached 880,000 in 2006, up 64 percent from 1990.
Five Police Killed in Jalisco Grenade Attack
 Agence France-Presse
Five police died and three were hurt in an overnight grenade and gun attack in Mexico's western Jalisco state, local police said on Thursday.
Mexico Unveils Emergency Spending
 BBC News
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has announced plans for $4.3bn (£2.5bn) in emergency spending on infrastructure to help Mexico amid world financial woes.
Press Freedom Organization Issues Alert for Mexico
 Deborah Bonello
The Mexican government must bring an end to the impunity enjoyed by those who kill and threaten journalists and "apply themselves to the investigation and review of all of the cases of journalists killed and missing," was the Inter American Press Association's (IAPA) message to Mexico at the closing of its 64th Annual General Assembly in Madrid this week.
Seven Out of 10 Mexicans Feel Crisis Has Reached Their Country
 DPA
Seven out of 10 Mexicans believe their country has already fallen victim to the global economic crisis, although Mexican authorities insist that the country is in a position to face the storm.
Killing of Mexico Mayor Sends Message
 Tracy Wilkinson
Until he was gunned down over the weekend, Salvador Vergara Cruz was a man of some influence with a promising future in his political party.
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