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The Best Way to Celebrate Fuentes is by Reading Him: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la Repúbli
onday, at the citadel of Chapultepec Castle, President Felipe Calderón led a tribute to Carlos Fuentes on the occasion of the writer's 80th birthday, and declared that the best way to celebrate him is to read him, as a result of which Federal Government has implemented a series of programs to promote the reading of his works.
Doctors Lead Tijuana March Against Violence
 Associated Press
More than 1,500 demonstrators marched through the violence-plagued border city of Tijuana on Saturday to protest the current of killings and kidnappings.
Kidnapped Migrant Women - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
 Diego Cevallos
Every day, dozens of Central American migrants en route to the United States arrive at Arriaga, some 500 kilometres from the border between Mexico and Guatemala, after having walked for up to 15 days.
Mexico Blames Pilot Error in Crash
 Elisabeth Malkin
The pilot of a small government jet that crashed last week, killing Mexico's interior minister, flew too close to a jumbo jet that it was following and lost control of the plane in the turbulence created by the larger plane, the authorities said Friday.
Elderly Men Get Free Viagra In Mexico City
 Associated Press
Mexico City is giving out free Viagra and other impotence drugs to men 70 and older. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the city is implementing the plan because sexuality "has a lot to do with quality of life and our happiness."
Kidnappers Free 16 Farm Workers in Mexico
 EFE
Sixteen of the 27 farm laborers abducted earlier this week in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa were freed by their captors, the state Attorney General's Office said Thursday, vowing to continue the search for the other 11 men taken prisoner.
Suspected Drug Gangs Kill Mexican Journalist
 Ignacio Alvarado
uspected drug gangs shot dead a Mexican crime reporter near the U.S. border on Thursday, the latest journalist victim of a brutal drug war in which traffickers are targeting the media.
U.S. Asked to Cease Arms Flow into Mexico
 United Press International
U.S. officials should increase their efforts to prevent weapons from being exported into Mexico, Baja California Gov. Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan says.
Mexico's Lower House of Congress Approves Budget With Deficit
 Adriana Lopez Caraveo & Jens Erik Gould
Mexico's lower house of Congress approved the 2009 budget, which includes the first deficit in four years and extra spending to help blunt the effects of a global credit crisis.
Mexican Court Upholds Moderate Leftist's Victory
 Alexandra Olson
A Mexican court upheld a moderate's victory in disputed leadership elections that deeply split the country's main leftist party two years after it nearly won the presidency.
Martyred Priest Becomes Unofficial Patron Saint of Migrants
 Oscar Avila
Three years ago, José Guadalupe Ortega crossed illegally into Texas. Before setting off, Ortega said his goodbyes and came to this central Mexican village to confess his sins and seek protection from the immigrant's unofficial patron saint.
US Experts Believe Mexico Plane Crash was Accident
 Alexandra Olson
U.S. investigators have found no evidence of foul play in a mysterious plane crash that killed Mexico's second-most powerful official, the American ambassador said Wednesday.
Mexico Probes Mass Kidnappings by Gunmen
 Krupskaia Alis
Police are searching for 27 farm workers who were kidnapped in northwestern Mexico, authorities said. Gunmen in at least 20 vehicles descended on the farm workers' homes Monday morning, roused them from sleep and drove away with 27 men.
Tiger Escapes, Kills Caretaker at Mexico Zoo
 Associated Press
A tiger escaped from an unlocked cage at a commercial zoo and fatally mauled its caretaker before it was captured and killed, officials said Tuesday.
Colombia Hails Mexico's Drug War
 CNN News
The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have agreed to intensify joint efforts to combat powerful cartels that control the flow of drugs in both countries.
Mexico Border City Violence Leaves 19 Dead
 Agence France-Presse
Suspected drug-related violence left 19 dead in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez, including a charred, armless body dumped at a police station, local officials said Monday.
Mexico Names Criminal Lawyer New Interior Minister
 Mica Rosenberg
President Felipe Calderon named one of Mexico's top criminal lawyers as his new interior minister on Monday, putting him in charge of implementing justice and security reforms to help combat drug gangs.
 Scholar Finds Mayans' Buried Highway Through Hell
 Mark Stevenson
A network of underground chambers, roads and temples beneath farmland and jungle on the Yucatan peninsula suggests the Maya fashioned them to mimic the journey to the underworld, or Xibalba.
President Calderón Tours November 4 Air Crash Zone
 Presidencia de la República
Early Saturday, accompanied by Luis Téllez Kuenzler, Secretary of Communications and Transport, and Federal District Delegate in Miguel Hidalgo, Gabriela Cuevas, President Felipe Calderón toured the area where the Interior Secretary, his staff, crew members and civilians died on November 4.
Mexico Crash Probe: Pilot Lost Control of Plane
 Associated Press
An official overseeing the investigation into a plane crash that killed Mexico's interior secretary say the jet was not on fire and did break up prior to the crash, and evidence indicates the pilot lost control.
Five Killed in Mexican Prison Riot
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Five people were killed in a prison riot in the northwestern Mexican port city of Mazatlan Friday, Mexican media said, the third deadly clash inside the country's overcrowded prisons in two months.
Largest Cartel Weapons Cache Found in Mexico
 E. Eduardo Castillo
The Mexican army on Friday announced that it has made the largest seizure of drug-cartel weapons in Mexico's history.
Mexico: Bomb Ruled Out in Plane Crash
 Elisabeth Malkin
Authorities investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed Mexico’s interior minister this week ruled out a bomb, officials said Friday.
Mexico Captures Gulf Drug Cartel Member
 Jason Lange & Robin Emmott
Mexican federal police on Friday captured Gulf drug cartel member Jaime Gonzalez, one of the country's most-wanted men, after a shoot out near the U.S.-Mexico border, police said.
Mexico: Reaching Out to Obama
 Diego Cevallos
Following President-elect Barack Obama’s triumph in the U.S. elections, the Mexican government hopes to enter a new stage in the country’s relations with its northern neighbour.
Mexican Navy Detains 15 Cuban Migrants
 Associated Press
The Mexican Navy says it has detained a speedboat off the Caribbean coast carrying 15 undocumented Cuban migrants.
U.S. President Elect Hails Mexico’s Work in Fight against Drug-Trafficking
 Presidencia de la República
President-elect Obama hailed Mexico's work in the struggle against drug trafficking and organized crime. He said that he was aware of the difficulty involved and offered his government’s determined support.
3 Tigers Escape Circus Truck in Western Mexico
 Associated Press
Authorities say three tigers that escaped from a Mexican circus truck were recaptured after police distracted them by throwing them chickens.
Death Toll in Mexican Plane Crash Rises to 13, Report Says
 CNN News
The death toll in a plane crash that claimed the life of Mexico's interior minister and two other high-ranking officials has risen to 13, Mexico City prosecutor Miguel Angel Mancera said Wednesday, according to Mexico's state-run Notimex news agency.
SCT Discloses Communication Between Pilot and Control Tower
 Notimex
Navigation in Mexican Air Space Services (Seneam) director Agustín Arellano ruled out the possibility that the pilot of Learjet 45 in which Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mouriño was traveling had made an emergency call to the control center at Mexico City International Airport.
Mexico Says Jet Crash is Likely an Accident
 Julie Watson
A fiery plane crash into rush-hour traffic claimed the life of the Mexico's most powerful official after the president, a heavy blow to the government's escalating battle against drug cartels.
New Cuban Escape Route: Via Mexico
 Sara Miller Llana
As the US Coast Guard has beefed up patrols off Miami, more Cubans are fleeing to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, 120 miles west of Cuba's tip. From the Mexican resort area, smugglers take them north to the US border.
Mexico to Try Suspects as Terrorists for Explosion
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities announced Tuesday that they have charged three alleged drug hit men with terrorism for throwing grenades into crowds of Independence Day revelers, an unprecedented attack on civilians that killed eight people and wounded 106.
Calderón: Mexico has Lost a Great Man
 Presidencia de la República
"I would like to express my sincerest condolences to victims' relatives, and my absolute support during these difficult times, particularly to Mari Gely, María, Iván and Juan Camilo, the Interior Secretary's wife and children, and all his relatives."
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