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Mexican Lawyer in Brad Will Case Claims Harassment
 Associated Press
The lawyer for the family of slain U.S. journalist Bradley Will accused Mexican prosecutors Tuesday of harassing him with false accusations of leaking confidential information.
Texan Held as Suspect in Rape of 19 Juárez Women
 Associated Press
A Texas man accused of sexually assaulting 19 women in Mexico was a chemical engineer who lived with his wife in El Paso, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Mexico Consumer Confidence Edges Up in March
 Jason Lange & Robert Campbell
Mexican consumer confidence edged up in March from February's record low but remained far below year-ago levels as the country's economy continued to struggle.
Archaeologists Begin Recovery of Ancient Mayan City in Mexico
 ANI
Mexican archaeologists have begun the recovery of a great Mayan city buried under tons of earth and jungle in the archaeological area of Ichkabal on the Yucatan peninsula.
Calderón Meets with Napolitano and Holder
 Presidencia de la República
Mexican President Felipe Calderón received Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and US Attorney General Eric Holder at the Official Los Pinos residence.
Mexico, US Form Immigration Working Group
 Associated Press
Mexico and the United States have formed a high-level, joint working group to make immigration safer and more orderly, Mexican officials announced Friday.
Mexico Says Death Toll From Drug War is Falling
 Michael O'Boyle
The death toll from Mexico's drug war has dropped by about 25 percent in the first three months of this year from the last quarter of 2008, Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora said on Thursday.
Mexico's Senate Approves Property Seizure Law
 Associated Press
Mexico's Senate on Thursday unanimously approved legislation that would allow the government to seize property from suspected drug traffickers and other criminals before they are convicted.
President Calderón Speaks on UK Visit
 Presidencia de la República
This visit has elicited great interest among the British government and investment regarding the transformation the country is undergoing. Moreover, Mexico's participation in G-20 has reaffirmed us as a recognized, respected world player who offers viable solutions to the main problems of humanity.
Mexico Reports Arrest of Major Drug Suspect
 E. Eduardo Castillo
An heir to one of Mexico's most notorious narcotics empires was grabbed by police as he exercised in a city park, officials announced Thursday, shortly before U.S. and Mexican Cabinet officials met to coordinate attacks on escalating drug violence.
Mexico to Assume UN Security Council Presidency
 Foreign Affairs Secretariat
Mexico to assume rotating presidency of Security Council in April. It will preside over three debate sessions on Haiti, controversy mediation and solution and children in armed conflicts.
Mexico's President Given George Orwell's 1984 by the Queen
 UK Telegraph
At Buckingham Palace, Felipe Calderon was presented with a first edition of George Orwell's nightmarish book, which tells of a totalitarian regime and coined the concept Big Brother.
Mexico Says Gang Sold Stolen Oil to US Refineries
 Associated Press
Police in northern Mexico caught a gang that allegedly stole oil from state-owned pipelines and smuggled it across the border to sell it to U.S. refineries, authorities said Tuesday.
 Mexico Rules Out Joint Border Patrols With US
 BBC News
Mexico will cooperate with the United States in sharing intelligence to fight drug trafficking but does not plan joint patrols with U.S. forces, President Felipe Calderon said on Monday.
Mexico Announces 'Super-Max' Prisons
 Associated Press
Mexican and U.S. military commanders on Monday were analyzing how to combat drug trafficking amid related violence that has claimed nearly 9,000 lives in Mexico since 2006, at a meeting near the U.S. border.
Felipe Calderon Makes UK State Visit
 BBC News
President Felipe Calderon is making the first state visit to the UK by a Mexican leader for almost 25 years.
President Felipe Calderón Receives British Musician Peter Gabriel
 Presidencia de la República
Last Friday, Mexican President Felipe Calderón received British musician Peter Gabriel, actor Diego Luna, singer Saúl Hernández, and Tamaryn Nelson, Witness Director for Latin America and the Caribbean and Patricia Cervantes, a member of the Justice for our Daughters organization.
PRI Holds Slight Advantage in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
Mexico’s largest political party is recovering some lost ground this year, according to a poll by GEA-ISA. 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in this year’s election to the Chamber of Deputies, up six points since November.
Governor of Colima Supports President Calderón’s Fight Against Organized Crime
 Presidencia de la República
Colima Governor Silverio Cavazos expressed his support and solidarity for President Calderón in the fight his government has undertaken against organized crime.
Mexico's Death Cult Protests Shrine Destruction
 Associated Press
Leaders of Mexico's "Death Saint" church are protesting the destruction of more than 30 shrines in northern Mexico.
State Visit by President Calderón to United Kingdom
 Presidencia de la República
In response to the invitation sent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, President Felipe Calderón will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom from March 29 to April 1, 2009.
Mexican Court Upholds Ruling on 1968 Massacre
 Associated Press
A federal court in Mexico has upheld a ruling that dismissed charges against former Mexican President Luis Echeverria in a 1968 student massacre.
Clinton Says U.S. Feeds Mexico Drug Trade
 Mark Landler
Seeking to ease a cross-border relationship strained by drug trafficking, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived here Wednesday and offered the clearest acknowledgment yet from an Obama administration official of the role the United States plays in the violent narcotics trade in Mexico.
Mexican Tradition of Massage Lives on in Tijuana
 Mariana Martinez
They work in the U.S. as gardeners, maids and bricklayers. And when the physical pain of their labor becomes too much, they cross the border and head to Second Street for Tijuana's mystical masseuses.
US Embassy Spills Over Onto Mexico City Street
 Mark Stevenson
The drug war. Immigration reform. Escalating violence along the border. As if Hillary Clinton didn't have enough to worry about on her first visit to Mexico as secretary of state, now some leading leftists are accusing the United States of stealing a city street in the nation's capital.
Mexico Says Troops Cut Drug Deaths in Border City
 Julian Cardona
Mexico has dramatically cut drug murders in its most violent city on the U.S. border after deploying 7,500 soldiers earlier this month, the government said on Monday.
Responsible Use of Public Expenditure in 2009 Guaranteed
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón declared that government is using all its capacity to support the country's productive sector with deeds and invited industrialists to continue working with a long-term vision to ensure that their efforts help boost the economy's competitiveness.
Mexico Offers $2 Million for Top Drug Lords
 Alexandra Olson
Mexico's government on Monday offered up to $2 million each for information leading to the arrest of 24 top drug lords in a public challenge to the cartels' violent grip on the country.
President Calderón Leads Commemorative Ceremony of 103rd Anniversary of Benito Juarez' Birth
 Presidencia de la República
As he led the commemorative events for the 103rd Anniversary of the Birth of the Hero of the Americas, President Felipe Calderón mounted a Guard of Honor and laid a floral wreath at the Hemicycle to Benito Juárez and presided over the ceremony held in the National Palace.
Mexico Captures "Drug Lord" Accused of US Attack
 Robin Emmott
Soldiers on Friday captured a man Mexico calls a drug kingpin who is accused of attacking a U.S. consulate and killing nine soldiers, in the second major arrest this week in the country's drug war.
US President Barack Obama to Pay Official Visit to Mexico
 Presidencia de la República
We have gathered you here today to inform you that on April 16 and 17, US President Barack Obama will pay an Official Visit to Mexico.
Mexico Captures Cartel Leader Without a Shot
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's military has captured the security and operations chief of the nation's most powerful drug cartel, officials said Thursday, delivering another punishing blow only weeks after U.S. officials rounded up hundreds of cartel members north of the border.
Unarmed Ciudad Juarez Cops to Patrol with Army
 Marina Montemayor
Thousands of Mexican soldiers took a tighter grip on policing in the violence-scarred border city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday and the retired general in charge of police emphasized the military dominance by announcing city officers will be stripped of their weapons while on patrol.
President Calderón Urges Congress to Approve Pending Bills
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón declares that civic participation is crucial for triumphing in the fight against crime, which is why it is essential to demand specific actions to combat the lack of security from authorities throughout the country.
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