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Mexico Police Took Bribes from Drug Cartels: Prosecutor
 Agence France-Presse
More than 50 policemen in northern Mexico have admitted taking bribes to tip off drug cartels, officials said Saturday as the region's wave of drug-fueled violence showed no sign of abating.
In Laredo, Drug War Ills Slip Into Shadows
 Marc Lacey
The reminders of Nuevo Laredo’s violent days still mar its streets — bullet holes and the impacts of grenades where drug traffickers once flaunted their power. What makes Nuevo Laredo so remarkable now is the relative calm that envelops this border town, a small dose of good news in a country awash with bloodshed.
5 Arrested in Killing of Mexican Crime Reporter
 Istra Pacheco
Five suspects have been arrested in the killing of a veteran crime reporter in northern Mexico, including one man who told authorities the journalist was slain as a warning against meddling with a powerful drug cartel, authorities said Friday.
Mexico Candidate: Drug Gangs Contact All Hopefuls
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A ruling party mayoral candidate in Mexico's richest city told his supporters that drug traffickers have contacted all leading political contenders in the country seeking their loyalty ahead of congressional and local elections next month.
Mexico’s Greatest Asset is its People: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón said that Federal Government is committed to the indigenous peoples of Mexico, adding that despite the economic crisis, his Administration will continue giving priority to these communities.
Army Takes on Drug Cops in Mexico's Richest City
 Robin Emmott
Soldiers are cracking down on corrupt police in Mexico's richest city, exposing the reach of powerful drug traffickers who have tarnished its reputation for stability and order.
Whoever Gets in the Way of Our People will be Persecuted and Punished: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa condemned the kidnapping of Customs Administrator at the Port of Veracruz, Francisco Serrano Aramoni, warning that Federal Government will hamper the criminal activities of anyone who interferes with its collaborators.
Mexico Nabs Drug Suspect Wanted in Tijuana Battles
 Alexandra Olson
Mexican soldiers captured a suspected cartel member accused of killing two federal agents and leading bloody battles for smuggling routes in the northern city of Tijuana, authorities said Thursday.
CONCACAF: Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago
 Michael Glover
Mexico's post Sven Goran Eriksson era was given a much needed boost on Wednesday as Javier Aguirre's side emerged victorious against Trinidad and Tobago. The result leaves Mexico in fourth place in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group, a point behind Honduras one place above them.
Fire Victims Get Support
 Notimex
The Technical Committee of the Mexican Social Security Institute, or IMSS, authorized spending money to support the 11 minors who remain hospitalized and to family members of the 44 minors who died at the ABC day care center fire in Hermosillo, Sonora.
No Alarms in Building Next to Mexican Day Care
 E. Eduardo Castillo
There were no fire alarms or extinguishers in a warehouse where a fire started that spread to an adjacent day care center and killed 44 babies and toddlers, Mexican authorities said Wednesday.
Mexican State Bans Cops from Carrying Cell Phones
 Julie Watson
First local police in Monterrey lost their assault rifles after an armed confrontation with federal agents while protesting the arrest of cops for alleged gang ties. Now officers in Mexico's third-largest city will be stripped of cell phones.
Restaurant Industry Seeks Gov't Intervention
 Yvonne Reyes Campos
The national restaurant industry has officially asked the support from Congress in enforcing deductibility of up to 50 percent on restaurant expenditures for businesses nationwide.
Mexico will Spare no Effort to Overcome Challenges: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón declared that since the worst of Mexico's recession will soon be over, Federal Government will continue to promote infrastructure works that will create jobs, well-being and competitiveness for the country.
Monterrey Police Aim Guns at Mexican Federal Agents
 Julie Watson
In a hair-raising standoff that sent motorists scrambling for cover, municipal police pulled their guns on masked federal agents in one of Mexico's biggest cities – a stark display of the tensions caused by a crackdown on drug corruption among the country's lawmen.
Gunmen Throw Grenades in Acapulco, 3 Police Killed
 Natalia Parra
Gunmen launched grenades and opened fire in near simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing three officers in violence that broke out less than 48 hours after a gunbattle in the resort left 17 dead.
Swine Flu Doctor Buoys Calderón Ahead of Vote
 Thomas Black
Mexican Health Minister José Angel Córdova, a self-styled "doctor from the trenches," may turn out to be President Felipe Calderón's savior as his party girds for mid- term elections in July.
Death Toll from Mexican Fire Rises to 44
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A short circuit or overheating in an air conditioning system in an adjacent warehouse may have caused a fire that killed 44 young children in a day care center in northern Mexico, the state's attorney general said Monday.
Mexico Captures Drug Cartel Suspect Wanted in US
 Associated Press
Mexican police have captured a woman wanted in the United States for allegedly smuggling $2 million in cocaine-trafficking profits for a powerful drug cartel.
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Carlos Pascual as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
 usembassy-mexico.gov
On June 4, 2009, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Carlos Pascual, Vice President and Director of the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Mr. Pascual’s nomination requires approval by the U.S. Senate.
Families Burying 40 Kids Killed in Mexico Fire
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Grieving parents buried their children Sunday after a devastating daycare fire killed 40 infants and toddlers, stunning Mexico and prompting its president to promise a thorough investigation.
Shootout Kills 16 in Acapulco's Hotel Zone
 Natalia Parra
Mexican soldiers fought a two-hour battle with heavily armed men holed up at a house in an Acapulco hotel zone, killing 15 of the gunmen as Mexican tourist cowered in their rooms nearby.
Mexico Vows to Investigate Day Care Fire
 Marc Lacey
Most of Mexico never knew little María, Julio or Fátima, preschoolers from the northwestern state of Sonora who were dropped off by their parents at a government-subsidized day care center on Friday morning and ended up by day’s end at the morgue. But the country mourned them on Saturday.
Mexico Day Care Fire Kills 31 Children
 Olga R. Rodriguez
A fast-moving fire killed 31 children in a day care center in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside.
'Green Fund' Getting Rave Reviews Abroad
 Alex Morales
President Felipe Calderón's proposal for a global warming fund that rich and poor countries both pay into is gaining support as negotiators enter the last six months of U.N. climate talks leading to an international treaty.
Drug Gangs Kill 11 in Mexico, Mutilate Bodies
 Robin Emmott
Mexican police found 11 bodies in an abandoned vehicle near the U.S. border on Thursday, some with their hands and legs cut off and left with threatening messages scrawled by suspected drug hit men.
Mexico Captures 2 of 53 Escaped Inmates
Associated Press
Federal agents have captured two of 53 inmates who escaped from a prison in northern Mexico last month as its guards apparently stood by, federal police said Thursday.
Mexico Drug Arrests Leave Prisons Crowded, Violent
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
The rounding up of thousands of suspects in Mexico's drug war has left the already unruly prison system overwhelmed with jailbreaks and struggling to contain deadly riots between inmates from rival gangs.
U.S. Under Secretary of Homeland Security Bersin Meets Mexican Counterparts
 usembassy-mexico.gov
Following meetings at the US Embassy and with Mexican counterparts, Alan Bersin, Department of Homeland Security's Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs, expressed confidence that cooperation between the US and Mexico is showing solid results.
Mexican Emigration Drops 13 Percent in 1st Quarter
 Associated Press
A government survey finds Mexican emigration dropped 13 percent in the first quarter of 2009 – an ongoing trend as the U.S. economic recession discourages Mexicans from crossing the border in search of work.
Mexico Nabs Top Cartel Suspect; 21 Police Detained
 Alexandra Olson
Mexican soldiers captured a drug cartel suspect accused of helping procure the largest illegal weapons cache found in the country, authorities said Tuesday.
No Exemptions for Corrupt Officials: Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón said that it is crucial to eliminate the networks of complicity organized crime has established in security and justice institutions at the federal, state and municipal level for the benefit of citizens.
Mexico's Only English-Language Daily Sold; Staff Cut by Two-Thirds
 Deborah Bonello
Mexico’s only national English-language daily newspaper, the News, based in Mexico City, was bought by a Mexican media company, and dozens of staffers were laid off over the weekend, a development that left employees standing outside the newspaper’s offices “looking bewildered,” according to an editorial in the paper Monday morning.
Flu Crisis Boosts Mexican Calderon's Ratings
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez & Robert Campbell
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's handling of the H1N1 flu crisis in April and May boosted his popularity rating to a glowing 69 percent in a poll published in the daily Reforma on Monday.
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