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Four Arrested in Mexico for Torture Video
 IANS
Four people suspected of being involved in the beating and abuse of five teenage boys and subsequently filming it have been arrested in the western Mexican state of Nayarit, a media report said.
Mexican Military Finds Tunnel 100 Feet from US
 Associated Press
Mexican soldiers have discovered a secret tunnel complete with electricity and an air supply that may have been planned for smuggling migrants or drugs under the U.S. border into San Diego.
Crackdown Big Victory In Mexico's Drug War
 National Public Radio
Mexico's attorney general gave a speech this week addressing the battle against drug cartels that continue to wreak havoc across the nation. The speech comes one day after the U.S. Justice Department announced a major crackdown on U.S. operations of Mexico's La Familia drug cartel. (Listen to the Story)
Zetas Terrorizing Mexican Border Cities
 Dudley Althaus
Employing military-style tactics and frightening firepower, the Zetas have transformed Mexican drug trafficking from a law enforcement problem into what seems an invincible criminal insurgency.
Despite Switch, Mexico City’s Lights Flicker
 Elisabeth Malkin
When President Felipe Calderón dissolved the capital’s money-losing electric company and fired 44,000 workers two weeks ago, he promised efficient, modern service. But across the city and its vast suburbs, the power has gone out for a day or more in neighborhood after neighborhood.
US Flu Emergency Stops at Borders
 The News
The declaration of emergency in the United States regarding the H1N1 influenza virus does not imply that Mexico should raise its level of alert, Mexico's Secretary of Health, José Angel Córdova Villalobos said on Monday.
Nearly 500,000 Mexicans with Higher Education Live and Work in the USA
 Terra Noticias
Mexicans with higher education living in the U.S. total about 491,000 professionals and postgraduates, positioning Mexico in fourth place among the largest countries of origin of the skilled immigrant population in the U.S.
 Drug Cartel Spreading Terror Across Mexico
 KVUE-TV
The nation's largest drug arrests and round-up is connected to the La Familia trafficking organization in Mexico. The group emerged just a few used ago and they've quickly evolved into one of the most brutal forces fighting for a share of the illegal drug trade.
Mexico's PRI Moves Closer to Regaining Power in 2012
 Frontera NorteSur
While the PRI has long been the dominant political force in Coahuila, even during the last nine years of National Action Party (PAN) governments at the federal level, the party born from the blood of the 1910 Mexican Revolution dislodged rivals from key cities in voting last Sunday.
Mexico’s Sales Tax Increase Is ‘Dead,’ Lozano Says
 Jens Erik Gould
Mexico’s second-largest party in the Senate may reject key elements of the tax legislation and 2010 budget approved by the lower house, including an increase in the sales tax, Senator Carlos Lozano de la Torre said.
Federal Government Prepared for New Outbreak of A/H1N1
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that Federal Government is prepared to cope with the outbreak of the A/H1N1 flu virus and urged Mexicans to maintain and reinforce preventive measures.
Hunger Increases in Mexico City
The News
Mexico City continues to be the nation's leading magnet for people looking for an opportunity to improve their living standard. While this is true, it is also a fact that the number of persons going hungry is increasing.
Mexico Aims to Rebuild Corrupt Police Force with Educated Officers
 WSJ
When pressed about why Mexico is struggling in its battle with illegal-drug cartels, the nation's top police official likes to put his inquisitors on the spot with a question: Would you encourage your child to become a Mexican cop? The answer, he says, is often no.
Mexican Senators May Reject Tax Bill
 Michael O'Boyle
Mexico's senate could reject a tax increase bill approved earlier this week by the lower house of Congress, according to a local media report on Friday that quoted a top leader from the centrist opposition party.
Teachers Won't Get Wage Increase
 Rocío Zayas
A 20 percent salary increase demanded by teachers from vocational high schools is not possible due to the economic situation facing the country and, moreover, would put at risk several educational programs, said the Deputy Secretary of Middle and Upper Level Education, Miguel Szekely Pardo.
Medicare Savings: Is the Answer in Mexico?
 Hilary Hylton
The words Medicare savings are a red flag to some and a carrot to others; depending on where you stand on the issue of health-care reform. But far away from the debates in Washington, a group of expatriate baby boomers point to one place they believe real Medicare savings could be realized: Mexico.
$205M Man Says He Sold Meth Chemical
 Niko Price
A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mexican official told The Associated Press.
Mexico Govt Says Tax Package in Senate Meets Needs
 Reuters
A watered-down version of a government proposal to raise taxes, approved by lawmakers this week, will be enough to shore up public finances next year, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said on Thursday.
Sanofi-Aventis Promises Early Delivery of Flu Vaccinations
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The Sanofi-Aventis Group will provide Mexico with a million A/H1N1 flu vaccinations of the 20 million that will be purchased in order to ensure that by the end of November, health personnel that have direct contact with patients infected with this virus will be vaccinated.
Controversy Over Film Adaptation Continues
 William Booth
When the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez penned his most recent novel, "Memories of My Melancholy Whores," the wily old master knew he was being provocative.
Tropical Storm Hits Mexican Resort, Topples Trees
 Guillermo Arias
Tropical Storm Rick hit Mexico's Pacific coast just north of the resort of Mazatlan on Wednesday, toppling trees and signs, after sparing Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula a direct blow.
Murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at All-Time High
 Olivia Torres
A violent and ongoing battle between two powerful drug cartels has pushed this northern border city's murder rate – already one of the highest in the world – to new records in 2009, according to a government report issued Wednesday.
Calderón to Ensure H1N1 Vaccinations
 Rocío Zayas
President Calderón will meet Thursday with representatives from Sanofi, the lab in charge of making the H1N1 flu vaccine in Mexico, announced Health Secretary José Angel Córdova Villalobos.
Mexico Lawmakers Pass Tax Hikes; Rating Fears Remain
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
exico's lower house of Congress passed a watered-down version of President Felipe Calderon's tax reform proposal on Wednesday in an effort to reduce a dependence on waning oil output in the 2010 budget.
Mexican Economy Beginning to Recover: President Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that the Mexican economy is beginning to show clear signs of recovery, as borne out by the 60,000 new jobs registered during the first fortnight of October.
Mexico’s Opposition PRI Favors Modifying Calderon Tax Proposal
Adriana Lopez Caraveo & Jens Erik Gould
Mexican lawmakers from the largest party in the lower house of Congress called for modifying potential new taxes in President Felipe Calderon’s 2010 budget proposal to better protect the poor during a recession.
President Calderón Launches Campaign to Preserve Water
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
Earlier this week, President Felipe Calderón led the launching of the "Water is Part of Your Family - Protect It," campaign, in which he said that the aim of the campaign is to raise awareness among citizens, particularly among children and youth, about the importance of protecting this vital liquid.
Swine Flu Shot Gets Mexican Test
 Matthew Herper
If the 2009 H1N1 influenza strain had turned out to be a killer, we'd have been in trouble, because right now drug companies can't produce enough flu shots to go around.
Mexico Congress Committee Approves Raising Taxes
Catherine Bremer
Mexico's lower house finance committee approved on Tuesday raising value-added tax and high-earner income tax rates as part of a government plan to reduce the country's dependence on waning oil revenues.
Mexico’s PRI Won’t Approve Calderon’s 2% Tax Plan
Laura Price
Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, the largest party in the lower house of Congress, won’t accept President Felipe Calderon’s proposal for a 2 percent consumption tax to fight poverty, the Finance Ministry said.
Mexico's Pink Taxis Cater to Fed-Up Females
 Catherine E. Shoichet
The new fleet of 35 cabs in Mexico's colonial city of Puebla are driven exclusively by women and don't stop for men. The cabs cater especially to those tired of leering male drivers.
Mexico, Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution
 Allan Wall
Last month saw the passing of Norman Borlaug, a man whose work changed the world. It has been calculated that Borlaug's work (much of it carried out in Mexico) headed off a world famine and saved a billion lives worldwide.
Man Riding Across Mexico on Horseback
 Associated Press
A retired Mexican bullfighter is trying to break a record by riding 3,500 kilometres (2174.8 miles) across Mexico without ever setting foot on ground.
Mexico Stands by Power Company Closure
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico's conservative government stood by its decision to close a state-run power company, even after at least 150,000 people marched in protest the previous day.
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