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huffingtonpost.com - 2/11/2009
Mexican Drug Violence Spills Over Into US
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Just as government officials had feared, the drug violence raging in Mexico is spilling over into the United States. U.S. authorities are reporting a spike in killings, kidnappings and home invasions connected to Mexico's murderous cartels. And to some policymakers' surprise, much of the ...
Latin America Blasts U.S.-Led Drug War
online.wsj.com - 2/12/2009
Latin America Blasts U.S.-Led Drug War
— online.wsj.com — As drug violence engulfs Mexico, a blue-ribbon panel blasted the U.S.-led drug war as a failure that... is pushing Latin America to the breaking point. (more) Latin America Blasts U.S.-Led Drug War

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
U.S. Attorney Scandal: Feds Probe Domenici for Obstruction of Justice In Iglesias Firing
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — A federal grand jury probe of the firings of nine U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration is... focusing on the role played by recently retired Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and former senior Bush White House aides in the 2006 dismissal of David ... (more) U.S. Attorney Scandal: Feds Probe Domenici for ...

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foreignpolicy.com - 2/17/2009
State of War
— foreignpolicy.com — hat I remember most about my return to Mexico last year are the narcomantas . At least... that s what everyone called them: drug banners. Perhaps a dozen feet long and several feet high, they were hung in parks and plazas around Monterrey. Their messages ... (more) State of War

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NSN Daily Update 2/11/09
democracyarsenal.org — See today's complete daily update here. What We’re Reading NATO will target the drug trade in Afghanistan.  British Foreign Minister David Miliband thinks coalition forces are at a stalemate with the Taliban. Violence from the Mexican drug wars spills over into the U.S. Defense Secretary Gates ordered a review of the ban on media coverage of solders’ coffins returning to the United States. ...

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