topics.nytimes.com - 2/2/2009
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World news about Mexico, including breaking news and archival articles published in The New York Times.
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
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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 ...
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U.S. Attorney Scandal: Feds Probe Domenici for ...
crooksandliars.com - 2/3/2009
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crooksandliars.com —
Download | Play Download | Play Bill O'Reilly
is outraged, outraged we tell you, over Sunday's superb...
New York Times editorial calling out Republicans -- and particularly movement conservatives who have thoroughly embraced the ...
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O'Reilly declares war on New York Times after it calls ...
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 1/28/2009
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shadow.foreignpolicy.com —
By Christian Brose For too long, Mexico's intensifying
war against narcogangs has gone largely unnoticed in U.S....
debate. At last, that's changing. For starters, there was the Joint Forces Command report late last year warning that Mexico, like ...
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Is Mexico heading south?
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How’s It Going Down At The Border?
Pirate's Cove —
... agents gave chase, a third truck appeared on the Mexican side and gunmen sprayed machine-gun fire over the fence at the agents. Smugglers in the first vehicles torched one truck and abandoned the other, with $1 million worth of marijuana still in the truck bed. Then they vaulted back over the barrier into Mexico’s Sonora state. ...
How’s It Going Down At The Border?
Stop The ACLU —
... agents gave chase, a third truck appeared on the Mexican side and gunmen sprayed machine-gun fire over the fence at the agents. Smugglers in the first vehicles torched one truck and abandoned the other, with $1 million worth of marijuana still in the truck bed. Then they vaulted back over the barrier into Mexico ’s Sonora state. Despite huge enforcement actions on both sides of the Southwest border, the Mexican marijuana trade is more robust — and brazen — than ever, law enforcement officials say. ...
Swine flu cases spread
HorsesAss.Org —
... Governments issued travel advisories urging people not to travel to Mexico, the apparent origin of the outbreak, where 81 people have died and some 1,300 have been infected. China, Russia and others set up quarantines for anyone possibly infected. ...
Mexico Will Shut Down Public Services
The Latest on Air America —
... , up from 91 cases in 10 states on Wednesday. Health officials in Nevada, Minnesota, and Georgia also each confirmed one case of the virus, news services reported. Thus far, the epidemic has resulted in mild illness in many of those infected, and claimed only a confirmed eight lives in Mexico and one in the United States. But there are many more confirmed cases of infection in Mexico, and some 170 deaths are believed to have been caused by ...
Unintended consequences to follow
Commonsense & Wonder —
... MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico enacted a controversial law on Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of ...
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The New York Times' Fatboy, Slim
reason.com 1/23/2009 — For those who either resent or revere the New York Times , news that Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is injecting $250 million into the suddenly troubled newspaper giant is cause for...interest. The most illuminating piece I've read about Slim comes from ...
New reports about Mexico, the failing state on our border
fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com 1/9/2009 — This provides a very brief look at two excellent reports about Mexico. Excerpts from each appear below.
“Mexico Security Memo - Year-end Wrap-up“, Stratfor, 5 January 2008 — Subscription only.
“After Action Report - Vistit ...
State of War
foreignpolicy.com 2/17/2009 — 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 ...
State of War
foreignpolicy.com 2/21/2009 — 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 ...
Mexico: The Third War
stratfor.com 2/19/2009 — Mexico has pretty much always been a rough-and-tumble place. In recent years, however, the security environment has deteriorated rapidly, and parts of the country have become incredibly violent. It is now common to see military weaponry such as ...
MIG: Mexico Travel Alert
travel.state.gov 12/16/2008 — U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs This information is current as of today, Mexico October 14, 2008 This Travel Alert updates security information for U.S. citizens traveling and living in Mexico. It replaces the Travel Alert for ...
Mexican Drug Violence Spills Over Into US
huffingtonpost.com 2/11/2009 — 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 ...
Mexico Cartels Don't Buy Assault Weapons from U.S.
gunnewsdaily.com 3/4/2009 — Let's set things straight right up front. Yes, some guns are being smuggled into Mexico from the U.S. Most are handguns. But, handguns are being illegally trafficked from state to state and from the U.S. to Canada. It should come as no surprise that ...
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