reuters.com - 3/25/2009
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An "insatiable" appetite in the United States for illegal drugs is to blame for much of the violence ripping through Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Clinton acknowledged the U.S. role in Mexico's vicious drug war as she arrived in Mexico ...
google.com - 3/26/2009
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google.com —
16 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The Mexican government
is not on the verge of collapse, the top...
U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, seeking to tamp down increasing alarm over the powerful and violent drug cartels operating in the country that is ...
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The Associated Press: Official: Mexico not in danger of ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 3/26/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the
US must take part of the blame for drug-related...
violence in Mexico. Speaking as she arrived in Mexico, she said America's appetite for drugs and its inability to stop arms crossing the border were helping ...
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Clinton admits US blame on drugs
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Hillary Clinton blames America for Mexico's drug violence
Hyscience —
Nothing to see here, just Hillary doing what Democrats do best - blame America.
Sure, idiots in our country take the drugs, but there's plenty of appropriate blame on both sides, starting with Mexico's long-lived culture of corruption, its ...
MLOA: Cantor Skipped Obama Teleprompter Event, Saw Brit Brit
Pirate's Cove —
Anyone who has had a liberal/progressive/surrender monkey tell them on-line or in person that we need to leave the petty issues behind and stop distracting from the issues that Americans care about, raise your hands. Ye olde Memeorandum features silly stories from Wonkette and The HuffPoabout Eric Cantor. Wonkette headline: Exclusive: Cantor, ‘Democrats’ Attend Britney Spears Concert During Obama Presser.
After attending the NRCC dinner, Eric, like President Obama has been known to do, enjoyed a night at the Verizon center. It was a bipartisan night, as Eric was joined by Senator Landrieu and other ...
MLOA: Cantor Skipped Obama Teleprompter Event, Saw Brit Brit
Stop The ACLU —
MLOA: Cantor Skipped Obama Teleprompter Event, Saw Brit Brit Posted on March 26, 2009 [image] Anyone who has had a liberal/progressive/surrender monkey tell them on-line or in person that we need to leave the petty issues behind and stop distracting from the issues that Americans care about, raise your hands. Ye olde Memeorandum features silly stories from Wonkette and The HuffPo about Eric Cantor. Wonkette headline: Exclusive: Cantor, ‘Democrats’ Attend Britney Spears Concert During Obama Presser . After attending the NRCC dinner , Eric, like President Obama has been known to do, enjoyed a night at the Verizon center. It was a bipartisan night, as Eric was joined by ...
The Obama Administration and Mexico
The Washington Note —
... The Obama administration has approached the U.S.-Mexican relationship and the crisis affecting our shared border with an appropriate sense of urgency. Secretary of State Clinton laid the groundwork for real cooperation in her visit last month. She verbalized what few U.S. politicians have previously been willing to say, that U.S. drug use and demand are significantly to blame for Mexico's current drug crisis. Clinton declared that the United States shared a co-responsibility for the drug war and vowed to stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" with Mexico in defeating the drug lords. Her ...
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Moody's on Mexico —
The Corner on National Review Online
"Despite heightened anxiety about the escalation of violence and organized crime activity, Mexico does not fit the general profile of countries identified as failed states," Moody's Investor Service reports. "The general foundations of its investment-grade rating remain solid."
Making Border Security A Top Priority (Sen. John Cornyn) —
Congress Blog
Over the past two years, drug-related violence in Mexico has claimed thousands of lives. And this number is unfortunately only on the rise. Texans know firsthand about the dangerous reality of this escalating level of drug-related violence and it’s a top priority of mine to ensure it doesn’t ...
Clinton Mexico-Bound —
The Page by Mark Halperin
She'll visit Mexico City and Monterrey Wednesday and Thursday to show support for President Calderon's crackdown on drug cartels.
The crackdown is blamed for a surge in violence and fears of a spillover into the U.S.
Mexico's Drug War, Fully US Loaded —
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo
Guest blogger Mark Follman writes frequently about current affairs and culture at markfollman.com .
The raging drug war in Mexico is about to command even greater attention inside the United States. It's not just the gruesome tales of drug cartel violence to the south; the US is far more ...
Harvard Lecturer: Legalize Drugs to End Border Violence —
TalkLeft
Another voice in the small but growing crowd urging legalization of drugs to end the Mexico drug war violence: Harvard Senior Lecturer in Economics Jeffrey Miron. Argument 1: Prohibition creates violence. It happened with alcohol and gambling. End the prohibition, end the violence. [More...] ...
Gun Control Debate Hangs Over U.S.-Mexico Violence —
CNSNews.com Headlines
Washington (AP) - Members of Congress may be alarmed by the surge in Mexican drug violence and its potential to spill across the border, but they grow silent when the talk turns to gun control as a solution. With related kidnappings and killings occurring in the U.S., the Obama administration is ...
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