Obama's promises to Mexico ring hollow to some
Region: MexicoPresident Barack Obama's promises to Mexico's President Felipe Calderon on Thursday are getting mixed reviews from Americans and Mexicans who have opposing views on how to deal with the Mexican drug war and the c... more
Views: 1406The Obama Limbo: How Low Can You Go?
Region: United StatesThat globally affiliated news organization, ABC, carried a story this morning that seemed to sink to a level that seems to be becoming the modus operandi with those in Washington over controversial and unpopular (and uncon... more
Views: 1880Calderón Corruption Trial May Derail Presidential Aspirations
Region: Costa Rica
In 2004, documents were made public [es] indicating that a company of former Costa Rican president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier had received $440,500 from the Fischel Corporation. This amount corresponded t... more
Views: 1802Mexico's Calderón comes to Washington
Region: District of Columbia
Although President-elect Obama's meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderón is considered by some to be largely ceremonial, Calderón has a wish list of topics to bring up when he visits Obama in Was... more
Views: 1581Mexican police score some victories
Region: Mexico
Recent shootouts in Mexican cities between police and drug cartel members suggest the police are getting the upper hand – despite the hefty arsenals attributed to the criminals. Police officers killed several cart... more
Views: 1580Drug Killings in Mexico Become Routine
Region: Mexico
The number of drug-related killings in Mexico is increasing so exponentially that they're almost not news. The latest is right out of a Hollywood gangster movie: A Mexican police chief and his three bodyguards gunned... more
Views: 2084Mexico Rejects Merida Initiative
Region: Mexico
Balking at the strings attached to US aid, the Mexican government is saying no thanks to the Merida Initiative. The $1.4 billion drug-fighting plan for Mexico and Central America includes helicopters and encrypted commu... more
Views: 1541Entire Police Forces Defecting in Mexico
Region: Mexico
The question in Mexico’s Calderon-declared war against drug cartel violence is, who’s winning? The good guys or the bad guys? Which brings up another question: How do you tell the good guys from the bad g... more
Views: 1999Mexican Immigrants Aid US economy, says Calderón
Region: Mexico
Families of Mexican origin contribute hundreds of billions of dollars annually to the US economy, Mexico President Felipe Calderón said in a speech in New Orleans on Monday, April 21. Calderón, along with Can... more
Views: 2944Mexico Ambassador Warns U.S. Citizens Away From Chihuahua
Region: Mexico
Alarmed that crime and violence is rapidly increasing, Mexico Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, said that the travel alert for Americans going into Mexico, set to expire soon, not only should be re-issued, but should be heighte... more
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