Helicopters clattered over remote mountaintops while soldiers set up checkpoints Tuesday in western Mexico, a region President Felipe Calderón has vowed to take back from smugglers challenging …
Calderon?s First 100 Days
On December 5, 2006, Mexico?s President, Felipe Calderon, outlined his first 100 days, pledging fiscal discipline through government austerity programs; renewed efforts to combat Mexico?s illegal …
Gunmen slay Indian activist in Oaxaca
Assailants shot dead an Indian activist in Mexico's conflict-ridden state of Oaxaca, police said Saturday. It was not clear if the killing was related to months of political violence in which at least …
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US Congress ends, Bush signs spending bill
The Republican-led 109th Congress ended on Saturday, sending U.S. President George W. Bush legislation to normalize trade with former enemy Vietnam, renew popular tax cuts, open the Gulf of Mexico to …
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Safe climate for investors promised
President Felipe Calderón assured investors Monday his administration would work to provide a safe business climate, battling crime and corruption while improving infrastructure. Calderón spoke to a …
Mexican president-elect swears in staff
Felipe Calderon took charge of Mexico's presidential residence Friday in an unusual midnight ceremony, getting a head start on opponents trying to block his inauguration. Calderon also swore in some …
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Mexican drug gang runs newspaper ads
A violent Mexican drug gang took out a rare, half-page ad in newspapers in which they claimed to be anti-crime vigilantes who wanted to stop kidnapping, robbery and the sale of methamphetamine in the …
Unelected Mexican leftist claims office
Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swore himself in as Mexico's "legitimate" president Monday, launching a parallel government he hopes will prevent President-elect Felipe Calderon from governing. …
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Devices – Radiation Detected N.M. Fairgrounds
About 500 people were evacuated from the New Mexico State Fairgrounds Expo as a precaution Saturday evening after low levels of radiation were detected, police said. A Geiger counter registered the …
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Police probe radioactive find at N.M. fairground
A criminal investigation is under way into how radioactive material ended up at a New Mexico fairground, police said Sunday. No one was endangered by the chemicals that were found, said Lt. Juan …
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