Highlights - US releases new southern border initiative - Secretary of State admits “shared responsibility” in the conflict - We believe the initial deployment represents the beginning of a …
Mexico announces 'super-max' prisons
Mexican and U.S. military commanders on Monday were analyzing how to combat drug trafficking amid related violence that has claimed nearly 9,000 lives in Mexico since 2006, at a meeting near the U.S. …
Mexico wants more U.S. funds for drug battle
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has asked the United States to contribute billons of dollars in additional funds to help Mexico fight its war on drugs, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Drug …
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Hillary Clinton wraps up Mexico visit
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, ending a two-day visit to Mexico that centered heavily on the drug war, toured a state-of-the-art police center and condemned drug violence in a meeting …
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Mexico nabs one of 'most-wanted' traffickers
Soldiers captured one of Mexico's most-wanted smugglers, a man accused of controlling the flow of drugs through the northern city of Monterrey for the powerful Beltran-Leyva cartel, the Mexican army …
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U.S. shares blame for Mexico drug violence, Clinton says
In candid comments aimed at reassuring a sensitive neighbor, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted Wednesday that the United States shares blame for Mexico's drug violence, and promised …
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Moody’s defends Mexico rating
Mexico is not about to become a failed state as a result of escalating drugs-related violence and is in no immediate danger of losing investment grade status, Moody’s Investors Service said on …
Mexico says troops cut drug deaths in border city
Mexico has dramatically cut drug murders in its most violent city on the U.S. border after deploying 7,500 soldiers earlier this month, the government said on Monday. Full Story …
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Mexico offers $2-million rewards for top drug suspects
The government offered rewards of 30 million pesos, about $2 million, each for 24 wanted figures, including Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman and Ismael Zambada, leaders of the main trafficking gang in the …
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Obama set to unveil Mexico border drugs/guns plan
President Barack Obama is poised to announce as early as Tuesday his plan to send more agents and equipment to the U.S.-Mexican border to fight violent trafficking in drugs, guns and money, government …
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