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Cummings asked the wrong questions about death of Brian Terry
As ranking member on the House Oversight Committee's hearing into the disgraceful "Fast & Furious" Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms program, Congressman Elijah Cummings appears to be using his position to grandstand against our 2nd Amendment rights. By...Tags: Defense, White House, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Mexico's defense secretary acknowledges errors in drug war
World NowMexico's defense secretary has conceded "errors" in the country's drug war, in one of the more frank assertions from the government as it wages a military-led campaign against violent traffickers.... -
UPDATE 2-Gap narrows between Mexican presidency rivals
Reuters* Pena Nieto lead over PAN candidate cut by nearly 5 points * Leftist Lopez Obrador treading water with some 18 percent (Adds details, background, quotes) MEXICO CITY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Mexican presidential hopeful Josefina Vazquez Mota of the ruling...Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Elections, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Polls
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Mexico violence prompts U.S. to expand travel warning
ReutersFeb 9 (Reuters) - Spreading drug violence, kidnappings and carjackings in Mexico have led the U.S. State Department to increase the number of places it says Americans should avoid for safety reasons for the second time in less than a year. A travel...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Mexico, U.S. Department of State, Travel Alerts, Domestic Travel
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UPDATE 1-Gap narrows between Mexican presidency rivals
Reuters(Adds details, comment) MEXICO CITY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Josefina Vazquez Mota of the ruling National Action Party (PAN) has drawn closer to front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto ahead of Mexico's July presidential election, but Pena Nieto still leads by 16...Tags: Mexico, Elections, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Polls, Communist Party
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Mexico picks first female chief of federal police
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has for the first time appointed a woman to head the federal police, which is under pressure to bring the country's powerful drug cartels to heel. Maribel Cervantes replaced Facundo Rosas as commissioner general of the...Tags: Mexico, Elections, Communist Party, Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking
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Left, right or center? Mexican political brand names explained
REPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- A leading political party in Mexico this week chose a woman as its candidate for the presidency, a first in the country's history. More interesting, the party that did it is the ruling bastion of Mexican conservatism, the...Tags: Mexico, Christianity, Hugo Chavez, Elections, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Critics say Mexico bicentennial tower a monument to its failings
If Mexico's bicentennial tower knew what people were saying, it might slink off and hide (if 341 feet of stone could skulk, that is).
Since opening last month, the soaring twin slabs made of translucent quartz panels have been scrutinized, argued over...Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Architecture, Architecture
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Mexico's PAN picks Josefina Vazquez Mota to run for president
Members of Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose former Congresswoman Josefina Vazquez Mota as their long-shot candidate for president — the first time a woman will vie for the country's top job on behalf of a major political faction. Final results...Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Elections, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Communist Party
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Texans sentenced for buying guns for Mexican cartel
ReutersSAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Nine Texas men and women have been sentenced to prison for purchasing firearms for Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel, and a dozen others face charges linked to a Department of Justice probe into weapons trafficking, officials said...Tags: Punishment, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Firearms, Organized Crime
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Tarahumara Indians face food crisis while aid from Mexican government lags
Associated PressGUACHOCHI, Mexico (AP) — It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their drought-parched land or catch fish in a lake that's become little more than a muddy puddle. Like other Tarahumara...Tags: Breastfeeding, Mexico City, Elections, Air and Space Accidents, Gomez (music group)
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Nine Texans sentenced to prison for buying guns for cartel
ReutersSAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Nine Texas men and women have been sentenced to prison for purchasing weapons for Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel, and a dozen others face charges linked to a Department of Justice probe into weapons trafficking, officials said on...Tags: Punishment, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Firearms, Organized Crime
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