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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Central America</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Gunmen kill family of Mexican marine who died during raid that eliminated drug kingpin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen kill family of Mexican drug war hero

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen mowed down the family of a Mexican marine just hours after the military honored him as a national hero for losing his life during a raid that took down powerful drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva.
The brazen attack happened shortly before midnight Monday at the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-family-of-mexican-marine-who-died-during-raid-that-eliminated-drug-kingpin-247331/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf projects for $1.3B

OKLAHOMA CITY — Devon Energy Corp. said Tuesday that it will sell three development projects in the Gulf of Mexico to Maersk Oil for $1.3 billion, part of its strategy to reposition the company as a North American onshore company.
The projects are in the deepwater Walker Ridge ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/devon-energy-to-sell-3-gulf-of-mexico-projects-for-13-billion-to-maersk-oil-247238/" title="Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Regional rights court condemns Guatemala for not investigating 1982 civil war massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathalia Rojas</dc:creator>
		
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Rights courts condemns Guatemala in 1982 massacre

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Guatemala for failing to seek justice in the 1982 massacre of more than 200 villagers during the country&#8217;s civil war, according to a ruling released Monday.
The court, the legal arm of the Organization of American States, ruled .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/regional-rights-court-condemns-guatemala-for-not-investigating-1982-civil-war-massacre-247061/" title="Regional rights court condemns Guatemala for not investigating 1982 civil war massacre">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Top destination lists for travel at year&#8217;s end

NEW YORK — Here are some top destination lists for travel as 2009 ends and 2010 begins.
Lonely Planet&#8217;s U.S. staff&#8217;s top picks for 2010: U.S., Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Cuba, Italy, Philippines, Brazil, Costa Rica.
Concierge.com&#8217;s &#8220;2010 It List&#8221;: Marrakesh, Kyrgyzstan, Vancouver, Burma, Venice, Antarctica, Cuba, Sri Lanka, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers legalize gay marriage in Mexico City, first capital in Latin American to do so</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmakers-legalize-gay-marriage-in-mexico-city-first-capital-in-latin-american-to-do-so-247027/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico City 1st in region to approve gay marriage

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City lawmakers have become the first in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.
City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday with five lawmakers absent.
Gay marriage is currently allowed in only seven countries and some parts of the United States.
Leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmakers-legalize-gay-marriage-in-mexico-city-first-capital-in-latin-american-to-do-so-247027/" title="Lawmakers legalize gay marriage in Mexico City, first capital in Latin American to do so">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Even if the skies are gray, Belize underwater is a multi-colored world for snorkelers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/even-if-the-skies-are-gray-belize-underwater-is-a-multi-colored-world-for-snorkelers-246948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Wellenbach</dc:creator>
		
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Rainbows underwater in Belize even if sky is gray

CAYE CAULKER, Belize — It was a dark, rainy, gray day. We don&#8217;t go for monochrome excursions during our tropical adventures, so this kind of day was not acceptable.
Nonetheless, my two teenage children and I were going to make the best of our snorkeling trip along the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/even-if-the-skies-are-gray-belize-underwater-is-a-multi-colored-world-for-snorkelers-246948/">Even if the skies are gray, Belize underwater is a multi-colored world for snorkelers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico captures Beltran Leyva drug cartel suspect linked to 109 killings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico catches cartel suspect linked to 109 deaths

MEXICO CITY — Mexican police say they have captured a suspected lieutenant of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel linked to more than 109 execution-style killings.
The Public Safety department says Jesus Basilio Araujo is also known by the nickname &#8220;The Chicken.&#8221;
It said Sunday in a statement that Araujo allegedly .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-captures-beltran-leyva-drug-cartel-suspect-linked-to-109-killings-246467/">Mexico captures Beltran Leyva drug cartel suspect linked to 109 killings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 found dead in burned-out truck in central Mexico; 4 police officers killed in Ciudad Juarez</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Bodies of 8 men found in burned truck in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — The bound and burned bodies of eight men were found in the central Mexico state of Queretaro, prosecutors said Saturday.
The still-unidentified bodies were discovered in the back of two burned-out trucks on a rural road late Friday, state and federal prosecutors said in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-found-dead-in-burned-out-truck-in-central-mexico-4-police-officers-killed-in-ciudad-juarez-246466/">8 found dead in burned-out truck in central Mexico; 4 police officers killed in Ciudad Juarez</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police find 6 bodies near Gulf of California resort</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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6 bodies found near north Mexico tourist resort

MEXICO CITY — Police found six bullet-ridden, decomposing bodies Friday near a highway leading to a Mexican resort on the Gulf of California.
The six men were found half-buried on a dirt road off the highway frequently used by tourists from Arizona to reach the Puerto Penasco resort, widely .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-find-6-bodies-near-gulf-of-california-resort-246168/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords

MEXICO CITY — The death of reputed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in a shootout with Mexican marines is the latest in a long list of Mexican cartel leaders captured or killed by authorities. Some earlier cases:
— Osiel Cardenas, the former Gulf Cartel drug lord was captured in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-timeline-of-arrests-deaths-of-mexican-druglords-245787/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican navy kills 1 of drug war&#8217;s most-wanted in shootout in major victory for Calderon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oswald Alonso</dc:creator>
		
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Mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootout

CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Two hundred Mexican Navy marines stormed an upscale apartment complex and killed a reputed drug cartel chief in a two-hour gunbattle, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s drug war.
Arturo Beltran Leyva, the &#8220;boss of bosses,&#8221; and six members of his cartel .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-navy-kills-1-of-drug-wars-most-wanted-in-shootout-in-major-victory-for-calderon-245129/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Mexican navy kills 1 of drug war&#8217;s most-wanted in shootout in major victory for Calderon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootout</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Navy official: alleged Mexican cartel chief killed

MEXICO CITY — One of the most wanted figures in the drug war was killed in a shootout with the Mexican navy Wednesday, an official said.
Arturo Beltran Leyva and three members of his drug cartel died in the gunbattle in a gated, upscale apartment complex in Cuernavaca, just south .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-navy-official-says-alleged-drug-cartel-chief-arturo-beltran-leyva-killed-in-shootout-245116/">Mexican navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico City official says animal rights group could be linked to car burnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico links animal activists to car burnings

MEXICO CITY — Investigators have found evidence linking an animal rights group to homemade bombs that burned seven vehicles in Mexico City, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
The symbol of a local version of the Animal Liberation Front was found painted near the attacks in a residential neighborhood on the city&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-city-official-says-animal-rights-group-could-be-linked-to-car-burnings-245061/">Original article on  : Mexico City official says animal rights group could be linked to car burnings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Severed heads of 6 police officers found dumped in Mexican plaza</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Severed heads of 6 police found in Mexican plaza

TIJUANA, Mexico — The severed heads of six state police investigators were found on a public plaza Wednesday in the northern Mexican state of Durango.
The heads were found in the township of Cuencame a day after the officers were reported kidnapped, state prosecutors&#8217; spokesman Ruben Lopez said.
There ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/severed-heads-of-6-police-officers-found-dumped-in-mexican-plaza-245057/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Severed heads of 6 police officers found dumped in Mexican plaza</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors find severed heads of 6 police officers in northern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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6 policemen found decapitated in northern Mexico

TIJUANA, Mexico — Prosecutors say the severed heads of six state police investigators have been found in the northern state of Durango.
State prosecutors&#8217; spokesman Ruben Lopez says the heads were found in the township of Cuencame — a region home to violent drug cartels.
Lopez said Wednesday the victims were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-find-severed-heads-of-6-police-officers-in-northern-mexico-244962/">Read : Prosecutors find severed heads of 6 police officers in northern Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen open fire on journalist&#8217;s car in Honduras, killing pregnant daughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen fire on Honduran journalist&#8217;s car, 1 killed

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Gunmen have attacked the car of a Honduran television journalist, killing her pregnant daughter but leaving her uninjured.
Police spokesman Orlin Cerrato said Wednesday two gunmen on a motorcycle shot at Karol Cabrera&#8217;s car late Tuesday in the capital.
The daughter was driving the car. She was ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-open-fire-on-journalists-car-in-honduras-killing-pregnant-daughter-244866/">Gunmen open fire on journalist&#8217;s car in Honduras, killing pregnant daughter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inter-American rights court condemns Mexico in &#8216;dirty war&#8217; disappearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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Rights court condemns Mexico in &#8216;dirty war&#8217; case

MEXICO CITY — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Mexico on Tuesday for failing to adequately investigate the 1974 disappearance of a guerrilla sympathizer during the country&#8217;s &#8220;dirty war.&#8221;
The decision marked the first time an international court has ruled against Mexico in a human rights case stemming ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inter-american-rights-court-condemns-mexico-in-dirty-war-disappearance-244506/">Inter-American rights court condemns Mexico in &#8216;dirty war&#8217; disappearance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police find the decapitated bodies of 4 men in Mexican border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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4 decapitated bodies found in Mexican border city

TIJUANA, Mexico — Authorities found the decapitated bodies of four men Tuesday in the border city of Tijuana, while a grenade attack on a police station in western Mexico wounded a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter.
Three of the decapitated bodies in Tijuana were inside a house, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-the-decapitated-bodies-of-4-men-in-mexican-border-city-244440/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police find the decapitated bodies of 4 men in Mexican border city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico to receive more than $67M for state&#8217;s 529 college savings program under settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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NM AG says settlement with Oppenheimer reached

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says a settlement has been reached with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to resolve an investigation into the company&#8217;s management of the state&#8217;s 529 college savings programs.
Under terms of the settlement announced Monday, King says Oppenheimer agrees to pay New Mexico $67.31 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-to-receive-more-than-67m-for-states-529-college-savings-program-under-settlement-244355/">New Mexico to receive more than $67M for state&#8217;s 529 college savings program under settlement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State Department lifts travel alert for Honduras</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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State Department lifts travel alert for Honduras

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has lifted its travel alert for Honduras, saying the improved security situation there has removed the immediate threat to the safety of U.S. citizens in the country.
The U.S. originally issued the alert after the June 28 coup sparked protests, primarily in the capital, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-department-lifts-travel-alert-for-honduras-243963/" title="State Department lifts travel alert for Honduras">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police: Latin Grammy winner caught performing at drug cartel&#8217;s Christmas party</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Grammy winner sang at drug cartel&#8217;s party

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal officials say that Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala was rounded up during a raid at a drug cartel&#8217;s Christmas party where he was performing.
A federal Attorney General&#8217;s Office spokesman says Ayala was released after being questioned. The spokesman says he is not authorized .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-latin-grammy-winner-caught-performing-at-drug-cartels-christmas-party-243913/">Source &nbsp;: Mexican police: Latin Grammy winner caught performing at drug cartel&#8217;s Christmas party</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snuba diving offers crash course in underwater breathing for budding divers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Snuba mixes snorkeling and scuba
ROATAN, Honduras — Breathing underwater was a strange sensation. It was even stranger because I&#8217;ve never been scuba-certified. Stranger yet that my wife — who is reluctant to even duck her head under water — was happily swimming 15 feet underwater behind me as we plumbed the depths on this island ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snuba-diving-offers-crash-course-in-underwater-breathing-for-budding-divers-243863/">Snuba diving offers crash course in underwater breathing for budding divers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican president says meeting of ousted, incoming Honduran leaders delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Dominican president says Honduran meeting delayed

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The leader of the Dominican Republic says that a hoped-for meeting between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and his elected successor has been delayed.
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez had announced Friday that he expected Zelaya and President-elect Porfirio Lobo to meet Monday in the Caribbean nation&#8217;s .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-president-says-meeting-of-ousted-incoming-honduran-leaders-delayed-243609/">Dominican president says meeting of ousted, incoming Honduran leaders delayed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Interim government says ousted Honduran president can seek asylum beyond Central America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Zelaya gets green light to leave Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim government of Honduras says it would allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to seek asylum outside Central America.

The announcement appears to seek a compromise with Zelaya allowing him to emerge from the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa without fear of arrest on the charges of treason .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/interim-government-says-ousted-honduran-president-can-seek-asylum-beyond-central-america-243376/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Interim government says ousted Honduran president can seek asylum beyond Central America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico City police free 12 more &#8217;slave workers,&#8217; detain man in factory at rehab center</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico City police free 12 more &#8217;slave workers&#8217;

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City prosecutors says police have freed 12 people who were forced to work in a factory inside a rehabilitation center that could be linked to a drug clinic where 105 &#8220;slave workers&#8221; were rescued last week.
City prosecutors say one man was arrested during the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-city-police-free-12-more-slave-workers-detain-man-in-factory-at-rehab-center-243144/">Mexico City police free 12 more &#8217;slave workers,&#8217; detain man in factory at rehab center</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police find 6 people dead inside home after neighbors hear gunshots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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6 people shot dead inside home in central Mexico

TOLUCA, Mexico — Mexican authorities say six people have been shot to death inside a home in Mexico state, which is adjacent to Mexico City.
State prosecutors&#8217; spokeswoman Guadalupe Huerta says police found the bodies of three women and two men inside a home in the town of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-find-6-people-dead-inside-home-after-neighbors-hear-gunshots-243127/">Source article &nbsp;: Mexican police find 6 people dead inside home after neighbors hear gunshots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican president says ousted Honduran leader and elected successor to meet Monday in DomRep</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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DomRep: Ousted Honduras leader, successor to meet

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The leader of the Dominican Republic says ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will meet with his elected successor Monday in this Caribbean nation.
President Leonel Fernandez told reporters Friday that Zelaya and Porfirio Lobo were expected to talk about ways to resolve the political crisis ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-president-says-ousted-honduran-leader-and-elected-successor-to-meet-monday-in-domrep-243110/">Original article on  : Dominican president says ousted Honduran leader and elected successor to meet Monday in DomRep</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who led during turbulent &#8217;70s, dies at 79</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemalan ex-president Laugerud dies at 79

GUATEMALA CITY — Former President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who is credited with helping rebuild Guatemala after the devastating 1976 earthquake, has died from complications related to cancer. He was 79.
Laugerud died Wednesday at his Guatemala City home, military spokesman Byron Gutierrez said Friday.
His conservative 1974-78 administration is credited with an ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-president-kjell-eugenio-laugerud-who-led-during-turbulent-70s-dies-at-79-243099/">Guatemalan President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who led during turbulent &#8217;70s, dies at 79</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 killed in separate attacks against police in Mexican drug war state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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8 killed in separate attacks in Mexican state

MORELIA, Mexico — At least seven federal police officers and a civilian were killed in Michoacan state in several attacks by gunmen against federal agents in less than 24 hours, state prosecutors said.
Two federal agents were killed Thursday night in a shootout with gunmen in the port city ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-killed-in-separate-attacks-against-police-in-mexican-drug-war-state-242764/">8 killed in separate attacks against police in Mexican drug war state</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OAS court condemns Mexico&#8217;s investigations into killings of women in violent border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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OAS court condemns Mexico probes of women slayings

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Interamerican Court of Human Rights has criticized Mexico for a lack of diligence in investigating the slayings of three young women in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez.
The court, which issued the ruling Nov. 16 but didn&#8217;t make it public until .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oas-court-condemns-mexicos-investigations-into-killings-of-women-in-violent-border-city-242750/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 mutiliated bodies found near middle school in Mexico&#8217;s drug-plagued Guerrero state</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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4 mutilated bodies found in Mexican drug war state

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Police in Mexico say four mutilated bodies have been found near a middle school in Chilpancingo, state capital of drug-plagued Guerrero state.
A state police department report says the bodies were discovered an hour before classes began Thursday. The report says a sign next to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-mutiliated-bodies-found-near-middle-school-in-mexicos-drug-plagued-guerrero-state-242700/">4 mutiliated bodies found near middle school in Mexico&#8217;s drug-plagued Guerrero state</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico launches initiative to develop statewide plan for biofuels industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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NM officials, experts to develop biofuels plan

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico&#8217;s elected officials want to develop a strategic plan to make the state a leader in the biofuels industry.
Gov. Bill Richardson says New Mexico is in a good position when it comes to biofuels, given its combination of economic policies, business infrastructure, natural resources ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-launches-initiative-to-develop-statewide-plan-for-biofuels-industry-242644/">New Mexico launches initiative to develop statewide plan for biofuels industry</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ally says ousted Honduran president&#8217;s is trying to negotiate safe conduct to leave country</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Ousted Honduran president seeks exit

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — An ally of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says the leader is seeking a safe-conduct pass so he can leave Honduras.
The report comes from David Romero, director of Radio Globo, a station that has supported Zelaya since he forced out in a coup June 28.
The station cited ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ally-says-ousted-honduran-presidents-is-trying-to-negotiate-safe-conduct-to-leave-country-242313/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Ally says ousted Honduran president&#8217;s is trying to negotiate safe conduct to leave country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>College student gunned down in deadly Mexican border city; 7 bodies found along state highway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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College student shot dead in Mexican border city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican prosecutors say gunmen shot and killed a university student in the deadly border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Chihuahua state prosecutor&#8217;s spokesman Arturo Sandoval says the student&#8217;s body was found in a truck Tuesday at an intersection.
He is the second student from the Autonomous University ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/college-student-gunned-down-in-deadly-mexican-border-city-7-bodies-found-along-state-highway-242225/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : College student gunned down in deadly Mexican border city; 7 bodies found along state highway</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico attorney general asks state regulators to hold Qwest Communications rates steady</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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NM AG asks for Qwest rates to be held steady

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King has asked state regulators to hold the line on rate increases sought by Qwest Communications International Inc.
King claims Qwest&#8217;s proposed rate increases hit those least able to afford them.
He also says if the Public Regulation Commission ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-attorney-general-asks-state-regulators-to-hold-qwest-communications-rates-steady-242016/">Original article on  : New Mexico attorney general asks state regulators to hold Qwest Communications rates steady</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pilfered Plateosaurus: Mexican police investigate theft of remote-controlled dino from show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican police investigate dino&#8217;s disappearance

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Organizers of the Mexican tour of the &#8220;Walking With Dinosaurs&#8221; show say someone has walked off with a robotic baby Plateosaurus.
Spokeswoman Karla Arrollo says the 1.5-meter (5-foot), remote-controlled dinosaur worth $25,000 disappeared after Friday&#8217;s performance. Police say they are investigating the alleged theft.
Arrollo says the show — which .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pilfered-plateosaurus-mexican-police-investigate-theft-of-remote-controlled-dino-from-show-241727/">Pilfered Plateosaurus: Mexican police investigate theft of remote-controlled dino from show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty Int&#8217;l accuses Mexican army of torture, forced disappearances; gov&#8217;t to analyze report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Amnesty Int&#8217;l accuses Mexican army of abuses

MEXICO CITY — Amnesty International said that Mexican soldiers have carried out torture and forced disappearances while fighting drug cartels.
The group said one case involves 25 Tijuana police officers detained on corruption allegations. The officers say troops put their feet in water and applied electric shocks to their bodies, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amnesty-intl-accuses-mexican-army-of-torture-forced-disappearances-govt-to-analyze-report-241682/">Source article &nbsp;: Amnesty Int&#8217;l accuses Mexican army of torture, forced disappearances; gov&#8217;t to analyze report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grenade attacks at businesses, gas stations, offices injure 3 in northern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Grenade attacks in northern Mexico injure 3

MEXICO CITY — Near-simultaneous grenade attacks on offices, businesses and gas stations in a northern Mexican state slightly injured three people, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Sonora state prosecutors&#8217; spokesman Jose Larrinaga said the attacks occurred in three cities, including the capital, Hermosillo.
The targets included two gas stations, a restaurant, a bank ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grenade-attacks-at-businesses-gas-stations-offices-injure-3-in-northern-mexico-241636/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Grenade attacks at businesses, gas stations, offices injure 3 in northern Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say gunmen on motorcycles have killed Honduras&#8217; top anti-drug official</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Honduras&#8217; top anti-drug official killed
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Gunmen on motorcycles ambushed and killed Honduras&#8217; top anti-drug official in the capital Tuesday, just two months before he planned to retire and move to Canada.

Former army Gen. Julian Aristides Gonzalez, director of the Office for Combatting Drug Trafficking, was driving alone after dropping his daughter at school .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-gunmen-on-motorcycles-have-killed-honduras-top-anti-drug-official-241543/">Original source &nbsp;: Police say gunmen on motorcycles have killed Honduras&#8217; top anti-drug official</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado sex offender arrested in Belize after TV report airs, police expect deportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Colorado sex offender arrested in Belize
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A child sex offender who was featured on the television program &#8220;America&#8217;s Most Wanted&#8221; has been arrested in Belize.

Police in Fort Collins, Colo., say 55-year-old Robert Michael Snyder was arrested Friday in Belize City and will be deported.
Police said Monday that Snyder was released from jail .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-sex-offender-arrested-in-belize-after-tv-report-airs-police-expect-deportation-241196/">Colorado sex offender arrested in Belize after TV report airs, police expect deportation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Oldest woman story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Oldest woman story
MEXICO CITY — In a Nov. 19 story about the death of a 119-year-old woman, The Associated Press, relying on information from a Mexican official, erroneously reported the reason that the Guinness Book of World Records did not verify a claim she was the world&#8217;s oldest person.

The official said local authorities could ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-oldest-woman-story-241087/">Correction: Oldest woman story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vigilante mob in Guatemala beats suspected criminal to death: 5th such killing in 3 days</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemala vigilantes kill 5th suspect in 3 days

GUATEMALA CITY — A mob beat a suspected criminal to death Sunday and threatened to burn three women who were with the victim, authorities said Sunday. It was Guatemala&#8217;s fifth vigilante killing in three days.
Hours later, police rescued three men being threatened by an angry crowd in another ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vigilante-mob-in-guatemala-beats-suspected-criminal-to-death-5th-such-killing-in-3-days-240737/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Vigilante mob in Guatemala beats suspected criminal to death: 5th such killing in 3 days</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican governor says Mel Gibson will shoot film in Veracruz prison next year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-governor-says-mel-gibson-will-shoot-film-in-veracruz-prison-next-year-240703/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican governor: Gibson to make film in Veracruz

VERACRUZ, Mexico — A Mexican governor says Mel Gibson will make a movie at a prison in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz next year.
Veracruz Gov. Fidel Herrera says part of the Ignacio Allende prison will be emptied in January &#8220;because a grand production will be filmed there .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-governor-says-mel-gibson-will-shoot-film-in-veracruz-prison-next-year-240703/">Mexican governor says Mel Gibson will shoot film in Veracruz prison next year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-mexican-city-learn-to-live-with-death-as-industrial-hub-turns-into-battlefield-240667/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Fear dominates life in Mexico&#8217;s deadliest city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — &#8220;Not one person murdered yesterday,&#8221; Ciudad Juarez&#8217;s leading newspaper proclaimed in a banner headline. It was big news in this border city, ground zero in the drug war — the first time in 10 months that a day had passed without a killing.
But by the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-mexican-city-learn-to-live-with-death-as-industrial-hub-turns-into-battlefield-240667/">Source article &nbsp;: Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan army officer convicted in civil war disappearances</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-army-officer-convicted-in-civil-war-disappearances-240190/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemala army officer convicted in civil war case

GUATEMALA CITY — A retired army officer has been convicted and sentenced to 53 years in prison in the forced disappearance of civilians during Guatemala&#8217;s civil war.
The convictions for the 1981 abductions at the village of El Jute were the first ever under charges of failing to respect .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-army-officer-convicted-in-civil-war-disappearances-240190/">Guatemalan army officer convicted in civil war disappearances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 13 killed in shootouts between troops, gunmen in northern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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At least 13 killed in shootouts in northern Mexico

MONTERREY, Mexico — At least 13 people were killed Friday in shootouts in northern Mexico between Mexican troops and gunmen, authorities said.
An army official who spoke on condition of anonymity because is not authorized to speak to the media said all those killed were gunmen suspected of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-13-killed-in-shootouts-between-troops-gunmen-in-northern-mexico-240155/">Original article on  : At least 13 killed in shootouts between troops, gunmen in northern Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico opens library for aliens awaiting deportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico opens library for detained aliens
MEXICO CITY — Foreign migrants caught while in Mexico illegally can now at least fight boredom while mourning their bad fortune.

Mexico&#8217;s National Immigration Institute says it has installed a library with 1,000 pieces of reading material at its holding station in eastern Mexico City. It&#8217;s named &#8220;Looking South,&#8221; even if .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-opens-library-for-aliens-awaiting-deportation-240065/">Mexico opens library for aliens awaiting deportation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US ambassador: US-Mexico drug war aid programs on track despite report saying spending delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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US ambassador: US-Mexico drug war aid on track

McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Thursday that programs to provide more than $1.1 billion in equipment and training to help Mexico fight organized crime are on track.
Ambassador Carlos Pascual&#8217;s comments followed the release Thursday of a government report showing only about $24 million of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-ambassador-us-mexico-drug-war-aid-programs-on-track-despite-report-saying-spending-delayed-239633/">US ambassador: US-Mexico drug war aid programs on track despite report saying spending delayed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico to review witness protection program after killing of drug case informant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-to-review-witness-protection-program-after-killing-of-drug-case-informant-239008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Mexico to review witness protection program

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal prosecutors will review their witness protection program after gunmen killed a drug case informant in a Starbucks coffee shop in the capital, officials said Wednesday.
Federal Attorney General&#8217;s Office spokesman Ricardo Najera said prosecutors will review whether protected witnesses should be forced to be accompanied by .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-to-review-witness-protection-program-after-killing-of-drug-case-informant-239008/" title="Mexico to review witness protection program after killing of drug case informant">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Art &amp; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/art-devotion-ind-museum-shows-sacred-works-from-spain-mexico-peru-never-assembled-before-238967/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Kusmer</dc:creator>
		
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Rare exhibition brings together Spanish sacred art

INDIANAPOLIS — El Greco&#8217;s vision of the veil of Veronica hangs near a golden crown with 447 emeralds. Just a few steps away, a recumbent sculpture of the crucified Jesus Christ rests before its return to a Spanish hermitage in time for Holy Week.
&#8220;Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/art-devotion-ind-museum-shows-sacred-works-from-spain-mexico-peru-never-assembled-before-238967/">Art &#038; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</a>.]]></description>
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