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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Lt-drug-war-mexico</title>
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		<title>Mexican police find at least 14 drug cartel victims&#8217; bodies in mass grave</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E. Miller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Police said Wednesday that they have uncovered a mass grave in central Mexico with the remains of 14 or 15 people believed to have been executed by the Zetas drug gang.

The remains found in Guanajuato state were so badly burned that officials were not immediately able to identify the number of victims, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-find-at-least-14-drug-cartel-victims-bodies-in-mass-grave-97344/">Mexican police find at least 14 drug cartel victims&#8217; bodies in mass grave</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police find 5 bodies, severed head in drug-plagued Mexican state</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Mexican police on Tuesday found the remains of six people tortured and shot to death in a western state that is a focus of the government&#8217;s war against drug cartels.

In other bloodshed, the body of a slain Texas teenager was found in a violent northern border city, but authorities had not determined ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-5-bodies-severed-head-in-drug-plagued-mexican-state-96057/" title="Police find 5 bodies, severed head in drug-plagued Mexican state">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico detains 93 police on suspicion of taking money from gang of hit men for drug cartels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors announced Sunday they have put 93 police officers and investigators under house arrest on suspicion of aiding the Zetas, a feared gang of hit men tied to the Gulf drug cartel.

Corruption scandals have long plagued Mexican law enforcement, but the detentions represented one of the biggest single roundups of suspected .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-detains-93-police-on-suspicion-of-taking-money-from-gang-of-hit-men-for-drug-cartels-94268/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican soldiers capture drug suspect with apparent list of police payoffs in Monterrey area</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTERREY, Mexico — Mexican soldiers have captured a suspected drug cartel operator with a list of the names of local police officers who apparently received payoffs, the army said Saturday.

A statement said Omar Ibarra was caught Friday on a street in the northern city of Monterrey. It said he possessed the names of 33 policemen .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-soldiers-capture-drug-suspect-with-apparent-list-of-police-payoffs-in-monterrey-area-93781/">Original source &nbsp;: Mexican soldiers capture drug suspect with apparent list of police payoffs in Monterrey area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 12 killed in shootout beetwen gunmen, police in central Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A shootout between police and suspected cartel hit men in central Mexico Friday left at least 12 people dead and one police officer wounded, officials said.

Guanajuato state Attorney General Carlos Zamarripa said police and soldiers were checking a report of armed men at a building in the town of Apaseo el Alto .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-12-killed-in-shootout-beetwen-gunmen-police-in-central-mexico-93180/">At least 12 killed in shootout beetwen gunmen, police in central Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican president says future of democracy at stake in fight against corruption, drug gangs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday the future of Mexican democracy is at stake in the government&#8217;s fight against official corruption and organized crime, and he criticized politicians who he said want to return to the era when gangs were tolerated.

Calderon also called for making legislators more accountable to the public, including reducing .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-president-says-future-of-democracy-at-stake-in-fight-against-corruption-drug-gangs-91376/">Mexican president says future of democracy at stake in fight against corruption, drug gangs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico deploys 1,500 more troops to border city of Ciudad Juarez as homicides rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has deployed 1,500 more troops to the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, where homicides related to the drug trade have surged in recent weeks.

The resurgent bloodshed raises doubts about the government&#8217;s goal of returning law enforcement and security duties to a reconstituted Ciudad Juarez police force later this year.
The ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-deploys-1500-more-troops-to-border-city-of-ciudad-juarez-as-homicides-rise-88283/">Mexico deploys 1,500 more troops to border city of Ciudad Juarez as homicides rise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen in Mexico attack ambulance to kill patient inside; killings in border city up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Gunmen tossed a grenade at an ambulance and then opened its doors to kill a patient inside who had narrowly survived an earlier shooting in a drug cartel-plagued Mexican state Friday. Paramedics ran for their lives during the attack.

Vehicles carrying four masked gunmen cut off the ambulance around 2 a.m. as it ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-in-mexico-attack-ambulance-to-kill-patient-inside-killings-in-border-city-up-87432/" title="Gunmen in Mexico attack ambulance to kill patient inside; killings in border city up">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen in central Mexico attack ambulance, killing patient, wounding his wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Gunmen tossed a grenade at an ambulance and then opened its doors to kill a patient who had narrowly survived an earlier shooting, as paramedics ran for their lives early Friday.

Vehicles carrying four masked gunmen cut off the ambulance around 2 a.m. as it was carrying the 23-year-old man to a hospital .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-in-central-mexico-attack-ambulance-killing-patient-wounding-his-wife-86866/">Gunmen in central Mexico attack ambulance, killing patient, wounding his wife</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico charges 7 mayors, state prosecutor and other officials for allegedly helping cartel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico levied organized crime and drug charges Thursday against seven mayors, the former state attorney general and 19 other officials in the western state of Michoacan for allegedly aiding a drug cartel.

Three other mayors detained in raids across the state May 26 have not been charged, but will continue to be held ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-charges-7-mayors-state-prosecutor-and-other-officials-for-allegedly-helping-cartel-86373/">Read more : Mexico charges 7 mayors, state prosecutor and other officials for allegedly helping cartel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican Navy busts one of Mexico&#8217;s largest meths labs, finds precursors for millions of doses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — The Mexican Navy gave reporters a firsthand look Tuesday at what they described as one of the largest methamphetamine labs ever found in the country, with enough ephedrine to produce more than 40 tons of the drug.

The smell of chemical solvents was overwhelming at the remote mountaintop site in the northern state .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-navy-busts-one-of-mexicos-largest-meths-labs-finds-precursors-for-millions-of-doses-83706/">Mexican Navy busts one of Mexico&#8217;s largest meths labs, finds precursors for millions of doses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police find the bodies of 7 men beaten, shot to death in northern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Police have found the bodies of seven young men who were beaten or shot to death in the state of Durango in northern Mexico.

At least three of the bodies had bullet wounds. The others appear to have been beaten to death.
Investigations into the case are continuing, but the style of the killings  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-the-bodies-of-7-men-beaten-shot-to-death-in-northern-mexico-83579/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill priest, 2 seminarians in western Mexican state mired in drug violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — Gunmen ordered a priest and two seminarians out of their vehicle and shot them dead in a drug-plagued region of western Mexico, authorities said Monday.

The three were killed as they drove through the town of Arcelia in Guerrero state to nearby Ciudad Altamirano to organize a spiritual retreat, said the Archbishop of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-priest-2-seminarians-in-western-mexican-state-mired-in-drug-violence-82384/">Source &nbsp;: Gunmen kill priest, 2 seminarians in western Mexican state mired in drug violence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soldiers in northern Mexico capture 25 gunmen disguised as military personnel, seize weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — The Mexican army has captured 25 gunmen in northern Mexico who witnesses say disguised themselves as soldiers.

The men were captured at a ranch in the state of Chihuahua, across from Texas, after the army received a complaint, the Defense Department said in a statement Sunday. Soldiers also seized 29 automatic rifles during ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soldiers-in-northern-mexico-capture-25-gunmen-disguised-as-military-personnel-seize-weapons-81464/" title="Soldiers in northern Mexico capture 25 gunmen disguised as military personnel, seize weapons">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayoral candidate in Mexico&#8217;s richest city says drug gangs contact all leading contenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A ruling party mayoral candidate in Mexico&#8217;s richest city told his supporters that drug traffickers have contacted all leading political contenders in the country seeking their loyalty ahead of elections next month.

Mauricio Fernandez&#8217;s discussion with a group of supporters in a suburb of Monterrey — a leaked recording of which was broadcast .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayoral-candidate-in-mexicos-richest-city-says-drug-gangs-contact-all-leading-contenders-80331/">Mayoral candidate in Mexico&#8217;s richest city says drug gangs contact all leading contenders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting at Mexican taco stand ignites cooking gas; police officer, 15-year-old boy killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Gunmen opened fire and tossed a grenade at a crowded taco stand in the central Mexican city of Uruapan on Thursday, causing cooking gas tanks to explode and killing a police officer and a 15-year-old boy.

A spokesman for the state prosecutor&#8217;s office in Michoacan state said the policeman was shot while eating ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shooting-at-mexican-taco-stand-ignites-cooking-gas-police-officer-15-year-old-boy-killed-79516/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Shooting at Mexican taco stand ignites cooking gas; police officer, 15-year-old boy killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican soldiers capture drug cartel suspect accused of leading bloody turf battles in Tijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Olson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers have captured suspected cartel member accused of leading bloody battles for smuggling turf routes in the northern city of Tijuana.

Jose Filiberto Parra Ramos appears in a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration poster of 10 men it believes are locked in a violent turf battle in Tijuana.
The Defense Department says soldiers captured .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-soldiers-capture-drug-cartel-suspect-accused-of-leading-bloody-turf-battles-in-tijuana-79272/">Original article &nbsp;: Mexican soldiers capture drug cartel suspect accused of leading bloody turf battles in Tijuana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen attack police at taco stand in Mexico, ignite cooking gas; 2 killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-attack-police-at-taco-stand-in-mexico-ignite-cooking-gas-2-killed-79083/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Gunmen tossed a fragmentation grenade and fired on a crowded taco stand Thursday in the central Mexican city of Uruapan, killing a police officer and a 15-year-old worker. Four others were injured.

A spokesman from the state prosecutor&#8217;s office in Michoacan state, where Uruapan is located, said the policeman was shot while eating ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-attack-police-at-taco-stand-in-mexico-ignite-cooking-gas-2-killed-79083/">Original article on  : Gunmen attack police at taco stand in Mexico, ignite cooking gas; 2 killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen toss grenade at taco stand in central Mexico, killing 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gustavo Ruiz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Gunmen tossed a fragmentation grenade and fired on a crowded taco stand Thursday in the central Mexican city of Uruapan, killing a police officer and a 15-year-old boy. Four others were injured.

A spokesman from the state prosecutor&#8217;s office in Michoacan state, where Uruapan is located, said the policeman was shot while eating ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-toss-grenade-at-taco-stand-in-central-mexico-killing-2-78789/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gunmen toss grenade at taco stand in central Mexico, killing 2</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen toss grenades at taco stand in central Mexico, killing 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Police say gunmen have tossed grenades and fired on a crowded taco stand in the central Mexican city of Uruapan, killing a police officer and a 15-year-old boy.

A report from the Michoacan state prosecutor&#8217;s office says eight were injured in the attack early Thursday.
The office says attackers threw three grenades and fired ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-toss-grenades-at-taco-stand-in-central-mexico-killing-2-78671/">Gunmen toss grenades at taco stand in central Mexico, killing 2</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Drug-plagued Mexican state bans local cops from carrying cell phones, to stop help for gangs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Watson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — First local police in Monterrey lost their assault rifles after an armed confrontation with federal agents while protesting the arrest of cops for alleged gang ties. Now officers in Mexico&#8217;s third-largest city will be stripped of cell phones.

The legislature in Nuevo Leon state, where Monterrey is located, unanimously approved a bill banning ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drug-plagued-mexican-state-bans-local-cops-from-carrying-cell-phones-to-stop-help-for-gangs-78016/">Drug-plagued Mexican state bans local cops from carrying cell phones, to stop help for gangs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>City police pull guns on Mexican federal agents during tense standoff in Monterrey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Watson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — In a hair-raising standoff that sent motorists scrambling for cover, municipal police pulled their guns on masked federal agents in one of Mexico&#8217;s biggest cities — a stark display of the tensions caused by a crackdown on drug corruption among the country&#8217;s lawmen.

Federal forces are leading sweeps across the country to round ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/city-police-pull-guns-on-mexican-federal-agents-during-tense-standoff-in-monterrey-76720/">City police pull guns on Mexican federal agents during tense standoff in Monterrey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 3 Acapulco officers; authorities probe link to weekend gunbattle that left 17 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalia Parra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — Gunmen launched grenades and opened fire in near simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing three officers in violence that broke out less than 48 hours after a gunbattle in the resort left 17 dead.

The bold, pre-dawn attacks Monday also wounded one police officer in this Pacific resort city, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-3-acapulco-officers-authorities-probe-link-to-weekend-gunbattle-that-left-17-dead-75871/">Original source &nbsp;: Gunmen kill 3 Acapulco officers; authorities probe link to weekend gunbattle that left 17 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 2 Acapulco officers, wound 2 others; link to weekend gunbattle probed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalia Parra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — Attackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others in the Pacific coast resort city plagued by drug violence.

The bold pre-dawn attacks follow a spectacular four-hour gunbattle that killed 17 people — 13 suspected hit men, two innocent bystanders .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-2-acapulco-officers-wound-2-others-link-to-weekend-gunbattle-probed-75617/">Gunmen kill 2 Acapulco officers, wound 2 others; link to weekend gunbattle probed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shootout kills 16 gunmen, 2 soldiers in Acapulco; tourists cower in hotels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalia Parra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — It was a shootout straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: Outlaws holed up in a hillside mansion fought heavily armed Mexican soldiers with a rain of gunfire and grenades that had tourists cowering in hotels nearby.

Roughly 3,000 shots and 50 explosions marked the four-hour battle late Saturday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shootout-kills-16-gunmen-2-soldiers-in-acapulco-tourists-cower-in-hotels-74700/">Source article &nbsp;: Shootout kills 16 gunmen, 2 soldiers in Acapulco; tourists cower in hotels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican military official: Shootout kills 15 gunmen, 1 soldier in Acapulco</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalia Parra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — It was a shootout straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: Masked and heavily armed Mexican soldiers battled outlaws holed up in a cliffside mansion in a four-hour shootout that had tourists cowering in hotels nearby.

Roughly 3,000 shots flew, and 50 grenades exploded during the raucous gunbattle late ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-military-official-shootout-kills-15-gunmen-1-soldier-in-acapulco-74662/" title="Mexican military official: Shootout kills 15 gunmen, 1 soldier in Acapulco">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican military official: Shootout in Acapulco hotel zone kills 15 gunmen, 1 soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalia Parra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican soldiers fought a two-hour battle with heavily armed men holed up at a house in an Acapulco hotel zone, killing 15 of the gunmen as Mexican tourist cowered in their rooms nearby.

One soldier was killed and the wounded included three soldiers and three bystanders. Several Mexican tourists were evacuated from small .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-military-official-shootout-in-acapulco-hotel-zone-kills-15-gunmen-1-soldier-74497/">Mexican military official: Shootout in Acapulco hotel zone kills 15 gunmen, 1 soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police find 11 bodies, some mutilated, inside abandoned car in northern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican police found 11 bodies — most with their hands and feet cut off — inside an abandoned car in the border state of Sonora Thursday in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling for control of the region.

Sonora&#8217;s state prosecutors said in a statement that the bodies were discovered inside a sport .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-11-bodies-some-mutilated-inside-abandoned-car-in-northern-mexico-72496/">Police find 11 bodies, some mutilated, inside abandoned car in northern Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico captures 2 of 53 inmates who escaped in Zacatecas prison break</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Federal agents have captured two of 53 inmates who escaped from a prison in northern Mexico last month as its guards apparently stood by, federal police said Thursday.

Marcos Espinoza and Osvaldo Garcia were detained Wednesday in Mexico&#8217;s central state of Hidalgo along with six alleged members of the Zetas, a gang of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-captures-2-of-53-inmates-who-escaped-in-zacatecas-prison-break-72449/" title="Mexico captures 2 of 53 inmates who escaped in Zacatecas prison break">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican federal agents question 48 police officers in customs official&#8217;s disappearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VERACRUZ, Mexico — Federal investigators questioned 48 Veracruz city traffic officers Wednesday about the disappearance of the top customs official for one of Mexico&#8217;s most important ports.

Customs administrator Francisco Serrano has not been seen since his smashed government vehicle was found abandoned at an accident scene three days ago, Veracruz state prosecutor Salvador Mikel said. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-federal-agents-question-48-police-officers-in-customs-officials-disappearance-71009/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Mexican federal agents question 48 police officers in customs official&#8217;s disappearance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico captures top cartel suspect; 21 more police detained for alleged drug trafficking ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Olson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers captured a drug cartel suspect accused of helping procure the largest illegal weapons cache found in the country, authorities said Tuesday.

The federal government also moved forward in its campaign to root out corruption, rounding up 21 more police officers in several northern cities for questioning on suspicions they had ties .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-captures-top-cartel-suspect-21-more-police-detained-for-alleged-drug-trafficking-ties-70380/">Original source &nbsp;: Mexico captures top cartel suspect; 21 more police detained for alleged drug trafficking ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico detains 29 police officers for alleged links to drug traffickers near border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Soldiers and federal agents detained 29 police officers in northern Mexico on Monday for alleged ties to drug traffickers.

It was Mexico&#8217;s latest sweep to root out corruption among police and government officials, which has been a major impediment to President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s battle against drug cartels. Last week, federal officials arrested 10 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-detains-29-police-officers-for-alleged-links-to-drug-traffickers-near-border-69338/">Original article &nbsp;: Mexico detains 29 police officers for alleged links to drug traffickers near border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico detains 25 police officers for alleged links to drug traffickers near border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — At least 25 police officers were detained in northern Mexico on Monday for alleged ties to drug traffickers, authorities said.

It was Mexico&#8217;s latest sweep to root out corruption among police and government officials, which has been a major impediment to President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s battle against drug cartels. Last week, federal officials arrested .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-detains-25-police-officers-for-alleged-links-to-drug-traffickers-near-border-69271/">Mexico detains 25 police officers for alleged links to drug traffickers near border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico: Most-wanted drug lord&#8217;s power in Sinaloa cartel waning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 07:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico&#8217;s most-wanted drug lord has an increasingly less-powerful role in his cartel, the country&#8217;s Attorney General said Friday.

Eduardo Medina-Mora said Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; Guzman remains an emblematic figure in the Sinaloa Cartel but he&#8217;s not as involved in day-to-day drug trafficking.
Guzman lost his leadership role while serving a 20-year sentence at a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-most-wanted-drug-lords-power-in-sinaloa-cartel-waning-67452/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen in drug-plagued Mexican state kill 9 people, shoot horses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 04:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORELIA, Mexico — Gunmen killed nine people in three separate attacks in the Mexico&#8217;s drug-plagued western state of Michoacan, authorities said Sunday.

The state attorney general&#8217;s office said gunmen broke into a ranch in a rural area and shot dead five employees, along with four horses and a bull.
Three brothers were shot to death in the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-in-drug-plagued-mexican-state-kill-9-people-shoot-horses-58665/" title="Gunmen in drug-plagued Mexican state kill 9 people, shoot horses">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico arrests 25 Tijuana police officers, 2 civilians on accusations of working for cartel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 10:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexico arrested 25 Tijuana police officers and two civilians on organized crime charges for alleged drug gang ties, the federal attorney general&#8217;s office said Friday.

The suspects are accused of helping alleged Arellano Felix cartel leader Teodoro Garcia, one of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most wanted drug suspects, the office said in a statement.
They were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-arrests-25-tijuana-police-officers-2-civilians-on-accusations-of-working-for-cartel-57157/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Mexico arrests 25 Tijuana police officers, 2 civilians on accusations of working for cartel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Drug traffickers in Mexican border city killed 3 missing women, dissolved bodies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican police say three women who disappeared in the border city of Tijuana were killed by drug traffickers who dissolved their bodies in a caustic substance.

Baja California state investigator Miguel Guerrero says the women — aged 23 to 25 — have been missing since August after they traveled from Mexicali to Tijuana, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-drug-traffickers-in-mexican-border-city-killed-3-missing-women-dissolved-bodies-55359/">Source article &nbsp;: Police: Drug traffickers in Mexican border city killed 3 missing women, dissolved bodies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police find 11 bodies thrown off bridge, ravine in southwestern Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 13:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — Police say they found 11 bodies dumped around a southern Mexican state, including seven wrapped in plastic bags and thrown off a bridge.

Guerrero state police say the bodies of five men and two women were found in a river between the Pacific resort town of Acapulco and the city of Cuernavaca. They ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-11-bodies-thrown-off-bridge-ravine-in-southwestern-mexico-50909/">Police find 11 bodies thrown off bridge, ravine in southwestern Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico detains 12 federal investigators for allegedly helping hit men kill 8 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 05:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Watson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have detained 12 federal police investigators accused of leaking information to hit men who ambushed and killed eight officers in a failed attempt to free a high-level drug cartel member, the Mexican Attorney General&#8217;s Office said Thursday.

A judge ordered the 12 suspects held for 40 days to allow prosecutors to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-detains-12-federal-investigators-for-allegedly-helping-hit-men-kill-8-officers-2-46630/">Original article &nbsp;: Mexico detains 12 federal investigators for allegedly helping hit men kill 8 officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico detains 12 federal investigators for allegedly helping hit men kill 8 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge has jailed 12 federal police investigators accused of leaking information to hit men who ambushed and killed eight officers in a failed attempt to free a high-level cartel member.

Mexico&#8217;s Attorney General&#8217;s Office says the suspects worked as investigators for Mexico&#8217;s Federal Agency of Investigations, the country&#8217;s equivalent of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-detains-12-federal-investigators-for-allegedly-helping-hit-men-kill-8-officers-46530/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mexico detains 12 federal investigators for allegedly helping hit men kill 8 officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police arrest Zeta gang leader, 1 of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most-wanted drug traffickers.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Istra Pacheco</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican police on Wednesday arrested suspected Zeta gang leader Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, one of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most-wanted drug traffickers.

Sauceda Gamboa appears on a list of 24 alleged drug traffickers published by prosecutors in March. Authorities have offered rewards of up to $2.1 million for each suspect. Together with a list of 13 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-arrest-zeta-gang-leader-1-of-mexicos-24-most-wanted-drug-traffickers-2-45161/">Mexican police arrest Zeta gang leader, 1 of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most-wanted drug traffickers.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police arrest Zeta gang leader, 1 of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most-wanted drug traffickers.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexican police have arrested suspected Zeta gang leader Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, one of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most-wanted drug traffickers.

Federal police say Sauceda Gamboa was detained in the border city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
Sauceda Gamboa appears on a list of 24 alleged drug traffickers published by prosecutors in March. Authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-arrest-zeta-gang-leader-1-of-mexicos-24-most-wanted-drug-traffickers-45072/">Source &nbsp;: Mexican police arrest Zeta gang leader, 1 of Mexico&#8217;s 24 most-wanted drug traffickers.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Near-simultaneous attacks kill 7 police officers in Mexican border city of Tijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Seven police officers were assassinated in about an hour&#8217;s time in what authorities said Tuesday was a coordinated effort that followed months of relative calm in a border city stricken by drug-fueled violence. Two other officers and a convenience-store employee were injured.

Several people were held briefly for questioning after Monday night&#8217;s attacks .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/near-simultaneous-attacks-kill-7-police-officers-in-mexican-border-city-of-tijuana-42536/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill police chief in Mexican city across border from Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Villalba</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico — Gunmen on Saturday killed the police chief of a town across the border from Texas — less than three weeks after he took over the local force with the aim of purging alleged corruption. Six police officers are being questioned in the attack.

Assailants wielding Kalashnikov and AR-15 rifles opened fire on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-police-chief-in-mexican-city-across-border-from-texas-38945/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Gunmen kill police chief in Mexican city across border from Texas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>9 men found shot to death in and around Mexican resort of Acapulco</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACAPULCO, Mexico — The bullet-riddled bodies of nine men were found Friday in and around the Mexican resort of Acapulco.

Guerrero state police said in a statement that the bodies of five men were found in a sport utility vehicle parked near a highway connecting Acapulco and Zihuatenejo. The men had their hands and feet bound.
In ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/9-men-found-shot-to-death-in-and-around-mexican-resort-of-acapulco-37978/">9 men found shot to death in and around Mexican resort of Acapulco</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican president proposes expanding army&#8217;s power in drug-plagued areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A bill that would let Mexico declare temporary states of emergency and expand the army&#8217;s power in a bloody fight against powerful drug gangs drew immediate fire Thursday from human rights activists who say soldiers should not be doing the job of police.

President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s proposal, which centers on the idea of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-president-proposes-expanding-armys-power-in-drug-plagued-areas-2-36342/">Read more : Mexican president proposes expanding army&#8217;s power in drug-plagued areas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican president proposes expanding army&#8217;s power in drug-plagued areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A bill that would let Mexico declare temporary states of emergency and expand the army&#8217;s power in a bloody fight against powerful drug gangs drew immediate fire Thursday from human rights activists who say soldiers should not be doing the job of police.

President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s proposal, which centers on the idea of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-president-proposes-expanding-armys-power-in-drug-plagued-areas-36227/">Mexican president proposes expanding army&#8217;s power in drug-plagued areas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico steps up patrols after 2 soldiers killed in drug hotspot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — The army said Wednesday it has stepped up patrols in a remote, mountainous drug hotspot in northern Mexico, after gunmen killed two army lieutenants in the region.

The grisly discovery happened days after Roman Catholic Archbishop Hector Gonzalez Martinez created a stir by saying that Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; Guzman lives .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-steps-up-patrols-after-2-soldiers-killed-in-drug-hotspot-34669/">Source article &nbsp;: Mexico steps up patrols after 2 soldiers killed in drug hotspot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Body found on fire on outskirts of Mexican border city in suspected drug killing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Police found a body in flames dumped along a main thoroughfare on the outskirts of this violent northern border city, authorities said Tuesday.

The victim was found with his head wrapped in packing tape, a common practice used by drug smugglers against rivals, a city police report said. The body was still on  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-found-on-fire-on-outskirts-of-mexican-border-city-in-suspected-drug-killing-32567/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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