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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Mexico</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 on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-family-of-mexican-marine-who-died-during-raid-that-eliminated-drug-kingpin-247331/">Gunmen kill family of Mexican marine who died during raid that eliminated drug kingpin</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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/devon-energy-to-sell-3-gulf-of-mexico-projects-for-13-billion-to-maersk-oil-247238/">Devon Energy to sell 3 Gulf of Mexico projects for $1.3 billion to Maersk Oil</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, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Original article &nbsp;: 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>
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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/">Original article &nbsp;: Lawmakers legalize gay marriage in Mexico City, first capital in Latin American to do so</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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-captures-beltran-leyva-drug-cartel-suspect-linked-to-109-killings-246467/" title="Mexico captures Beltran Leyva drug cartel suspect linked to 109 killings">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</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 .... <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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: 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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-find-6-bodies-near-gulf-of-california-resort-246168/">Original article on  : Mexican police find 6 bodies near Gulf of California resort</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 &nbsp;: A timeline of arrests, deaths of Mexican druglords</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>False Internet rumor leads to flood of cards for NY boy, 4, who has leukemia, but isn&#8217;t dying</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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False rumor starts flood of cards for NY boy, 4

MEXICO, N.Y. — Jacob Hadcock has leukemia, but his parents say the 4-year-old New York boy isn&#8217;t dying.
An e-mail erroneously claims that Jacob is facing his last Christmas, resulting in a flood of holiday cards.
Amie and Ron Hadcock say they don&#8217;t know who wrote the e-mail .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/false-internet-rumor-leads-to-flood-of-cards-for-ny-boy-4-who-has-leukemia-but-isnt-dying-245411/">False Internet rumor leads to flood of cards for NY boy, 4, who has leukemia, but isn&#8217;t dying</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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-navy-kills-1-of-drug-wars-most-wanted-in-shootout-in-major-victory-for-calderon-245129/">here</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>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Olson</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... Original 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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-city-official-says-animal-rights-group-could-be-linked-to-car-burnings-245061/" title="Mexico City official says animal rights group could be linked to car burnings">Gaea News Network</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 &nbsp;: 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/" title="Prosecutors find severed heads of 6 police officers in northern Mexico">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inter-american-rights-court-condemns-mexico-in-dirty-war-disappearance-244506/">here</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 ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-the-decapitated-bodies-of-4-men-in-mexican-border-city-244440/">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 .... Read the original article &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>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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-police-latin-grammy-winner-caught-performing-at-drug-cartels-christmas-party-243913/">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>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <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>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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-city-police-free-12-more-slave-workers-detain-man-in-factory-at-rehab-center-243144/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mexican police find 6 people dead inside home after neighbors hear gunshots</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>
		<dc:creator>Marianela Jimenez</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oas-court-condemns-mexicos-investigations-into-killings-of-women-in-violent-border-city-242750/">Source article &nbsp;: OAS court condemns Mexico&#8217;s investigations into killings of women in violent border city</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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-mutiliated-bodies-found-near-middle-school-in-mexicos-drug-plagued-guerrero-state-242700/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-launches-initiative-to-develop-statewide-plan-for-biofuels-industry-242644/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : New Mexico launches initiative to develop statewide plan for biofuels industry</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/">Read the original article: here</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 &nbsp;: 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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pilfered-plateosaurus-mexican-police-investigate-theft-of-remote-controlled-dino-from-show-241727/">Source &nbsp;: 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, .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amnesty-intl-accuses-mexican-army-of-torture-forced-disappearances-govt-to-analyze-report-241682/">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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grenade-attacks-at-businesses-gas-stations-offices-injure-3-in-northern-mexico-241636/" title="Grenade attacks at businesses, gas stations, offices injure 3 in northern Mexico">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-oldest-woman-story-241087/">Original source &nbsp;: Correction: Oldest woman story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assassins linked to 70 murders arrested in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIUDAD JUAREZ - Mexican army has arrested two alleged assassins accused of murdering at least 70 people in this northern border city.

Mexican army soldiers captured the two suspects after they murdered a man Friday afternoon, the National Defence Secretariat, or Sedena, said in a communique.	 	
The men - identified as Sergio Omar Ramos Arredondo, 25, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assassins-linked-to-70-murders-arrested-in-mexico-240731/">Assassins linked to 70 murders arrested in Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican governor says Mel Gibson will shoot film in Veracruz prison next year</title>
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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 &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>
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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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-mexican-city-learn-to-live-with-death-as-industrial-hub-turns-into-battlefield-240667/" title="Residents of Mexican city learn to live with death as industrial hub turns into battlefield">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen free 23 inmates at Mexican detention centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTERREY - A group of gunmen attacked a detention centre in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, freeing 23 inmates and killing two federal agents guarding the facility.

State police said a group of more than 20 gunmen Friday attacked the detention center in Escobedo, part of the Monterrey metropolitan area, and killed federal agents .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-free-23-inmates-at-mexican-detention-centre-240515/">Gunmen free 23 inmates at Mexican detention centre</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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-13-killed-in-shootouts-between-troops-gunmen-in-northern-mexico-240155/" title="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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-ambassador-us-mexico-drug-war-aid-programs-on-track-despite-report-saying-spending-delayed-239633/" title="US ambassador: US-Mexico drug war aid programs on track despite report saying spending delayed">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen attack children&#8217;s shelter in Mexico, one killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OAXACA - Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a children&#8217;s shelter in a Mexican town, killing a boy and wounding three other children, officials said.

The attack on San Juan Copala, where Triqui Indians live, occurred last Saturday, when &#8220;a group of armed people attacked the children&#8217;s shelter&#8221; in the remote mountain town, municipal spokesman Jorge Alvino .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-attack-childrens-shelter-in-mexico-one-killed-239053/">Gunmen attack children&#8217;s shelter in Mexico, one killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>37 police patrol cars burned in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA - Five armed men overpowered a security guard at a car dealership and set fire to 37 patrol cars awaiting delivery to the municipal police department in the Mexican border city of Tijuana.

The assailants rendered eight of the vehicles unusable, setting fire to them, smashing the windows and damaging the bodies.	 	
The attack occurred .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/37-police-patrol-cars-burned-in-mexico-239051/">37 police patrol cars burned in Mexico</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>
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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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-to-review-witness-protection-program-after-killing-of-drug-case-informant-239008/">Mexico to review witness protection program after killing of drug case informant</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>
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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/art-devotion-ind-museum-shows-sacred-works-from-spain-mexico-peru-never-assembled-before-238967/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Art &#038; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say 28 new patrol cars damaged in Molotov cocktail attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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28 new Tijuana police cars burned
TIJUANA, Mexico — Tijuana&#8217;s public security spokesman says a fleet of brand new patrol cars has been burned in a Molotov cocktail attack.

Ernesto Alvarez says the 28 vehicles were hit in the predawn attack at a Mazda dealership. Six were destroyed, the rest damaged but possibly reparable.
Tijuana is just across .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-28-new-patrol-cars-damaged-in-molotov-cocktail-attack-238349/">Source &nbsp;: Police say 28 new patrol cars damaged in Molotov cocktail attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Musicians from New Mexico Symphony Orchestra agree to management&#8217;s term, concerts to resume</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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NM symphony reaches agreement with musicians

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra&#8217;s management and musicians have reached an agreement that will allow the concert season to resume.
Management and the musicians have been negotiating a new contract since the previous contract ended in August. Musicians had said they wouldn&#8217;t accept any pay cuts, but the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/musicians-from-new-mexico-symphony-orchestra-agree-to-managements-term-concerts-to-resume-237815/">Read more : Musicians from New Mexico Symphony Orchestra agree to management&#8217;s term, concerts to resume</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico&#8217;s Jose Emilio Pacheco wins Cervantes Prize, Spanish-speaking world&#8217;s top literary honor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican Pacheco wins Cervantes literary award

MADRID — The Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco has won the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world&#8217;s highest literary honor, Spain&#8217;s Culture Ministry said Monday.
The 70-year-old poet, novelist, journalist, essayist and literary critic said he was overwhelmed by the award.
&#8220;It&#8217;s like being hit by a punch that doesn&#8217;t hurt you immediately, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexicos-jose-emilio-pacheco-wins-cervantes-prize-spanish-speaking-worlds-top-literary-honor-237655/">Read : Mexico&#8217;s Jose Emilio Pacheco wins Cervantes Prize, Spanish-speaking world&#8217;s top literary honor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY couple charged with forcing woman into prostitution; dead infant found in their home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Long</dc:creator>
		
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NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work

NEW YORK — A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
The woman ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-couple-charged-with-forcing-woman-into-prostitution-dead-infant-found-in-their-home-235977/" title="NY couple charged with forcing woman into prostitution; dead infant found in their home">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health Department report shows alcohol abuse cost New Mexico 993 lives, $2.5B in 2006</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Clark</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Alcohol abuse cost NM $2.5 billion in 2006

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Alcohol abuse cost New Mexico 993 lives and nearly $2.5 billion in 2006 in lost productivity, health care expenses and costs associated with property loss from crashes and fires, a new report shows.
The report, released Tuesday by the state Health Department, showed costs associated .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-department-report-shows-alcohol-abuse-cost-new-mexico-993-lives-25b-in-2006-235946/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Mexican border city to launch anonymous tip system for reporting crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico border city eyes anonymous crime tip system

MEXICO CITY — Residents in the violent Mexican border city of Juarez will soon be able to report crime through an anonymous international tip line.
Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes says telephone operators outside the country will take calls starting in December.
Reyes said Wednesday that officials teamed up with ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dangerous-mexican-border-city-to-launch-anonymous-tip-system-for-reporting-crimes-235921/">Dangerous Mexican border city to launch anonymous tip system for reporting crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Small earthquakes rattle California-Mexico border, but no injuries, damage reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Small earthquakes shake California-Mexico border

CALEXICO, Calif. — Earthquakes continue to rattle the California-Mexico border, but there are no reports of damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck at 5:01 a.m. Wednesday in Mexico. It was centered in Baja California, about 13 miles south of the California ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/small-earthquakes-rattle-california-mexico-border-but-no-injuries-damage-reported-235769/">Small earthquakes rattle California-Mexico border, but no injuries, damage reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US official says American woman killed by gunshot in Mexican border city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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US woman killed by gunshot in Mexican border city

MEXICO CITY — A U.S. consular official said Monday that an American woman has died of a gunshot wound she reportedly suffered in the Mexican border city of Matamoros.
Brian Quigley, a spokesman for the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, said U.S. citizen Lizbeth Marin was shot Friday and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-says-american-woman-killed-by-gunshot-in-mexican-border-city-234861/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US official says American woman killed by gunshot in Mexican border city</a>.]]></description>
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