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Mexico Tallies 69 Murders in Single Day

Mexicans live in fear of grotesque killings

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 12, 2010 6:45 AM CST

(Newser) – Mexico kicked off 2010 with a grim record: On Saturday the violence-plagued country tallied 69 murders in a single day. As drug cartels stepped up retaliation against the government's war on trafficking, Saturday's count included 26 murders in the border city of Ciudad Juarez and...   Read full story »

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