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  • August 2007

    • Hotel Snubs Nobel Laureate

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 17, 07 11:01 AM CDT

      Hotel Snubs Nobel Laureate

      (Newser) - Staff at Cancun's five-star Coral Beach Hotel had egg on their faces after trying to throw out a woman in indigenous Mayan garb, assuming she was a beggar or street vendor. Turned out the person they tried to hustle out of their lobby was Rigoberta Menchu—Nobel peace prizewinner, Unesco goodwill ambassador, Guatemalan presidential candidate and indigenous rights activist, the Guardian reports, More »

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      Felipe Calderon  • Guatemala  • Nobel prize  • Cancun  • Mayan

    • US Nears Deal to Fight Mexican Drug Cartels

      Washington Post  |  Aug 8, 07 1:15 PM CDT

      US Nears Deal to Fight Mexican Drug Cartels

      (Newser) - The Bush administration will send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels in a deal that's on the verge of approval, the Washington Post reports. The package, which would include equipment and training for anti-drug teams, represents a new level of cooperation. "The days of the finger-pointing are over," says a senior Republican aide. More »

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      Bush administration  • Mexico  • drugs  • Colombia  • Felipe Calderon  • drug cartel

  • June 2007

    • In Anti-Drug Move, Mexico Purges Police

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 26, 07 3:47 PM CDT

      In Anti-Drug Move, Mexico Purges Police

      (Newser) - Mexico has dismissed all of its federal police chiefs in an effort to kick-start the country's stalled war on drugs. Corruption within law enforcement is a major factor in the failure of President Felipe Calderon's six-month drug crackdown, the LA Times reports. Six federal officers were arrested this month for allowing a cocaine shipment through the Mexicali airport. More »

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      Mexico  • drugs  • corruption  • police  • cocaine  • Felipe Calderon

  • May 2007

    • Mexico Deploys Soldiers to Fight Drug War

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 17, 07 8:08 AM CDT

      Mexico Deploys Soldiers to Fight Drug War

      (Newser) - In its battle against drug traffickers, the Mexican army fights not just the cartels but also a lethal combination of corruption, power vacuums, and even geography. Desertion rates are high, salaries low, and the assignment difficult if not impossible. The LA Times visits Apatzingan, a drug-war hotspot whose police chief was shot in an ambush this week and promptly resigned. More »

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      Mexico  • drugs  • drug trafficking  • Felipe Calderon  • drug war

  • April 2007

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