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NEWS ABOUT: Felipe Calderón

Felipe Calderón stories: 9 news summaries

'Three Amigos' Summit May Not Be So Amicable

Canada, Mexico both angry about Obama protectionism

Aug 9, 09 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is headed to Guadalajara today for his first "Three Amigos" summit with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, but the meeting may be less than completely friendly. Trade and drug trafficking will dominate the agenda, and the leaders have some grievances they plan to press, reports Reuters.... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • Mexico • Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • Three Amigos • protectionism • protectionist trade measures • Felipe Calderón

 25 Mexican 
 Cops Busted 
 for Drug Ties 

Calderon launches troops to root out police corruption

Jun 2, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican soldiers and federal agents have arrested at least 25 police officers accused of links to drug trafficking operations, reports AP. The busts are part of an ongoing effort to stem the tide of drug violence. President Felipe Calderon has committed over 40,000 troops to combat the cartels. Calderon... More »

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Mexico • police • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • Felipe Calderón

Mexico Protests Chinese Quarantine of 70 Travelers

Quarantines in China of Mexicans prompt speech by Calderon

May 4, 09 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico is sending a charter plane to China today to rescue more than 70 Mexican travelers who have been quarantined by the Chinese government regardless of whether they had symptoms of the swine flu. President Felipe Calderon protested what he called "repressive and discriminatory measures," AP reports. Other... More »

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China • Mexico • epidemic • quarantine • human rights violations • Felipe Calderón • swine flu

 Mexico Shuts Down 
 to Stem Outbreak 

Calderón orders citizens to stay home for 5 days

Apr 30, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Mexican president told citizens to stay home tomorrow through May 5 for a five-day partial shutdown of the country's economy to reduce the risk of spreading swine flu, Reuters reports. In his first televised address since the outbreak, Felipe Calderón said that "there is no safer place... More »

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Mexico • public health • outbreak • influenza • Felipe Calderón • swine flu • Mexican peso

(Newser) - President Obama began his first official Latin American tour with a visit to Mexico City today, the New York Times reports. Obama landed this afternoon for the first presidential visit to Mexico’s capital since the Clinton administration. He’ll meet with Felipe Calderón to discuss the economy,... More »

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Barack Obama • War on Drugs • Mexico City • Mexico • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Felipe Calderón

 Clinton in Mexico: US 
 Demand Fuels Drug Wars 

Envoy frank on Mexico violence, promises
more American help

Mar 25, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s “insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade,” Hillary Clinton said in Mexico today, striking an unusually blunt tone in addressing the US role in that country’s disastrous drug-related violence. “Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to... More »

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Hillary Clinton • drugs • Mexico • drug trade • Obama administration • Felipe Calderón

Mexican Soldiers Charged With Protecting Cartel Capos

Blow dealt to president's plan to use soldiers to wipe out drug gangs

Mar 6, 09 4:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Mexican authorities have arrested a dozen soldiers accused of working with one of the nation's murderous drug cartels, reports Reuters. The development deals a serious blow to President Felipe Calderon's strategy to use soldiers to fight the gangs and clean up corruption in the police force. The troops have been... More »

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drugs • Mexico • gangs • corruption • Felipe Calderón • troops

Mexico Calls in Army as
Drug War Escalates

President deploys 45,000 troops into major cities

Feb 20, 09 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Mexican President Felipe Calderón yesterday defended his decision to deploy 45,000 troops in major cities in his fight against the drug cartels, reports the Washington Post. In a speech to the army, Calderón said the military would remain in place until it had regained control of the... More »

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Mexico • Mexican border • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • drug traffickers • Felipe Calderón

(Newser) - During his two years in office, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has made a valiant attempt to expel corruption from his government, but many think his efforts are quixotic at best, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “I don't think there is ever a point that Calderón can... More »

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Mexico • police • corruption • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • Mexican army • federal police • Felipe Calderón

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