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Viva Mexico

"I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are" -Mexican proverb

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  • February 2008
    • Powerful Quake Rattles Mexico

      Powerful Quake Rattles Mexico

      (Newser) - A powerful earthquake that hit Mexico today caused no injuries, Bloomberg reports. The earthquake hit the country’s south Pacific coast, near the Chiapas-Oaxaca border. It measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, the strongest quake of the 40 that have hit Chiapas this year. The government oil company shut down its west coast refinery as a precaution. More »

    • Mexican Prez Predicts Friendlier US

      Mexican Prez Predicts Friendlier US

      (Newser) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon expects the next US administration to bring a “broader and more comprehensive view” to immigration, providing immigrants a path to legalization, he told the Los Angeles Times . For Calderon, Super Tuesday was heartening. “The most radical and anti-immigrant candidates have been left behind,” he said. They’ve been “put in their place by their own electorate.” More »

    • Hollywood, Tech, Latino Titans Won Calif. for Clinton

      Hollywood, Tech, Latino Titans Won Calif. for Clinton

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton won the California primary on the strength of deep relationships with the state’s entertainment, Silicon Valley, and Hispanic communities, reports the Washington Post. Four figures that fought to tip the scales her way: Filmmaker Rob Reiner worked full-time for Hillary, holding a $500,000 fundraiser for her and making a video for her that was viewed a million times. More »

    • Gulf Fish Cause Food Poisoning

      Gulf Fish Cause Food Poisoning

      (Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed outbreaks of food poisoning among people eating fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by toxins from poisonous algae that have accumulated in the tissue of large fish. The higher the fish is on the food chain, the more poison can build up, so fish like grouper, snapper, amberjack, and barracuda are the most dangerous, reports the AP. More »

    • Hundreds Mourn Slain Marine at Ohio Funeral

      Hundreds Mourn Slain Marine at Ohio Funeral

      (Newser) - Hundreds of family members and friends gathered near Dayton, Ohio, today for the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine murdered in North Carolina in December. Marines carried her casket; a smaller one held the body of her unborn child, Gabriel. Some 200 members of a group called the Patriot Guard, veterans who ride their motorcycles to military funerals, stood at attention as the hearse arrived for the mass, the AP reports. More »

  • January 2008