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Oct 16 2009
Gunmen have opened fire on the mayor of a western Mexico town, wounding her and killing her husband.
Oct 16 2009
There’s nothing I love more than having a little downtime and hitting the ‘open highway’. You know what I mean, living life. It’s a chance to eject my daughter’s Jonas Brothers c.d., pop in my AC/DC classics, and start...
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Oct 16 2009
No more tacos for you Sr. Gordo, unless of course you have at least 3 helpings of veggies on the side. Mexico City has announced a new program to trim the fat off their forces ever-expanding waistlines. Although over 70% of the 70,000 plus Mexico...
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Oct 16 2009
Mexico’s state oil company Pemex has discovered oil at the Leek-1 well in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is testing it to see if it is commercially viable, a Pemex spokesman said on Thursday.
Oct 16 2009
Calderón Denies Move Is First Salvo in Campaign to Dismantle Trade Unions.
Oct 16 2009
)–Mexico’s stock market on Thursday rose for a 10th-consecutive session to close at a new high for the year, as investors bet corporate results and economic reports in the days ahead will push stocks higher.
Oct 15 2009
Saúl Trejo checks his rear view mirror constantly as he drives, but he insists he is not really that scared. Perhaps he should be. As one of the select band of lawyers willing to defend drug suspects, Trejo is at the frontline of Mexico’s war on...
Oct 15 2009
Mexico’s economy is showing early signs of recovering from its deepest recession since 1995. Economic activity rose 2.5% month-over-month in July, and industrial output and services are on the rebound. Less tourism could put a dent in economic growth,...
Oct 15 2009
A new Australian and New Zealand study, published in today’s edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found 79% of swine flu patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) survived.
Oct 15 2009
The number of murders in the city which has become a battleground in Mexico’s drug war has just surpassed 1,900 for 2009. Juarez saw 1,600 murders in all of 2008.