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US gives Mexico 5 helicopters to aid drug war

AP - Tue Dec 15, 5:59 pm ET

U.S. officials delivered five helicopters to Mexico on Tuesday to help the country in its fight against drug cartels.

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Drug-related violence, bombings kill 50 in Mexico
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 39 minutes ago
Ongoing violence between Mexico's drug cartels has killed at least 50 people in Mexico's north in recent days, as the governor's house and a police station came under bomb attack in central Michoacan state, officials said.
U.S. sanctions drug lords, to give Mexico more aid
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 4:12 pm ET
The United States blacklisted on Tuesday two Mexicans and one Colombian accused of working for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel and said it will give Mexico some $527 million in anti-drug aid next year.
Mexico: United States Delivers 5 Helicopters
New York Times - Tue Dec 15, 9:04 pm ET
The United States delivered five helicopters to Mexico on Tuesday to help the country fight drug traffickers.
Report: 56 journalists killed in Mexico in 9 years
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 3:54 pm ET
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says 56 journalists have been killed in the past nine years and most of the slayings remain unsolved.
Mexico leader proposes sweeping political reform
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 10:04 am ET
Mexico's president is proposing a runoff election for future presidential contests and says all other elected officials should be able to seek re-election.
Mexico reportedly to play Netherlands in May friendly
Sports Illustrated - Tue Dec 15, 3:19 pm ET
Mexico will play the Netherlands in a World Cup tune-up, El Tricolor's penultimate friendly before departing for South Africa next spring, according to reports.
Mexico, Netherlands Primed For May Friendly
Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Dec 15, 2:12 pm ET
According to a report in Mexico, the Mexican national team will play the Netherlands in Austria on May 26.
Mexico’s Peso Advances on Calderon Proposal to Cut Lawmakers
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 6:24 pm ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s peso rose a third day after the government proposed shrinking Congress, a move that would help contain a swelling budget deficit that’s prompted Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings to lower the country’s credit rating.
Mexico's Calderon proposes lawmaker reelection
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 11:07 am ET
President Felipe Calderon said on Tuesday he will propose allowing multiple terms for legislators and mayors, overturning a decades-old ban on reelection in a move he said would grant more power to voters.
Mexico’s Banobras to Reduce Lending 31% Next Year (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 6:34 pm ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s public works development bank plans to reduce lending 31 percent next year as the credit market for infrastructure investment recovers, the bank’s chief executive officer, Alonso Garcia Tames , said.
Mexico’s Banobras to Reduce Lending 31% in 2010, Garcia Says
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 5:34 pm ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s public works development bank plans to reduce lending 31 percent next year as the credit market for infrastructure investments recovers, Chief Executive Officer Alonso Garcia Tames said.
Report Finds 56 Journalists Have Been Killed in Mexico
Fox News - Tue Dec 15, 4:56 pm ET
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says 56 journalists have been killed in the past nine years and most of the murders remain unsolved.
Mexico Senate Ratifies Carstens as Central Bank Governor
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 4:49 pm ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Senate ratified Agustin Carstens’ nomination as the country’s next central bank governor. Carstens, who was formerly Finance Minister, will replace Guillermo Ortiz as head of the bank.
Chivas USA Coach Vasquez: USA Should Feel Confident, Mexico Can Do Well
Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Dec 15, 9:12 pm ET
Martin Vasquez has a unique perspective on CONCACAF’s big rivals will do at the 2010 World Cup.
Mexico: President Proposes Election Law Changes
New York Times - Tue Dec 15, 9:04 pm ET
President Felipe Calderón proposed runoff elections in future presidential contests and re-election for many officials in an ambitious package of political changes announced Tuesday.
4 decapitated bodies found in Mexican border city
AP via Yahoo! News - 34 minutes ago
Authorities found the decapitated bodies of four men Tuesday in the border city of Tijuana, while a grenade attack on a police station in western Mexico wounded a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter.
Treasury sanctions 3 for Mexico drug cartel ties
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 11:19 am ET
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Mexicans and one Colombian, accusing them of providing material support to the Sinaloa Cartel, a Mexican drug trafficking organization.
Rose Parade float will pay tribute to Mexico
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago
The creation, which will be decorated by Mexican immigrants and their families, will begin a year of celebration marking the country's 200th birthday. Inside a giant warehouse in Irwindale, crews are finishing the construction of a dozen Rose Parade floats, including a large dog, a carousel and a court jester.
Mexico's Foreign Reserves Up $5.92 Billion To Record $87.56 Billion
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 15, 11:47 am ET
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's foreign reserves rose to a record level last week as the government cashed in on put options it purchased last year to protect the 2009 budget from fluctuations in the price of Mexican oil.
Mexican President Calderon Proposes Broad Political Reforms
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 15, 11:02 am ET
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican President Felipe Calderon proposed Tuesday a series of political reforms that would allow re-election of federal legislators and local officials, reduce the number of seats in Congress and establish a second-round vote for presidential elections.

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