Mar 26th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Drug gang killings in Mexico claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people last year and around 1,000 so far this year.
The drug cartels are fighting both one another for control of trafficking routes into the US, and the police and troops sent to tackle them.
Here, four people living in different parts of Mexico, discuss how the fight against drugs can succeed.
Mexico has deployed thousands of troops to tackle traffickers
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John Mayer's Love Boat!
Mar 27th, 2009 - E! Online
Call it the Love Boat. I just got word that John Mayer welcomed passengers onto the Mayercraft cruise ship today dressed as Capt. Stubbing. Comedian James Smith appeared as Isaac the bartender. As I told you earlier today...
Phil Bronstein: Obama and Clinton on Drugs: Just Say No. . . Sometimes?
Mar 27th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Drug wars in Mexico are serious business, but, north of the border, the left hand seems to have forgotten what the right hand is doing. All the way to here in hazy San Francisco. Hey government dudes! (male and female)...
'Dancing With the Stars' Shawn Johnson's alleged stalker caught
Mar 27th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
There was a lot of excitement around the Dancing With the Stars set Tuesday, and it had nothing to do with the lambada. Cops say a Florida man, Robert O'Ryan, was arrested after climbing a fence at the Los Angeles lot where the ABC show is taped...
Drug-sniffing dogs busy on the border
Mar 26th, 2009 - CNN
In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN's Gary Tuchman accompanied a Border Patrol unit in Nogales...
Mexico: The Next Iraq or Afghanistan?
Mar 24th, 2009 - ABC News
The Obama administration may have announced its $700 million plan to help the Mexican government fight the powerful drug cartels, but the cartels have already geared up...
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2:41Mexico's Growing Drug Violence Worries US
Mexico's growing drug violence is now considered a "national security threat" by the United States, as the wave of drug-related killings and attacks in Mexico continues to mount. There is a growing worry among US officials that ...
1:10Drug-related Violence in Mexico Kills 21
A drug related kidnapping ended in the deaths of 21 people, after executions and gun battles. The police chief of Cancun has also been detained for a possible drug-related killing. (Feb. 11)
1:32Mexico Prez Hopes to Quell Drug Violence
In an interview with The Associated Press CEO Tom Curley, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Mexico is making progress and hopes to win the war against the world's most powerful drug gangs before his term ends in 2012. (Feb. 26)
1:34Raw Video: Troops Combat Mexican Drug Violence
The Mexican government ordered the deployment of army troops in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, the country's most dangerous city where drug cartel-related violence left 250 people dead this past month. (March 1)
