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Jul 15

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Reporter Offers Reflection on Violence and Resilience in His Tale of Two Mexicos

Reporter Offers Reflection on Violence and Resilience in His Tale of Two Mexicos…

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Oct 09

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Targeting Drug Cartel Leaders Is Key to Mexico’s Strategy for War on Drugs

Targeting Drug Cartel Leaders Is Key to Mexico's Strategy for War on Drugs…

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Jul 18

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Mexico’s Vicente Fox: Legalize Drugs to Weaken Cartels

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Jun 29

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Mexican Elections: ‘People Just Want a Change’

On Sunday, Mexicans go to the polls to elect a new president. Jeffrey Brown talks to Margaret Warner in Mexico City about the voters' concerns and whether the country's drug war policy is likely to change.

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Jun 29

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Julian Cardona’s Focus on Juarez

By Larisa Epatko

Mexican photojournalist Julian Cardona, who lives in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, documented the city's job-fueled growth and now drug-fueled violence.

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May 14

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Kidnapping Can Be a Family Affair in Mexico’s Drug War

Since 2006, an estimated 50,000 people have died in drug- and gang-related violence in Mexico -- 49 of whom were found this weekend without heads, hands or feet outside Monterrey. Ray Suarez discusses the latest brutality with Alejandro Junco, owner…

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May 14

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Nearly 50 Headless Bodies Found in Mexico Amid Brutal Drug War

Without heads, hands or feet, 49 bodies were discovered outside Monterrey, Mexico -- the latest casualties of a brutal five-year-old war between the country's top two drug cartels. Ray Suarez reports.

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Apr 16

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Legalizing Drugs: Why Some Latin American Leaders Are OK With It

By Larisa Epatko

In Latin American countries where drug violence rages, leaders are increasingly pushing for a dialogue on drug policy and raising the option of decriminalizing drugs.

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Dec 01

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For ‘Soldiers’ in Mexico’s Drug War, ‘More Murders Than They Can Count’

The death toll continues to mount in Mexico's drug war. Hari Sreenivasan and Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost discuss his new book "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," an account of his more than 10 years investigating the country's criminal cartels.

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Sep 01

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Security at the Forefront of Mexican President’s Address

By Larisa Epatko

Mexican President Felipe Calderon is set to address the nation on Friday, a week after the torching of the Casino Royale in Monterrey, which killed 52 people, putting security and the war on drugs at the forefront of public concerns.

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