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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 00:00
Eleven mayors in Mexico have been killed since January, caught up in the violent drug war
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 00:00
One day later, Correa seems to be reasserting control. The police chief has resigned and Correa plans to overhaul the force.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon handed his assessment of the state of his nation to Congress on Wednesday. NPR's Jason Beaubien also assesses the state of Mexico
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 00:00
Whoever wins the 2012 elections is expected to take a new approach toward the cartels. Many voters may even hope for a return to the days when the PRI let organized crime run drugs unfettered up to the U.S. border, but kept the violence off the streets.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 00:00
More than 3 1/2 years after President Felipe Calderon declared war on Mexico's drug cartels, the pace of killings has increased and 2010 is on track to be the deadliest yet in a campaign that has already claimed as many as 28,000 lives.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 00:00
Residents have a war raging around them complete with grenades and cartel members setting up their own road blocks in the streets, yet the local media are reporting on weddings, quinceaneras and fender benders.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 00:00
Trade union activists are being murdered at an alarming rate - 75 in the past two years - as new unions vie with traditional unions for power and control.
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 00:00
More than 3 1/2 years after Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched his war against the drug cartels, violence in Mexico continues to escalate, and 2010 is on track to be the deadliest year yet in a campaign that has already claimed some 25,000 lives.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 00:00
Some observers say it's Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, whose term ends in a few days, who has triggered the crisis in the Andes.
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 00:00
Stone's vision of Chavez as put-upon sweetheart is one for which the timing's not great, since even the left seems a little disenchanted with the Venezuelan president these days.