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Friday, April 17, 2009 - 00:00
The arrest of one of Colombia's top drugs lords has been a major blow to the cartels - but why haven't different strategies been able to finish them off
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Colombia's largest rebel group promised on Thursday to release an army corporal kidnapped 11 years ago in a hostage case made famous by his father
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As the world seeks to prevent the use of minors in armed conflict, thousands -- some as young as 11 -- bear arms in Colombia's illegal forces, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch
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President Obama has said urgent and coordinated action is needed between the United States and Mexico in the continuing battle against the drug cartels
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The President met one-on-one Thursday with his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon
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The two presidents said their four years in office together will be marked by a new era of cooperation not just on the drug crackdown but on trade ties and even working together toward better U.S.-Cuba relations and clean energy
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President Barack Obama's first official visit to Mexico on Thursday revived talk of legalizing illegal immigrants but also showed how the U.S.-Mexico relationship has been shaped by two crises
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The U.S. government still refuses to acknowledge the failure of the so-called "war on drugs" or to initiate a real change in U.S. drug policy
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The US president vowed to accelerate aid to help Mexico clamp down on drug gangs and to close loopholes in US gun laws to stem the flow of arms across the border
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President Barack Obama signaled Thursday he will not seek renewal of a U.S. assault weapons ban but instead will step up enforcement of laws banning the transfer of such guns across the border