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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
Barack Obama told Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday that he wants to "upgrade" NAFTA, serving notice that he hasn't abandoned a campaign pledge that irritated Mexico
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
As a symbol of the ties between the two nations, incoming U.S. presidents traditionally meet with Mexico's leader before other heads of state
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
A week and a day away from taking over as president, Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, continuing a longstanding tradition
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
President-elect Barack Obama met today with Mexico's president, Felipe Calder?n, the first foreign leader he has met since winning election
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
Obama has promised to nurture close ties with the U.S. southern neighbor and other Latin American countries, which complained of neglect by the United States
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
Calderon told reporters that he proposed to the incoming head of state a strategic alliance to resolve problems including drug-related violence
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
A perfect storm of hurricanes, politics, donor fatigue and a global financial meltdown creates a bad prognosis for Haiti's future
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
The chief prosecutor used his closing arguments to accuse Mr Fujimori of directing a dirty war against suspected Maoist Shining Path guerrillas
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
The meeting between Obama and Calderon, who heads Mexico's conservative National Action Party, was their first opportunity to address the global economic slowdown, drug violence along the border, immigration and trade
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
Decrying the violence that Mexicans are enduring, the Vatican has suggested excommunication as a possible punishment for drug traffickers whose war with the government has led to the deaths of thousands of people