President Felipe Calderon inaugurates the Baluarte bridge in northern Mexico, which at 402m is now the tallest bridge in the world.

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Mexico inaugurates tallest bridge

MEXICO CITY — Some 12,000 people died in Mexico’s spiraling drug violence last year, according to grim annual tallies reported Monday by the country’s leading media outlets, with indices of torture, beheading and the murder of women all up. More than 50,000 people have been slain in the five years since President Felipe Calderon’s U.S.-backed military confrontation against organized crime and drug trafficking began in late 2006. Read full article > >

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In Mexico, 12,000 killed in drug violence in 2011

MEXICO CITY — On Dec. 1, 2006, within hours of taking office after the closest real election in Mexican history, President Felipe Calderon ordered his military and police to confront the drug-trafficking and criminal organizations flourishing in his home state. Joint Operation Michoacan began immediately. In a blunt demonstration of force, the government threw everything it had into play: 4,260 soldiers, 1,054 marines and 1,400 federal police officers, along with dozens of airplanes and helicopters. Read full article > >

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After 5 years, Mexico’s drug war still rages

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s administration said Wednesday it is sending troops and federal police to a Gulf coast state where gunmen dumped 35 bound, seminude, tortured bodies on a busy avenue in front of horrified motorists. Federal security spokesman Alejandra Sota said the federal forces will reinforce operational and intelligence work in the state of Veracruz. She didn’t say how many troops and officers are being sent. Read full article > >

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Mexican president orders federal police, troops to state where 35 bodies dumped on street

MEXICO CITY — Calling a deadly fire at a casino “an act of terrorism,” Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his top law enforcement officials vowed Friday to capture the gangsters responsible for the deaths of 52 people who perished in a fire set by gunmen at the Casino Royale in Monterrey. Security cameras captured images of a dozen assailants pulling up in four vehicles to the front doors of the casino, spilling out of their trucks and cars in mid-afternoon and entering the entertainment complex, which offers bingo and betting on sports and horse racing. Read full article > >

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Calderon: Mexico casino fire deaths ‘act of terrorism’

Mexican President Felipe Calderon urges people to continue to support the crackdown on drug gangs, ahead of anti-violence marches in the country.

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Mexicans urged to back drug fight

Mexican President Felipe Calderon prepares to visit Washington for two days of talks amid recent strains in US-Mexico relations.

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Mexico’s Calderon in US for talks

Mexican President Felipe Calderon prepares to visit Washington for two days of talks amid recent strains in US-Mexico relations.

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Mexico’s Calderon in US for talks

The drug war has embarrassed Mexico’s army, showing the 50,000 troops deployed by President Felipe Calderon to be unprepared and outmatched. The army has struggled in its attempts at unconventional warfare, and it’s been criticized by the U.S. as…

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Mexico’s Army Failing Drug War

Mexican president Felipe Calderon says police were led to La Familia Michoacana boss Nazario Moreno when they learned of the drug cartel’s plans to hold a party.

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Party leads police to drug baron

Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemns the murder of 72 suspected migrants in the north, believed to be linked to the ongoing drugs war.

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Mexico leader condemns killings