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Mexico, US to Hold Talks on Cooperation in Fight against Organized Crime

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XINHUA “High-level” authorities from Mexico and the United States will hold a meeting to strengthen cooperation in the fight against organized crime, Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary (SRE) Marcelo Ebrard announced on Friday, Nov. 29. “We both have to work together: better cooperation, better results,” Ebrard said. This week, Mexico will welcome a U.S. delegation headed by Attorney General William Barr.

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No Republican Austerity for Mexico’s Political Parties

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  By RICARDO CASTILLO There are two facts of life about Mexican democracy: One, it is run and operated by an autonomous organization, the National Electoral Institute (INE), and two, it is one of the most expensive government-subsidized democracies in the world. At this time of year, it is relevant to take the above-mentioned facts into consideration because at the

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Wayne: Why the Merida Initiative Should Not Be Scrapped

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     Although it has been around for more than a decade, the Merida Initiative is one of the most poorly understand bilateral agreements ever established between Mexico and the United States. Signed into existence back in June 2008 by then-U.S. President George W. Bush and his then-Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderón, the multifaceted security cooperation accord was intended to

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AMLO Receives Death Threat from Huachicoleros

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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     A cloth banner painted with threats to the life of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was found just outside the Salamanca refinery in the central state of Guanajuato, presidential spokesperson Jesús Ramírez Cuevas said on Thursday, Jan. 31. The banner, which was found by local police, was allegedly signed by the assumed

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National Guard Bill Heads For the Senate

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By RICARDO CASTILLO     Even though it’s been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, and will surely be fast-tracked by the Mexican Senate, the integration of the National Guard (GN) remains a farfetched endeavor. The approved bill provides for the GN to section off Mexico into 266 different commands. Initially,  the National Guard  will be made up of as many as 50,000 officers from the

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