05Feb2013
Here's What Your $97 Million Drug War in Central America Actually Bought
Wired
The U.S. isn’t just shoveling cash to stem the tide of narcotics in Mexico and Colombia. Quietly, it’s built up its drug war in Central America, too - spending nearly $100 million over four years on advanced gear for local forces. Not that Washington has any idea what it’s gotten for its money.

05Feb2013
President of Mexico Outlines Plan to Rejuvenate Passenger Rail Service
The Washington Post
Pena Nieto surprised many at his Dec. 1 inauguration when he announced a multibillion-dollar plan to restore passenger rail service in Mexico, nearly 15 years after his own Institutional Revolutionary Party finished dismantling it.

05Feb2013
5 Things to Know About New Credit Card Fees
Care2.com
Make sure you know what you’re getting into before you whip out that plastic — new rules went into effect last week that allow stores to charge customers for using their credit cards.

05Feb2013
Three Decades On, Survivors of Worst Pemex Blast Still Want Answers
Reuters
As Mexico waits for news of what caused a deadly blast at the headquarters of state oil giant Pemex last week, survivors of the worst explosion in the company's history three decades ago still wonder what exactly happened then and what became of their friends.

05Feb2013
Survey: Most Legal Mexican Immigrants Aren't Becoming US Citizens
UPI
Nearly two-thirds of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico who are eligible to become citizens of the United States have not yet taken that step.

04Feb2013
Circus Tiger Snaps and Mauls Trainer in Front of Shocked Audience in Mexico
New York Daily News
Alexander Krispin, a Russian animal tamer, was performing in northwest Mexico on Sunday when he was attacked, according to Russian media. He died later at a hospital.

04Feb2013
Mexican Journalists Criticize Government's Silence on PEMEX Explosion
Knight Center
Five days after a deadly explosion rocked the central offices of the Mexican state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or PEMEX, in Mexico City, journalists are criticizing the lack of transparency and information about the blast that killed 37 people.

04Feb2013
Legalize Who?: A Portrait of the 11 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
ImmigrationPolicy.org
The media often portrays this population as barely literate young men who pour over the southern border and live solitary lives, rather than providing a nuanced understanding of who the 11 million really are.


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