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Bush Vows Anti-Drug Aid for Mexico

Aug. 22, 2007
MONTEBELLO, Canada, Aug. 21 -- President Bush on Tuesday pledged to develop a robust aid package to help Mexico battle that country's murderous drug cartels, saying that the two neighbors must join forces to confront "a common problem," the illegal drug trade.
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Bush: Drugs not just Mexico's problem

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- President George Bush, in his last Washington meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, urged U.S. residents to help Mexico by curbing illegal drug use.

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MEXICO CITY, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Journalists are increasingly among the casualties of the drug cartel wars in Mexico, with 28 killed and eight missing since 2000, a reporters' group says.

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MEXICO CITY, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Mexico's former top anti-drug official has been accused of accepting nearly half a million dollars in bribes from drug cartel leaders.

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TIJUANA, Mexico, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- It could be years before U.S. officials get a chance to try reputed Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix for breaking American laws, officials say.

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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Mexico says it is cleaning house in its attorney general's office after five anti-drug officials were arrested for secretly working with drug cartels.
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Rice goes to Mexico to discuss drug wars

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Improved cross-border cooperation in drug wars topped discussions between U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart in Mexico.

Drug trade makes Mexicans want to leave

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- More than a third of residents have thought about leaving Mexico because of the drug cartels, a survey released Monday indicates.

Mexican cartels growing pot in U.S.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Mexican drug cartels, finding it harder to smuggle in marijuana, are growing more of their crops in the United States, officials say.

Mexico battles drug addiction

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MEXICO CITY, May 22 (UPI) -- A top police official in Mexico was found dead in the trunk of a car in Mexico City along with another officer, authorities said.

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Gates reveals plan to counter drug cartels

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Bush, Colom talk trade, drug trafficking

Bush, Colom talk trade, drug trafficking

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush and Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom Caballeros discussed a wide variety of issues Monday, especially trade and drug trafficking.

Drug cartels training near U.S. border

CAMARGO, Mexico, March 30 (UPI) -- Mexican drug cartels have conducted military-style training camps in northern Mexico, according to U.S. and Mexican authorities.

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MEXICO CITY, March 19 (UPI) -- Mexican police found a "James Bond" style vehicle said to belong to drug traffickers, replete with a smoke machine and other gadgetry to elude the authorities.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch