Mexican and U.S. Attorneys General Confer to Strengthen Cooperation on Drug Violence

Apr. 3, 2009
Eric H. Holder Jr. and his Mexican counterpart, Eduardo Medina-Mora, said the stakes of their new efforts to stem the violence were high for both countries.
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