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War Without Borders: Hired by Customs, but Working for the Cartels

Dec. 17, 2009
The authorities say Mexican drug traffickers, facing heightened border security, have stepped up efforts to corrupt border agents.
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Clashes on U.S.- Mexico border

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Border Patrol agents launched pepper spray and tear gas canisters into Mexican border neighborhoods to counter human traffickers.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler