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+ Rare egg laid in Mexico + Posted by Alain: Excited ornithologists waited with baited breath to see whether the Condor egg laid in Mexico, will hatch. This is [...] in Mexico. Original source: The Australian . Condor's egg has landed in Mexico Tags: environmental, . Comments: 0.

+ Sandy beaches for Mexico City + Posted by Alain: Mexico City, which is landlocked, opened its first 'beach'. People were able to play volleyball and munch on tacos, [...] city. Original source: Seattle Times . A beach getaway in landlocked Mexico City Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Abortion to be legalized in Mexico + Posted by Alain: Mexico with its liberal dominated legislature is set to pass the highly controversial abortion bill, a measure that [...] Original source: New York Times . Bill to Legalize Abortion Set to Pass in Mexico City Tags: medical, . Comments: 0.

+ Archaeologists open window to sites in Mexico + Posted by Alain: Archaeologists in Mexico are providing guided tours of sites, known as "archaeological windows, whereby inaccessible [...] ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ window_ archaeology_ 1;_ ylt=ApCIrUYzdbbUB5B3_ Tags: archaeology, . Comments: 0.

+ Dengue outbreak controls in place in Mexico + Posted by Alain: Worried health officials are dispatching special spraying teams to tourist resorts ahead of the holiday period to [...] http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070331/ ap_ on_ he_ me/ mexico_ deadly_ dengue_ 6;_ Tags: medical, . Comments: 0.

+ Film director takes hard look at life on the border + Posted by Alain: Director Robert Kelly has produced a hard hitting documentary film, Borderlands, which looks at life in two small [...] article/ 2007/ 03/ 30/ AR2007033001367. html, anchor: Film takes gritty look Tags: entertainment, . Comments: 0.

+ Drug raid leads to arrest of Escobar + Posted by Alain: In a surprise raid on a safe house, police arrested suspected drug kingpin Victor Magno Escobar in Tijuana on [...] with Mexico. Original source: Reuters . Mexico arrests suspected Tijuana drug kingpin Tags: crime, . Comments: 1.

+ The President s elusive emigre relatives + Posted by Alain: The Mexican President Felipe Calderon, revealed recently that large numbers of his family members now live in the [...] com/ news/ printedition/ asection/ la -fg -calderon22mar22,1,1292669. story, Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Mexican wines attracting attention + Posted by Alain: A flourishing wine producing industry has blossomed in Mexico and is attracting a lot of interest from north of the ...

+ Police deaths in Mexico have risen 50 + Posted by Alain: Police deaths arising out of incidents involving organized crime in Mexico have escalated by fifty per cent over the ...

+ 500 die in drug related crimes over past year + Posted by Alain: Despite intensive efforts to stamp out drug trafficking by Mexican President Felipe Calderon, over 500 people have [...] news/ nationworld/ world/ la -fg -mexdrugs24mar24,1,5528358. story coll=la -headlines Tags: crime, . Comments: 0.

+ U.S. customs off icial jailed for Mexican border offences + Posted by Alain: A 10-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Protection was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison for taking [...] Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070326/ ap_ on_ re_ us/ Tags: international, . Comments: 0.

+ 2 victims bodies found in plastic bags + Posted by Alain: The bodies of two murder victims were found in plastic bags behind the TV station in the Mexican port city of [...] / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070327/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ bodies_ found_ 1;_ Tags: crime, . Comments: 0.

+ Singer-actress donates minivan to orphanage + Posted by Alain: Singer-actress, Jessica Simpson, paid a visit to a Mexican orphanage accompanied by other family members, and donated [...] 9;_ ylt=Am7b. KL7o2PTeThvzNcM9xAdl. 0A, anchor: Jessica Simpson visits Mexican Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Mexicans lose ties with their emigrant kin + Posted by Alain: The Mexican President has said that ties between Mexican families and their relatives who have moved across the [...] mexico_ president_ s_ kin;_ ylt=AntbpgN197jH7LxO7gWBOKcHcggF, anchor: Mexican Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Mexican trucks not ready to roll across border yet + Posted by Alain: The keenly anticipated go ahead for Mexican based trucks to haul their goods across the border and deep into the [...] ap_ on_ go_ co/ mexican_ trucks;_ ylt=AtM4XpydijNaS_ biHimKnwIHcggF, anchor: Tags: international, . Comments: 0.

+ Calderon: we will cap domestic Corn prices + Posted by Alain: Mexican President, Felipe Calderon said he would try and strike a new deal with corn flour producers to cap corn [...] latam_ summit_ inflation_ dc;_ ylt=AtXj46heqigEhdyIirzllRkHcggF, anchor: Mexico to keep Tags: economy, . Comments: 0.

+ Drug bust even bigger than thought. + Posted by Alain: The new estimate for the world's largest drug bust, when an enormous amount of cash was seized in a private home, has [...] re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ drug_ money;_ ylt=AvloBCEtMFDaZn5iWQP_ j44HcggF, anchor: Mexican Tags: crime, . Comments: 0.

+ Tourist drowns + Posted by Alain: The body of a Canadian tourist who went missing while swimming has been found. Police say that he drowned. Original [...] sNdWgHcggF, anchor: Canadian man in Cancun, Mexico, for spring break Tags: natural disaster, . Comments: 0.

+ Mexico offers to swap computers for guns + Posted by Alain: Imagine how Mexico City would be if there were no guns," Mexico City Public Safety Secretary Joel Ortega said. Now [...] 20070328/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ gun_ swap_ 2;_ ylt=AtdMX23LCR6K22DM_ Tags: human interest, . Comments: 0.

+ Why choose Mexico to retire + Posted by Alain: Because Mexico has it all The United States' closest southern neighbor, with its perfect climate, highly affordable [...] [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. internationalliving. com/ mexico/ why_ mexico. Tags: retirement, . Comments: 0.

+ Slim: Nationalization not widespread in Latin America + Posted by Alain: Billionaire Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, the world's third richest man claims that despite Venezuela's nationalization [...] Original source: Yahoo News . [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ nm/ Tags: economy, . Comments: 0.

+ Vatican promotes aggressive ant-abortion campaign + Posted by Alain: The Vatican is making strong efforts in the campaign against legalizing abortion in Mexico, with an aggressive [...] am_ ca/ mexico_ abortion;_ ylt=Ain44uZYn. 8eIX0DsToL9qUHcggF, anchor: Vatican pushing Tags: religion, . Comments: 0.

+ 14th police officer slain in north Mexico + Posted by Alain: In a wave of drug related shootings, another police officer was killed in the north Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, [...] americas/ 03/ 23/ mexico. violence. ap, anchor: Police officer slain in northern Mexico] Tags: crime, . Comments: 0.

+ Latinos discriminated against says diplomat + Posted by Alain: A Mexican diplomat has castigated San Jose police for blatant racialism. A local store keeper, who is an Hispanic, [...] stop. Original source: keralanext.com . Mexican Diplomat Scolds San Jose Police Tags: human rights, . Comments: 0.

+ Mexican sewage treatment plant opened + Posted by Alain: Mexico's National Water Commission has announced that a waste water treatment plant has been opened in the city of [...] that run into California's seas. Original source: Yahoo News . [404 Check: Tags: environmental, . Comments: 0.

+ Clerics to march against proposed abortion bill + Posted by Alain: The bid to legalize abortion in Mexico has clerics united in a stand against the move, with leaders of 3 of the main [...] com/ s/ ap/ 20070322/ ap_ on_ re_ la_ am_ ca/ mexico_ abortion;_ ylt=AufWPRNK8Uu0. Tags: religion, . Comments: 0.