Topic: Armand Peschard-Sverdrup
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Iran assassination plot: Terrorists join forces with Mexican drug cartels?
It's doubtful, experts say, despite reports that Iranian plotters tried to hire members of a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US in Washington.
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Felipe Calderón marks four years of reform efforts stymied by Mexico drug war
The tenure of President Felipe Calderón, who is preparing to give his fourth state of the union address, has been marked by the brutal Mexico drug war and political infighting that's stymied reform.
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Colombia offers clues for solution to Mexico drug war
The Mexico drug war is pushing officials to take heed of Colombia, which made progress with social welfare programs and acknowledgment that force alone doesn't work.
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Mexico's Calderon takes drug war to his home state
First, corrupt police were targeted. Now, nearly 30 local officials in Michoacán have been arrested for alleged drug ties.
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US targets gun flows into Mexico in bid to stem drug violence
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder visit Mexico Thursday to meet with their counterparts.
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Setbacks in Mexico's war on corruption
President Felipe Calderón's government has made a series of moves to clean up the country's police force. Results are open to interpretation.
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As Mexico's drug war rages, military takes over for police
Tijuana's anticorruption police chief was fired and replaced with an Army officer Monday, following three days of drug-related violence that left 37 people dead.
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Mexico boosts police ethics to fight drugs
Local groups are battling police corruption – which fuels drug-trafficking – with programs such as ethics training at Mexico City's police academy.
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Rough border town leads reform of Mexico's legal system
In Ciudad Juárez courts, the presumption is now innocence. It's a radical change that could lead to an overhaul of Mexico's criminal-justice system.
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Mexico, U.S. step up drug-war cooperation
A top operative of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel was arrested Monday.
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