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Mexico weighs law to compensate victims of drug violence

Mexico's Senate approved a law that would provide compensation of up to $70,000 to victims of organized crime, writes a guest blogger. It still needs approval from the House of Representatives.
Arizona immigration law: Mexico gets involved in US Supreme Court case

The Arizona immigration law threatens Mexico-US relations, says a brief submitted on behalf of Mexico and 16 other countries ahead of Wednesday’s oral argument at the Supreme Court.
Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general

Following the resignation of Mexico's attorney general Thursday, Marisela Morales was quickly nominated to fill the post. Michelle Obama recently lauded her 'unfailing drive.'
In pushing for ouster of US ambassador to Mexico, did Calderón shoot the messenger?

Instead of praise, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has come under criticism in the press and even from an ex-president over the resignation of the US ambassador.
Mexico drug war worsened by organized crime's tight grip on politics

The Mexican government and police efforts in the Mexican drug war are often undermined by the control that organized crime has on the political system.
In Mexico City, a second 'pandemic': rumors

Inherently suspicious of government pronouncements, only 19 percent of Mexicans believe official swine flu figures.
Brazil as a new kind of oil giant

As its peers in the region see their oil production slipping Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras is entering a new era as the region's silent giant.
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.