Topic: Lazaro Cardenas
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Jailbreaks in Mexico: Wardens and guards often help drug cartel members flee
Los Zetas have regained hundreds of gang members in jailbreaks in recent years. The jailbreaks expose a side of Mexico's broken prison system, where wardens either bend to organized crime or face death.
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Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico: three ways to nationalize oil
Argentina's renationalization of its biggest oil company, YPF, recently caused an outcry. But the cases of oil nationalization in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela show that outcomes can vary widely.
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Drug cartels launch Mexico's 'Tet offensive'
Gunmen shot up police stations across the country in an apparent retaliation for the arrest of a suspected leader of La Familia drug cartel.
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Journalists targeted in latest Mexico drug violence
A newspaper editor, a columnist, police officers, and bar patrons are among those killed in separate acts of violence this past week.
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