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2009 Mexican drug war

(Date: 7/20/2010 - 48 days ago) View the latest stories >>

There is a drug war going on in Mexico between the government and the various drug organizations in 2008 and 2009.

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Report Says U.S. Fails to Assess Drug Aid to Mexico  (1 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/20/2010 7:02 PM - [direct link]
A review by the Government Accountability Office found that specific targets had not been set.
Deadly Gulf of Mexico blowouts persist - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
Mexico offers aid to survivors of day-care fire - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

BP testimony: Officials knew of key safety problem on rig  (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/20/2010 10:02 PM - [direct link]
The company's well manager says he reported a leak atop a well safety device months before the April 20 disaster. Investigators said BP should have suspended operations until it was fixed.
BP ... (1 first ranks, 25%, 2 second ranks, 50%)
Cameron, Obama Discuss BP, Lockerbie - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
BP selling off assets to Apache - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
U.S. keeps pressure on BP over oil spill seepage - MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

U.S. keeps pressure on BP over oil spill seepage This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories - 7/20/2010 4:32 AM - [direct link]
The biggest success in three months of trying to plug the runaway oil well in the Gulf of Mexico -- a cap that has shut the oil down for four days -- has also underscored the lingering distrust ... (1 second ranks, 33%)
Fire on staging boat for Gulf oil spill in La. - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
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Bulge in shirt led to 18 hidden monkeys

     
CNN.com - date posted: 7/20/2010 4:17 PM - 48 days ago - date added: 7/20/2010 3:02 PM - 48 days ago - Afternoon - 7 rank - [direct link]
Authorities searching a man with a bulge under his shirt at the Mexico City airport found 18 monkeys hidden beneath his clothes.

Probe brings contention, silence This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - date posted: 7/20/2010 12:00 AM - 48 days ago - date added: 7/20/2010 5:02 AM - 48 days ago - Morning - 2 rank - [direct link]
Feds aim to get testimony on well blowout, yet it wasn't clear who was running the show. Deepwater Horizon - Transocean - Gulf of Mexico - BP - Business
     
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Police: Couple left boy with dead sister; warrants issued


 (future word: couple who may have fled, to Mexico after authorities found)      
CNN.com - date posted: 7/20/2010 8:22 PM - 48 days ago - date added: 7/20/2010 5:47 PM - 48 days ago - Evening - 1 rank - [direct link]
Arrest warrants have been issued for a California couple who may have fled to Mexico after authorities found a dead child in their home, police told CNN.

Biden to visit Gulf Coast region on Thursday This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: region on Thursday Vice President, Ala on Thursday to assess)      
Boston.com -- Latest news - date added: 7/20/2010 3:02 PM - 48 days ago - Afternoon - 15 rank - [direct link]
Vice President Joe Biden is returning to the oil-marred Gulf Coast region. The White House says Biden will visit Theodore, Ala., on Thursday to assess the government's and BP's efforts to respond to ...


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Family flees to Mexico, leaves boy with body of dead sister, police say  (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/19/2010 8:03 PM - [direct link]
Bakersfield police Monday were searching for a family suspected of fleeing to Mexico after leaving a 4-year-old boy in their home with the body of his dead 3-year-old sister. Bakersfield police seek ... (2 first ranks, 33%, 1 second ranks, 17%)
Death toll rises to 18 in drug gang attack on Mexico party - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
Gunmen kill 17 at party in Mexico - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
Man caught smuggling 18 monkeys at Mexico airport - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 6 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Troops to Go to Mexican Border Aug. 1 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (3 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/19/2010 6:17 PM - [direct link]
Over a thousand National Guard troops are part of the Obama administration’s effort to increase security. (1 first ranks, 20%)
1,200 Guard troops headed to border - CNN.com - [direct link]
Border to get 1,200 national guardsmen Aug. 1 - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
1,200 National Guard troops headed to Mexican border - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 5 news articles »

Man caught smuggling 18 monkeys in girdle This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/19/2010 6:17 PM - [direct link]
A man with a bulge under his T-shirt was stopped, searched and detained at Mexico City's international airport after authorities found 18 tiny endangered monkeys in a girdle he was wearing. ... (1 first ranks, 33%)
Death toll rises to 18 in drug gang attack on Mexico party - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
Man caught smuggling 18 monkeys at Mexico airport - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

BP Shares Fall on Cap Test Worries This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/19/2010 7:03 AM - [direct link]
BP's shares dropped after authorities raised concerns that hydrocarbons may be leaking from the area where the flow of oil was halted in the Gulf of Mexico . (1 first ranks, 33%, 1 second ranks, 33%)
Well testing continues; government gets BP answers on seep - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
U.S. demands action over seep near BP well - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

BP Shares Fall on Cap Test Worries This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/19/2010 7:03 AM - [direct link]
BP's shares dropped after authorities raised concerns that hydrocarbons may be leaking from the area where the flow of oil was halted in the Gulf of Mexico . (1 second ranks, 50%)
Oil cap kept shut despite seepage near broken well - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Houston judge orders ex drug baron's heliocopter seized This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
chron.com Chronicle - 7/19/2010 10:47 PM - [direct link]
In his deal with the U.S. government, imprisoned Mexican drug cartel king Osiel Cardenas Guillen surrendered a $1.3 million helicopter dubiously parked in Washington state — the first public ... (1 first ranks, 50%, 1 second ranks, 50%)
all 2 news articles »
 
Other stories a day ago:

Taking Lessons From Engineering Disasters This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - date posted: 7/19/2010 2:41 PM - 49 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 4:02 PM - 49 days ago - Afternoon - 6 rank - [direct link]
Disaster can spur innovation, and experts say analysis of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will probably improve complex deep-water drilling technology.


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7/19/2010
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle patrols the border with Mexico in Nogales, Ariz., on May 2. The agency will get National Guard backup starting in August.
Border to get 1,200 national guardsmen Aug. 1
 
 
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2009 Mexican drug war
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Common words: Mexico, aid, day-care, survivors, BP, assets, selling, Apache, oil, spill, Gulf, staging, blowouts, persist
Region: North America
Category: Crime/violence
Date added: 3/12/2009
Updates: 9 (2,381)
Future/spin-offs stories: 5 (1,607)
Story count: Not in the last 14 days
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