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Clinton Pledges Security Help During Mexico Visit

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Mexico is focusing on cooperation between the two countries, especially in response to Mexico's ongoing battle with drug cartels. Clinton admitted that American demand for illegal drugs was partly to blame and promised to boost cooperation to improve security on both sides.

Clinton Pledges Security Help During Mexico Visit

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Clinton Touts Anti-Drug Cooperation In Mexico

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Mexico Wednesday to underscore the Obama administration's concern over drug cartel violence and the potential for it to spill over into the United States. Her visit comes a day after President Obama announced an increased security policy along the southern border.

Clinton Touts Anti-Drug Cooperation In Mexico

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Mexico's Drug Cartels And The U.S.

Violence Continues As Drug Wars Rage In Mexico

The Mexican drug war threatens to destabilize parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, killed more than 6,000 people last year and has prompted some to warn that Mexico could become a failed state. But President Calderon says the surge of violence is a sign that his forces are seriously disrupting the workings of the cartels.

Violence Continues As Drug Wars Rage In Mexico

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Ex-Guerrillas Win El Salvador Election

For the first time in El Salvador, a left-wing party has won the presidency. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front formed in 1980 as a band of Marxist guerrillas attempting to seize power. They spent 12 years fighting in the jungle and almost two decades in political opposition — and they finally accomplished their goal Sunday night.

Ex-Guerrillas Win El Salvador Election

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Polls Open In El Salvador Presidential Election

Voters in El Salvador are electing a new president Sunday. The former Marxist guerrillas — or the FMLN, as they're known — have put forward a relatively young journalist, Mauricio Funes, as their candidate. He's running against the former head of the national police, Rodrigo Ávila, of the ruling, right-wing ARENA party.

Polls Open In El Salvador Presidential Election

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Some Accuse Mexican Army Of Abuse In Juarez

Thousands of troops have taken over control of Cuidad Juarez in an effort to win back the border city's streets from violent drug cartels. The surge in troops has reduced the number of drug-related executions, officials say. But human rights groups say soldiers are abusing detainees.

Some Accuse Mexican Army Of Abuse In Juarez

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Extortion, Gang Violence Terrorize El Salvador

One of the biggest issues in El Salvador's upcoming presidential election is crime. The tiny country has one of the highest murder rates in the Americas. Street gangs dominate sections of the capital, and extortion rackets are rampant.

Extortion, Gang Violence Terrorize El Salvador

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Drug-Related Killings In Juarez Down

In the Mexican border city of Juarez, the arrival of thousands of soldiers and federal police has dramatically reduced a wave of drug-related killings. The city, which has been the epicenter of Mexico's brutal drug war, has been relatively quiet in recent days.

Drug-Related Killings In Juarez Down

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Social Inequities, Discontent Grow In El Salvador

Former Marxist guerrillas have strongly challenged the right-wing ruling party in El Salvador's upcoming presidential elections. Whichever candidate wins, he faces a faltering economy, entrenched poverty, rampant crime and a population that's still recovering from a civil war.

Social Inequities, Discontent Grow In El Salvador

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Drug Violence In Mexico Threatens U.S. Borders

A brutal wave of drug violence is ravaging cities near the U.S.-Mexico border, and governments of both countries pointed fingers at each other this week over who's to blame.

Drug Violence In Mexico Threatens U.S. Borders

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Drug-Related Killings Skyrocket In Mexico

Mexico is at war, and the drug violence in February alone has flared all across the country. The escalating conflict killed more people in 2008 than all the U.S. service members killed in the entire Iraq war. This year, the rate of killings has more than doubled, and experts say there's no end in sight.

Drug-Related Killings Skyrocket In Mexico

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Amid Growing Violence, Art Flourishes In Tijuana

As drug cartels in the Mexican border city of Tijuana unleash one of the worst killing sprees in that city's history, there's also been an explosion of art. Several new galleries have opened, including one — right on the border — in a former drug tunnel.

Amid Growing Violence, Art Flourishes In Tijuana

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Leftist On Track For Historic Triumph In El Salvador

Former leftist rebels in El Salvador appear poised to accomplish at the ballot box what they were unable to accomplish on the battlefield. Mauricio Funes, candidate of the opposition FMLN, would be the first leftist president in El Salvador's history.

Leftist On Track For Historic Triumph In El Salvador

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