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Mexico City
A Three-Pronged Presidential Race in Mexico
In Mexico the stage is now set for a three-way showdown in the presidential vote in July.
Mexico City’s One-Day Music Festival Son Por La Tradicion
The music festival had an additional objective of wanting to give Mexicans something positive to unite around.
Mexican Presidential Candidate Couldn’t Remember Any Influential Books
Enrique Peña Nieto, front runner in the 2012 Mexican presidential elections, was recently asked to name three books that have influenced him and he couldn’t.
What Mexican Singer Lila Downs’ ‘Pecados y Milagros’ Says About Drug Violence
Lila Downs is a singer living in Mexico City. On her latest album “Pecados y Milagros” or Sins and Miracles she sings songs set against the backdrop of drug-related violence in Mexico. Lila Downs tells Marco Werman that her songs help express anger, frustration and fear.
Proposed Law in Mexico Puts Marriage up for Review
Lawmakers are proposing a new marriage law that would allow couples to review their marriage contract every two years.
Social Media Users at Risk in Mexico Drug War
Users of social media are at risk of finding themselves caught in the drug war in Mexico.
Reporting from Forgotten Latin America
Gerry Hadden has just published a new book titled “Never The Hope Itself: Love and Ghosts in Latin America and Haiti.”
US and Mexico Sign Cross-Border Trucking Agreement
The deal allows US and Mexican commercial trucks to cross the border in either direction.
Mexican Soccer Players Blame the Beef
Five Mexican soccer players were tested positive for banned substance Clenbuterol.
Global Political Cartoons: March 12 – 18, 2011
The Land of the Rising Sun has become for some The Land of Rising Radiation Levels. The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami has cartoonists morphing the red disc in Japan’s flag into everything from a radiation hazard symbol to a skull.
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Global Political Cartoons: March 5 – 11, 2011
The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan spawn multiple images of a famous Japanese woodblock print. The tangled role of oil in the world’s response to Libya, and the space shuttle Discovery retires into the arms of another beached phenom.
Global Political Cartoons: February 26 – March 4, 2011
Mexico objects to US description of drug violence
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Mexico protested this week after a US official used the word “insurgency” to describe drug-related violence sweeping our southern neighbor. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with analyst Denise Dresser in Mexico City about why Mexicans object to the word insurgency so much. Download MP3
Madonna’s fitness club
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Screaming fans greeted the popstar Madonna last night as she launched her first Hard Candy Fitness gym. It’s located in an upscale neighborhood called “Bosques de las Lomas” in the city we’re looking for in the Geo Quiz.Download MP3
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