MEXICO
Trip trinkets
On our vacation in Mexico last week, we did make time for a bit of shopping. :) We didn't buy a ton of stuff, but we did get quite a few of the "typical" things: Mexican coffee, Mexican vanilla, some...
Posted on 3/6/13 at 8:53 AM
Reach for the sky, partner
So this is totally random but last night while eating at La Carreta, my favorite Mexican joint, my good buddy and fantasy football whipping boy Jeremy mentioned a movie that I thought was well beyond ...
Posted on 9/23/10 at 11:11 AM
Schmidt elected president of National Association of State Treasurers
From a news release: North Dakota State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt was elected unanimously by her peers to serve as president of the National Association of State Treasurers for a one-year term beginnin...
Posted on 9/3/10 at 11:54 AM
Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion off Louisiana coast
A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough...
Posted on 9/2/10 at 4:39 PM
Cinco de Mayo Tacquitos
I made my first visit to Mi Mexico over the weekend, and I was not disappointed. While I don't recall the name of my entree, it contained about a dozen nice-sized shrimp in a spicy sauc...
Posted on 5/4/10 at 2:41 AM
Mexico's next president faces uphill fight
The apparent victor of Mexico's presidential race, Enrique Pena Nieto, struggled Monday with the sticky bonds of his party's notorious past, the limitation of his election mandate and an opponent who refused to concede defeat.July 03, 2012
Mexico could return old ruling party to power
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A single party dominated Mexico for most of the past century, and its loss 12 years ago proved to many that the country was finally a democracy. Now the nation's voters seem ready to bring it back to power in Sunday's presidential election.July 01, 2012
Official: 49 bodies left on Mexico highway
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border in what appears to be the latest blow in an escalating war of intimidation among drug gangs.By Porfirio Ibarra Ramirez, Associated Press , May 13, 2012
'Cinco de Mayo' - plenty of beer, little history
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Here's what Cinco de Mayo has become in the U.S.: a celebration of all things Mexican, from mariachi music to sombreros, marked by schools, politicians and companies selling everything from beans to beer.By Russell Contreras, Associated Press , May 03, 2012
Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribe network in Mexico
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report.By Associated Press , April 21, 2012
Mexico preps shelters as volcano roars, spews ash
The white-capped volcano that looms over Mexico City emitted a terrifying low-pitched roar Friday and spewed roiling towers of ash and steam as it vented the pressure built up by a massive chamber of magma beneath its slopes. Authorities prepared evacuation routes, ambulances and shelters in the event of a bigger explosion.April 21, 2012
Mexican agents probe family in 3 ritual murders
It was a family people took pity on, one the government and church helped with free food, used clothes, and farm animals. The men were known as trash pickers. Some of the women were suspected of prostitution.April 02, 2012
7.4 quake shakes south Mexico, rattles capital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central and southern Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing at least 60 homes near the epicenter and a pedestrian bridge in the capital where people fled shaking office buildings in fear.March 20, 2012
Mexico City to retire last iconic VW 'Bug' taxis
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's capital is ready to stomp out its iconic Volkswagen "Bug" taxis.By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press , March 05, 2012
US consul clarifies travel warning to Mexico
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The State Department consul assigned to Nogales and Puerto Penasco, Mexico, says the recent travel warning issued by the federal government is not meant to discourage Americans from visiting Mexico.By Associated Press , February 17, 2012
Violence in Mexico curtailing faith-based missions
McALLEN, Texas — John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico’s most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their ministry ahead of their safety.By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press , February 10, 2012
Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, an amount equivalent to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009.February 09, 2012
Police ticket boy after toy motorcycle hits SUV
Police in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez ticketed a 6-year-old boy for reckless driving, driving without a license and not having his toy motorcycle registered after he crashed it into an SUV.January 12, 2012
47,000 people killed in drug violence in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Two decapitated bodies were found inside a burning SUV early Wednesday at the entrance to one of Mexico's most luxurious malls, feeding fears drug violence is infiltrating privileged realms previously thought safe.By By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press , January 11, 2012
Mexican cartel kingpin pleads guilty in US court
Mexican drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money, avoiding the spectacle of a trial for the leader of a cartel that once smuggled hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana into the United States and dissolved bodies of its rivals in vats of lye.January 05, 2012
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