Tag: calderon
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U.S. Stands Firm Against Drug Legalization, Biden Says
from nytimes.com: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered a blunt message on Monday to leaders in Latin America who are contemplating opening the door to the legalization of illicit drugs: The United States will not budge in its opposition. Mr. Biden, beginning a two-day trip to Mexico and Honduras ahead of a regional summit…
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mexico’s president works to lock in the drugwar
calderón provokes dispute with opposition party from nytimes: As the twilight of his presidency sets in, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico is striving to lock in the militarized approach to drug cartels that has defined his tenure, pushing aside public doubts and pressing lawmakers to adopt strategies he hopes will outlast him. Mr. Calderón has…
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drugwars: the opium afghanisurge, pot taxes & murder city mexico
video: special forces go for big busts in afghan drug warfrom danger room: In Afghanistan, it’s hard to peel apart the insurgency from the opium trade. So U.S. Special Forces are trying a different approach in their war on Afghan drugs. Forget burning down the poppy fields. For months, American and Afghan commandos have been…
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harvard economist: legalize all drugs to stop border violence
from raw replay: A Harvard economist says that legalizing marijuana would not go far enough to stop border violence. Jeffrey Miron told CNN’s Kiran Chetry that all drugs should be legalized. “A lot of the violence we’re seeing and a lot of the underground market is not related to marijuana but related to the other…
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church, change, bombers, bunkers & banana republic 2012
russian scholar says US will be under martial law in 2009 canada says russian bomber intercepted near its airspacefrom xinhua: Canadian fighter jets intercepted a Russian bomber near its airspace in the Arctic three days before U.S. President Barack Obama visited Ottawa… Defense Minister Peter MacKay said the bomber never entered Canadian airspace. “Canadian pilots…
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the three amigos in ‘the trojan taco’
from bloomberg: President George W. Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico are using a summit meeting today in New Orleans to defend free trade and $930 billion in cross-border commerce against a political backlash. It won’t be easy. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have each made lowering trade…
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calderon sworn in amid chair-tossing
from taipei times: President Felipe Calderon laid out plans to fight crime and keep Mexicans from migrating abroad for work, after taking the oath of office amid catcalls and jeers that reflected deep divisions over his narrow electoral victory. In an apparent reference to the brawls and chair-tossing on the floor of Congress – where…