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Andres Oppenheimer: Obama may help Latin America – without trying – Andres Oppenheimer – MiamiHerald.com

Andres Oppenheimer: Obama may help Latin America – without trying – Andres Oppenheimer – MiamiHerald.com

Posted by | Jan 20, 2013 | |

Latin America is probably one of the farthest things from President Barack Obama’s mind, but there are several — largely domestic — reasons why, during his second term, he may become the best U.S. president for the region in recent times.Let’s start with the obvious: Obama doesn’t have a history of special interest in Latin America.When I interviewed him for the first time in 2007, he had never set foot in the region. And during his first term, unlike most of his predecessors, he didn’t come up with any grand plan for Latin America — granted, he had to...

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U.S. Economic Delegation Travels to Mexico

U.S. Economic Delegation Travels to Mexico

Posted by | Jan 20, 2013 | |

A U.S. delegation will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 22-24, 2013, to discuss further strengthening the U.S.-Mexico bilateral economic relationship and increasing trade and the creation of jobs in both countries.The delegation will be led by U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez, U.S. Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance Charles Collyns; U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance, Michael Camuñez; and Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs of the Department of Transportation.The Assistant Secretaries will participate in economic dialogues with...

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Gun Control Debate Takes Mexico Into Account | The Texas Tribune

Posted by | Jan 20, 2013 | |

In the recent debate about stricter gun control, some officials on both sides of the Rio Grande saw a sliver of hope — that such laws might curb the flow of illegal weapons over the United States’ southern border.“I hope that whatever we are going to do in trying to protect our gun rights but at the same time regulate the legal ownership of weapons is going to have a component on guns that are being smuggled out of the country so easily now and causing the carnage,” said Alonzo Peña, the former deputy director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement who also served as a Department of Homeland Security attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.But the national debate, coupled with the Obama administration’s proposals to tighten gun laws, has only fortified the ranks of Second Amendment proponents in Texas, who remain adamant that the border states that are a main source for weapons in Mexico’s drug war are not responsible for the thousands of murders in that country since 2006.via Gun Control Debate Takes Mexico Into Account | The Texas...

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Watch this cartoon that explains Mexico’s cartel violence

Watch this cartoon that explains Mexico’s cartel violence

Posted by | Jan 20, 2013 | |

In 2011, a Mexican newspaper editor named Maria Elizabeth Macías Castro was decapitated for using social media to spread news about the activities of the country’s criminal groups.So starts a new animated explainer created by I Shot Him, a San Francisco-based design studio, which used Castro’s death and other anecdotes to explain the years-long Mexican drug war:The video takes a bit of an advocacy bend, arguing that the United States plays a major role in the violence, both because our high levels of drug use fuel the narcotics trade and because our loose gun controls make it easy for cartels...

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Mexico’s Drug War Taints Calderon’s Harvard Appointment | Fox News Latino

Mexico’s Drug War Taints Calderon’s Harvard Appointment | Fox News Latino

Posted by | Jan 18, 2013 | |

For centuries, Harvard Yard has been a safe haven for aspiring minds, intellectuals and world leaders who come to teach, study and learn in peace.But former Mexican President Felipe Calderón may not find much serenity during his time on campus.The controversial former Mexican leader has yet to begin his one-year teaching appointment at the Kennedy School of Government and already he faces opposition from groups on both sides of the border.The online petition site Change.Org has collected nearly 33,000 signatures in opposition to Harvard’s appointment of Calderón. And Mexican political activist and poet Javier Sicilia sent a letter to...

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