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Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state

The western Mexico state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.The Knights Templar cartel is extorting protection from all sorts of businesses, prompting a backlash in the western agricultural state. Some communities are taking up arms in vigilante patrols.Help finally arrived on Sunday when thousands of federal troops rolled in. But the offensive looks a lot like failed operations launched by previous President Felipe Calderon, who started his first assault on organized crime in Michoacan shortly after taking office in 2006.Calderon was trying to stop cartels from morphing into mafias controlling all segments of society. But that's exactly what has happened....

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  1. Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns

    Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with thousands of army troops to rescue towns besieged, somet...

  2. Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

    Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.People in La Ruana in Mich...

  3. Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Cuba for talks with Raul Castro on long-delayed trip

    Mexican President Felipe Calderon was sitting down with Cuba's Raul Castro on Wednesday to strengthen economic cooperation and further repair a relationship that has...

  4. Mexican President Felipe Calderon to speak at Stanford University commencement on Sunday

    Mexican President Felipe Calderon is set to speak at Stanford University's 120th commencement this weekend.Stanford student leaders say they nominated Calderon to be...

  5. Obama Meets With Mexican President Felipe Calderon

    President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon .Likely topics for discussion include the North American Free Trade Agreement , whic...

  6. High-profile corruption cases fall apart in Mexico

    In just one week, some of Mexico's most high-profile corruption cases have unraveled on thin or made-up evidence, reinforcing long-held notions that the Attorney Gen...

  7. Once-touted corruption cases collapse in Mexico

    Some of Mexico's most high-profile corruption cases have unraveled recently on thin or made-up evidence, reinforcing long-held notions that the Attorney General's Of...

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