Read more Felipe Calderon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2027/felipe-calderon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:27:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73888/meet-mexicos-fake-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAndrés Manuel López Obrador narrowly lost Mexico’s 2006 presidential election to Felipe Calderón, a result he attributed to fraud. In what seemed at the time like a show of defiance, held a mock inauguration. But Obrador was serious: To this day, he calls himself the “Legitimate President” leading the “Legitimate...http://www.newser.com/story/73888/meet-mexicos-fake-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:38:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68989/mexican-hijacking-over-suspect-in-custody.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA single hijacker took control of a jet out of Cancun with more than 100 people aboard before forcing it to land in Mexico City and freeing the passengers, CNN reports. Mexican authorities have detained the Bolivian hijacker, who falsely claimed to have a bomb and demanded to see Mexican...http://www.newser.com/story/68989/mexican-hijacking-over-suspect-in-custody.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 14:53:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57773/watchdog-mexican-armys-abuse-of-civilians-unchecked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Mexican army, enlisted by President Felipe Calderón in the battle against drug cartels, is abusing civilians with de facto immunity from the government, a watchdog group says. The army was supposed to be a temporary replacement for corrupt or incompetent police forces. But some soldiers, unaccustomed to the nuances...http://www.newser.com/story/57773/watchdog-mexican-armys-abuse-of-civilians-unchecked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 13:46:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51834/mexican-mayor-assassinated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mayor of Vista Hermosa in Mexican President Felipe Calderon's home province was ambushed and killed by gunmen last night, CNN reports. The mayor, who survived an assassination attempt last week, is the second mayor in the province to be killed in eight months. The assassination came as US Attorney...http://www.newser.com/story/51834/mexican-mayor-assassinated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 5:27:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41800/interior-minister-killed-in-mexico-city-plane-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe second-highest official in Mexico's government died with seven others when his plane crashed into rush-hour traffic on a major road in Mexico City last night, reports the Los Angeles Times . Dozens of people were injured when the plane carrying Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño and his entourage exploded. The...http://www.newser.com/story/41800/interior-minister-killed-in-mexico-city-plane-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Nov 2008 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41074/drug-kingpins-corrupt-elite-mexican-unit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo senior officials from an elite Mexican anti-drug unit have been arrested and charged with spying for drug cartels, the Los Angeles Times reports, and dozens of agents have been fired following a tip-off from a captured informant. Prosecutors say the officials leaked information to the gangs they were supposed...http://www.newser.com/story/41074/drug-kingpins-corrupt-elite-mexican-unit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 10:48:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37760/dea-nabs-175-mexican-drug-cartel-suspects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS officials arrested 175 suspected Mexican drug traffickers this week in raids in a dozen states, the LA Times reports. Prosecutors believe the suspects are part of the violent Gulf cartel, considered to be a driving force in Mexico’s escalating drug wars. The raids were part of a 15-month DEA...http://www.newser.com/story/37760/dea-nabs-175-mexican-drug-cartel-suspects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Sep 2008 8:31:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36265/thousands-protest-mexico-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of protesters marched in various Mexican cities yesterday, demanding the government crack down on the nation's mounting crime. Mexico has been rocked by kidnappings and murders connected to drug-trafficking gangs and corrupt police, with an estimated 12,000 drug-related deaths so far this year, reports the Los Angeles Times...http://www.newser.com/story/36265/thousands-protest-mexico-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 Aug 2008 6:28:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36217/mexican-drug-wars-spread-to-touristy-yucatan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs drug violence soars in Mexico, casualties are spreading to the Yucatan peninsula, a major tourist destination and spring break hot spot. Twelve decapitated bodies were found near the popular ruins of Chichen Itza this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. That's because a government crackdown has heightened “a kind...http://www.newser.com/story/36217/mexican-drug-wars-spread-to-touristy-yucatan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 Aug 2008 12:38:17 CDT