Read more Felipe Calderón stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34187/felipe-calderon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:58:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66453/three-amigos-summit-may-not-be-so-amicable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is headed to Guadalajara today for his first "Three Amigos" summit with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, but the meeting may be less than completely friendly. Trade and drug trafficking will dominate the agenda, and the leaders have some grievances they plan to press, reports Reuters. Felipe...http://www.newser.com/story/66453/three-amigos-summit-may-not-be-so-amicable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 6:58:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60719/25-mexican-cops-busted-for-drug-ties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican soldiers and federal agents have arrested at least 25 police officers accused of links to drug trafficking operations, reports AP. The busts are part of an ongoing effort to stem the tide of drug violence. President Felipe Calderon has committed over 40,000 troops to combat the cartels. Calderon...http://www.newser.com/story/60719/25-mexican-cops-busted-for-drug-ties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 2:10:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58000/mexico-protests-chinese-quarantine-of-70-travelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexico is sending a charter plane to China today to rescue more than 70 Mexican travelers who have been quarantined by the Chinese government regardless of whether they had symptoms of the swine flu. President Felipe Calderon protested what he called "repressive and discriminatory measures," AP reports. Other Mexican nationals...http://www.newser.com/story/58000/mexico-protests-chinese-quarantine-of-70-travelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 9:54:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57631/mexico-shuts-down-to-stem-outbreak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Mexican president told citizens to stay home tomorrow through May 5 for a five-day partial shutdown of the country's economy to reduce the risk of spreading swine flu, Reuters reports. In his first televised address since the outbreak, Felipe Calderón said that "there is no safer place than your...http://www.newser.com/story/57631/mexico-shuts-down-to-stem-outbreak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 6:32:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56344/obama-lands-in-mexico-to-press-drug-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama began his first official Latin American tour with a visit to Mexico City today, the New York Times reports. Obama landed this afternoon for the first presidential visit to Mexico’s capital since the Clinton administration. He’ll meet with Felipe Calderón to discuss the economy, trade disputes, and above...http://www.newser.com/story/56344/obama-lands-in-mexico-to-press-drug-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 9:10:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54366/clinton-in-mexico-us-demand-fuels-drug-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’s “insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade,” Hillary Clinton said in Mexico today, striking an unusually blunt tone in addressing the US role in that country’s disastrous drug-related violence. “Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the...http://www.newser.com/story/54366/clinton-in-mexico-us-demand-fuels-drug-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 14:57:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52583/mexican-soldiers-charged-with-protecting-cartel-capos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican authorities have arrested a dozen soldiers accused of working with one of the nation's murderous drug cartels, reports Reuters. The development deals a serious blow to President Felipe Calderon's strategy to use soldiers to fight the gangs and clean up corruption in the police force. The troops have been...http://www.newser.com/story/52583/mexican-soldiers-charged-with-protecting-cartel-capos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 4:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51319/mexico-calls-in-army-as-drug-war-escalates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican President Felipe Calderón yesterday defended his decision to deploy 45,000 troops in major cities in his fight against the drug cartels, reports the Washington Post . In a speech to the army, Calderón said the military would remain in place until it had regained control of the country's most...http://www.newser.com/story/51319/mexico-calls-in-army-as-drug-war-escalates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 8:44:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46645/in-mexico-corruption-is-rampant-and-pervasive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDuring his two years in office, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has made a valiant attempt to expel corruption from his government, but many think his efforts are quixotic at best, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “I don't think there is ever a point that Calderón can claim 'mission accomplished,'”...http://www.newser.com/story/46645/in-mexico-corruption-is-rampant-and-pervasive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 16:14:01 CST