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<strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
<p>On Sundays, the Benito Juarez Monument in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez is a popular community gathering spot of goods, services, culture and ideas.</p>
Mexico
Frontera NorteSur
Less than one year after taking office, the administration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto faces serious challenges to its core policies. Leading the opposition are tens of thousands of public school teachers protesting the new No Child Left Behind-like law they contend will cost jobs, aggravate educational inequities and lead to privatization.
The protest, which counts months now, is expanding in both scope and participation and more and more assuming the character of a multi-issue popular movement.
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<strong><a href="http://www.insightcrime.org/" target="_blank">InSight Crime</a></strong></p>
<p>A new report from a Mexico City analysis firm details the rivalries among local trafficking groups, thereby revealing some of the deeper causes of some spectacular recent acts of violence in the city.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://www.cipamericas.org/es" target="_blank">Programa de las Américas</a></strong></p>
<p>Las elecciones del 7 de julio de este año en México serán recordadas como las más violentas en la historia.</p>
