Mexican politics

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The black Maserati seemed on a quest to reunite with his owner.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He followed his saga all Tuesday long and didn’t rest until he was back at his mansion by the Caliente Race Track.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All night long the black Maserati was parked in the dusty road leading to Hongo State Prison, where groups of followers waited for his release around campfires to fight of the cold wind.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; El Maserati negro pareció seguir a su dueño durante todo el martes y no descansar hasta llevarlo a la mansión en los terrenos del Hipódromo Caliente.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Primero estuvo estacionado entre el polvo, afuera del penal del Hongo donde esperaban sus fieles seguidores a la luz de las fogatas y un grupo de periodistas, a quienes policías y militares obligaron a caminar en el frío para lograr estar cerca.</p>

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<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The presidential meeting this week between Mexico’s Felipe Calderon and Barack Obama looked from the outside like a hastily arranged exercise in damage control. But while most analysts emphasized the tensions between the neighboring nations going into the meeting, the real crisis behind the visit was the failure of what the two leaders most strongly agree on: the war on drugs south of the border.</p>