Browsing: DRUG WAR

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Ya think? The head of the new Mexican president’s transition team, Luis Videgray, tells the Associated Press today that Mexico is re-thinking its bloody drug war – which has left tens of thousands of Mexicans dead – in light of the fact that Colorado and Washington just legalized pot.

Mexico must take decisive action to rein in systematic and widespread use of torture, ill-treatment, and other human rights abuses, which have increased dramatically since outgoing President Felipe Calderon unleashed the military to fight the country's so-called cartels nearly six years ago, Amnesty International said in a report released Thursday.
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Today is Wednesday, October 3rd. In less than five weeks Americans will be voting candidates for President, Senate, the House of Representatives, their local statehouse representatives and senators, state attorney-generals, and their Mayor, City Council, sheriff, county commissioners, and possibly dozens of other elected offices at the state, county and local level.
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