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May 4 2009, AP

Mexican officials lowered their swine flu alert level in the capital on Monday and said they will allow cafes, museums and libraries to reopen this week, even as world health officials weighed raising their pandemic alert to the highest level.

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in this Sept. 6, 2007 file photo, Robin Hvidston, right, and Raymond Herrera, protest as a truck entering the U.S. from Mexico leaves the California Highway Patrol Otay Mesa Inspection Station in San Diego. Lawmakers are preparing to cut off the money...