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Felipe Calderon
21 hr. ago, Aaron

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in an interview that crime gangs and drug cartels were “taking over Mexico” before he launched his offensive against them, and said the crackdown had achieved uneven results.

Calderon’s comments were taped...

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