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Another High Water Mark for Drug Violence in Mexico
The awful details of deadly drug wars often are not reported by the Mexican media, because editors and reporters fear for their lives. We get a progress report on President Calderon's military offensive and what it could mean north of the border. Also, insurers drop child-only policies as Obama touts health reform, and the DREAM Act, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and military spending.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe awful details of deadly drug wars often are not reported by the Mexican media, because editors and reporters fear for their lives. We get a progress report on President Caldern's military offensive and what it could mean north of the border. Also, insurers drop child-only policies as President Obama touts health reform. On Reporter's Notebook, are election-year politics interfering with this year's debate on military spending?
Banner image: Relatives and friends of murdered El Diario photojournalist Luis Carlos Santiago mourn next to his coffin during his funeral in Ciudad Juarez, on September 18, 2010. Photo: Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty Images
