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Contempo Selected News Stories
Mexico\'s hidden wonder by the sea
Pristine beach, plentiful accommodation and wildlife abound on Mexico\'s west coast  more
Cargo plane crashes in Monterrey, Mexico
A cargo plane crashed into traffic while trying to land overnight in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, killing all five crew members on board, authorities said Wednesday.  more
Debt commission\'s dilemma: slash funds or raise taxes
\'The choices facing President Obama\'s debt commission when it begins meeting later this month are obvious, but just as obviously unpalatable to voters who are not certain how big the problem is\' says Stephen Dinan  more
Mexico: The Struggle for Balance
\'These two opposing forces — the inexorable flow of huge quantities of cash and the pervasive violence, corruption and fear — are placing a tremendous amount of pressure on the Calderon administration\' says Scott Stewart  more
Mexico and the Failed State Revisited
\'Rather than failing, Mexico has developed strategies designed both to ride out the storm and to maximize the benefits of that storm for Mexico\' says George Friedman  more
Elton John stage at Mexico ruins partly collapses
Part of the stage being set up for a weekend concert by singer Elton John at Mexico\'s famed Chichen Itza ruins collapsed during construction, injuring three workers, authorities said Thursday.  more
Drug cartels target Mexican army in brazen attacks
The first came when gunmen ambushed soldiers on patrol between Matamoros and the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas. An hour later, cartel gunmen used trucks and cars to blockade a garrison in Matamoros and the main army base in Reynosa.  more
Fuel efficiency rules to spur advanced vehicles
Automakers are being pushed to build a more fuel-efficient generation of gas-electric hybrids, turbocharged engines and advanced vehicles powered by electricity under tough new standards from the Obama administration.  more
Court: Defendants entitled to immigration advice
Immigrants have a constitutional right to be told by their lawyers whether pleading guilty to a crime could lead to their deportation, the Supreme Court said Wednesday.  more
Seniors fear health care remake will hurt Medicare by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Seniors aren\'t breaking out the champagne for President Barack Obama\'s health care law, and for good reason. While Democrats hail the overhaul as their greatest health care achievement since Medicare, seniors fear it\'s a raid on that same giant health care program — a bedrock of retirement security — in order to pay for covering younger, uninsured workers and their families.  more
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