<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mexico: News &amp; Videos about Mexico - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mexico</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Mexico from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 18:39:27 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Mexico: News &amp; Videos about Mexico - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120524035521-hurrican-bud-fixed-wall-4-tease.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mexico</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Mexico from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Hurricane Bud weakens as it nears Mexican coast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Bud lessened into a Category 1 storm as it approached Mexico's southwestern coast Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 18:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Social media fuel Mexican youth protests</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/mexico-protests/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/mexico-protests/index.html</guid><description>The demonstrators have no clear leader. Many say Twitter posts and Facebook groups brought them to the streets of Mexico's capital and cities around the country.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 02:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane warning issued as 'Bud' threatens Mexico's west coast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</guid><description>The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for part of its western coast due to a powerful storm that could get even stronger in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four Mexican officers detained in alleged corruption probe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/world/americas/mexico-corruption-allegations/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/world/americas/mexico-corruption-allegations/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's military, the heavy lifter in the country's battle against drug cartels, is under scrutiny following the detention of four high-ranking officers who are being questioned for alleged ties to those same gangs.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexican police seek DNA of missing to identify decapitated bodies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html</guid><description>Mexican authorities are asking for DNA samples from families of missing persons nationwide in their efforts to identify 49 decapitated bodies, an official said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexican official calls cartel violence 'irrational'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html</guid><description>The 49 decapitated bodies authorities found on a roadside in northern Mexico over the weekend were likely the result of a fierce feud between rival drug cartels, a top Mexican official said Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>49 decapitated bodies found in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/world/americas/mexico-remains/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/world/americas/mexico-remains/index.html</guid><description>Mexican authorities found at least 49 decapitated and dismembered bodies along a highway in a northern border state Sunday morning, officials said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico investigates Wal-Mart permits</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/business/mexico-walmart/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/business/mexico-walmart/index.html</guid><description>Mexican authorities have opened an investigation into permits issued to Wal-Mart in light of allegations that the retail giant bribed officials in Mexico to speed up store construction.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Volcanic activity recorded at mountain near Mexico City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/mexico-volcano/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/mexico-volcano/index.html</guid><description>Scientists recorded continuing volcanic activity Tuesday in Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, which sits just southeast of Mexico City and its more than 19 million residents.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>In viral video, children ask Mexican presidential candidates tough questions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/12/world/americas/mexico-viral-video/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/12/world/americas/mexico-viral-video/index.html</guid><description>A short video that has gone viral in Mexico asks a tough question of the country's presidential candidates: "Are you striving only for the (presidential) chair, or will you change the future of our country?"</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>7.0-magnitude quake strikes western Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/11/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/11/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</guid><description>An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. extradites suspected drug lord from Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/world/americas/mexico-drug-kingpin/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/world/americas/mexico-drug-kingpin/index.html</guid><description>The United States has extradited a suspected leader of the Sinaloa cartel to the United States, Mexico's attorney general's office said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>6.3 earthquake hits southern Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</guid><description>A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck southern Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Mexican kingpin is sentenced to 25 years in U.S. prison</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/us/drug-trafficker-sentence/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/us/drug-trafficker-sentence/index.html</guid><description>A former leader of Mexico's Tijuana drug cartel was sentenced Monday in the United States to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $100 million after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money, officials said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North American leaders discuss Mexico's drug cartels</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/politics/north-american-leaders/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/politics/north-american-leaders/index.html</guid><description>President Barack Obama and the visiting leaders of Mexico and Canada on Monday pledged joint efforts to combat drug cartels in Mexico and expand international trade, including support for Canada and Mexico joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Throngs gather for pope's Mass in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/25/world/americas/mexico-pope/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/25/world/americas/mexico-pope/index.html</guid><description>Pope Benedict XVI led an open-air Mass Sunday before throngs of faithful Catholics in central Mexico.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico spends millions to greet pope</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/americas/mexico-pope-cost/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/americas/mexico-pope-cost/index.html</guid><description>It has been a project of celestial proportions, but it's finally ready. Construction workers have labored nonstop for months.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pope's visit overshadowed by predecessor's legacy in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/world/americas/mexico-pope-visit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/world/americas/mexico-pope-visit/index.html</guid><description>It was an exciting day for Laura Dominguez and her 11-year-old daughter Paulina.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Officials survey damage after strong quake jolts Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</guid><description>Mexican officials were assessing damage Wednesday, a day after a strong earthquake left homes in ruins and rattled residents hundreds of miles away from the epicenter.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Justice Department provides gun-operation documents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/us/congress-fast-and-furious/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/16/us/congress-fast-and-furious/index.html</guid><description>The Justice Department late Friday provided hundreds of pages of internal documents to the House committee looking into Operation Fast and Furious and related programs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Authorities find remains of 167 people in southern Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/10/world/americas/mexico-cave-remains/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/10/world/americas/mexico-cave-remains/index.html</guid><description>Authorities have found the remains of 167 people, believed to be at least 50 years old, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>For more oil, U.S. should look to Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/opinion/navarrette-gas-prices/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/opinion/navarrette-gas-prices/index.html</guid><description>For me, the issue of skyrocketing gasoline prices came into focus about four years ago, when the national average that Americans paid at the pump reached an all-time high of $4.11 a gallon. Today, the average -- up 30 cents in the last four weeks, and 13 cents in the last week alone -- is about $3.70.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Does 'secure the border' mean 'keep America white'?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/opinion/granderson-border-security-canada/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/opinion/granderson-border-security-canada/index.html</guid><description>In case you plan to see Wednesday's GOP debate, allow me to offer up some crib notes so you don't get lost.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S., Mexico agree on border energy development</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/us/mexico-oil/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/us/mexico-oil/index.html</guid><description>The United States and Mexico agreed Monday to work cooperatively on exploring and developing oil and natural gas reserves along their maritime border.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>30 prisoners escape after riot in northern Mexico, governor says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/americas/mexico-prison-riot/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/americas/mexico-prison-riot/index.html</guid><description>Dozens died and 30 inmates escaped during a weekend prison riot in northern Mexico, an official said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico's president to U.S.: 'No more weapons'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/17/world/americas/mexico-us-weapons/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/17/world/americas/mexico-us-weapons/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's president called on U.S. officials to stop gun trafficking across the border Thursday, saying the move would be the best thing Americans could do to stop brutal drug violence.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel warning: Violence spreading in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/10/travel/mexico-travel-warning/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/10/travel/mexico-travel-warning/index.html</guid><description>Americans should avoid all but essential travel to all or parts of 14 Mexican states, the U.S. State Department warns as violence has spread.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico's ruling party picks woman as presidential candidate</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/06/world/americas/mexico-elections/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/06/world/americas/mexico-elections/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's conservative ruling party has picked a former congresswoman as its nominee for the nation's top job. If she wins, she would become the country's first female president.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Drought conditions spur action in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/world/americas/mexico-drought/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/world/americas/mexico-drought/index.html</guid><description>Rains will bring some relief to drought-stricken Mexico this week, but they will not be enough alleviate the bigger challenges, officials say.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Officials: Mexico's ambassador to Venezuela kidnapped, freed</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/americas/venezuela-mexico-ambassador/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/americas/venezuela-mexico-ambassador/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's ambassador to Venezuela and his wife were freed early Monday after armed men kidnapped them and held them hostage for hours, officials said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>5 cops killed in Mexican ambush</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/americas/mexico-violence/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/americas/mexico-violence/index.html</guid><description>Five Mexican police officers and one civilian were killed in a shootout in a town southeast of Mexico City, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing officials.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A ray of hope in Mexico's murder capital</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/americas/mexico-juarez-hope/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/americas/mexico-juarez-hope/index.html</guid><description>On a recent night at Club Tequila Frogs, the music, lights and plenty of people dancing combined to give the place the ambiance you would expect at a spot in a tourist area.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mexico drug war: Bodies for billions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/mexico-drug-war-essay/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/mexico-drug-war-essay/index.html</guid><description>There are kingpins with names like the Engineer, head-chopping hit men, dirty cops and double-dealing politicians. And, of course, there are users -- millions of them.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Mexico City safe from drug cartel war -- or the next target?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/world/americas/mexico-city-security/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/world/americas/mexico-city-security/index.html</guid><description>Near the ruins of an ancient Aztec temple, a woman shouting into a microphone claims Mexican society is crumbling.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Presidential candidate has relatives south of the border</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/americas/mexican-romneys/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/americas/mexican-romneys/index.html</guid><description>In the rolling hills of northern Mexico, about 180 miles south of the U.S. border, lies a community that stands out for its religious roots. The houses in this community surrounded by peach and apple orchards look more like homes you would find in the American Southwest than in Mexico. On top of a hill stands a gleaming white Mormon temple, a rarity in this largely Catholic country.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pope confirms plans to visit Mexico, Cuba</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/world/americas/pope-mexico-cuba-visit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/world/americas/pope-mexico-cuba-visit/index.html</guid><description>Pope Benedict XVI confirmed plans Monday to visit Mexico and Cuba before Easter.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rattles southwest Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/10/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/10/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html</guid><description>A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Saturday night, about 100 miles south-southwest of the capital, the U.S. Geological Survey said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gadhafi son tried to go secretly to Mexico, official says </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/07/world/americas/mexico-gadhafi-son/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/07/world/americas/mexico-gadhafi-son/index.html</guid><description>Saadi Gadhafi, a son of the deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, secretly tried to travel to Mexico using false documents, Mexico's interior minister said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>When a wheelchair is an 'unthought-of luxury'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/01/health/cnnheroes-st-denis-top-10/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/01/health/cnnheroes-st-denis-top-10/index.html</guid><description>Since 2008, Richard St. Denis and his nonprofit, World Access Project, have provided hundreds of wheelchairs and mobility aids to people living with disabilities in rural Mexico.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>26 bodies found in western Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/24/world/americas/mexico-violence/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/24/world/americas/mexico-violence/index.html</guid><description>Authorities found 26 bodies Thursday inside three abandoned vehicles in Guadalajara, Mexico, an official said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico's military seizes vehicle containing $15 million </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/americas/mexico-money-seized/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/americas/mexico-money-seized/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's military has seized more than $15.3 million in cash from a vehicle in the border city of Tijuana, authorities said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico, Cuba, Brazil: Why Latin America matters for U.S. national security</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/20/politics/latin-america-preview/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/20/politics/latin-america-preview/index.html</guid><description>It used to be said that if the American economy sneezed, Latin America and the Caribbean would catch a cold.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexican minister who fought drug cartels killed in crash</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/world/americas/mexico-minister-killed/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/world/americas/mexico-minister-killed/index.html</guid><description>As Mexican President Felipe Calderon mourned the loss of his top minister in the nation's war against drug cartels, he pledged that the investigation into Friday's helicopter crash that killed the Cabinet member and all seven others aboard would be transparent and timely.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pope plans visits to Mexico, Cuba</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/world/americas/mexico-cuba-pope-visit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/world/americas/mexico-cuba-pope-visit/index.html</guid><description>Pope Benedict XVI is planning potential trips to Mexico and Cuba in 2012, the Vatican said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Abuses seen in Mexico's war on cartels</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/americas/mexico-miltary-abuses/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/americas/mexico-miltary-abuses/index.html</guid><description>Nearly five years into its war against drug cartels, Mexico on Wednesday was rebuked by a human rights organization that found a pattern of abuses by security forces.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico jail sweep turns up prostitutes, fighting roosters</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/americas/mexico-jail-search/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/americas/mexico-jail-search/index.html</guid><description>A sweep of a jail in the resort town of Acapulco, Mexico, turned up a number of surprising guests over the weekend, including 19 prostitutes, two peacocks and 100 fighting roosters, authorities said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>14 Mexican troops convicted of homicide</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/world/americas/mexico-military-convictions/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/world/americas/mexico-military-convictions/index.html</guid><description>Two Mexican army officers and 12 soldiers have been convicted in the killing of five civilians and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 16 to 40 years, Mexico's defense ministry said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Mexican cartel the next 'Anonymous' target?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/world/americas/mexico-anonymous-threat/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/world/americas/mexico-anonymous-threat/index.html</guid><description>Could a Mexican drug cartel be the next target for a group of hackers known for online attacks against banks and government institutions?</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Airways flight attendant found dead in Mexico City hotel</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/29/world/americas/mexico-flight-attendant-death/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/29/world/americas/mexico-flight-attendant-death/index.html</guid><description>A US Airways flight attendant was found dead in his hotel room in Mexico City, company spokeswoman Tina Swail said Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Authorities: 20 killed, 12 injured in Mexican prison fight</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/15/world/americas/mexico-prison-fight/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/15/world/americas/mexico-prison-fight/index.html</guid><description>Twenty inmates were killed and 12 injured during a fight Saturday at a prison in northeastern Mexico, officials said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>6 dead as Mexico assesses storm damage</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/13/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/13/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>The storm recently known as Jova has dissipated over western Mexico, but its rains and flooding were responsible for at least six deaths, officials said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Jova's 125 mph winds nearing western Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Jova packed sustained winds up to 125 mph as the storm bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico begins preparing for Hurricane Jova</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/09/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/09/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Emergency officials in Mexico are opening shelters and coordinating with local governments ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Jova, authorities said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top cartel figure arrested in Mexico casino attack </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/americas/mexico-casino-arrest/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/americas/mexico-casino-arrest/index.html</guid><description>Federal authorities have arrested one of the alleged leaders of a drug cartel thought to be behind the August attack and arson at a Monterrey casino that left 52 people dead, Mexico's news agency reported Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>2 U.S. citizens killed in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/americas/mexico-us-citizens-killed/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/americas/mexico-us-citizens-killed/index.html</guid><description>Two U.S. citizens -- a mother and her son --- have been killed in the violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, authorities said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>2 severed heads found in Mexican capital</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/03/world/americas/mexico-decapitated-heads/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/03/world/americas/mexico-decapitated-heads/index.html</guid><description>Authorities found two severed heads along a highway in Mexico City on Monday morning, the city's attorney general said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police find decapitated body of Mexico newspaper editor</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/world/americas/mexico-editor-decapitated/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/world/americas/mexico-editor-decapitated/index.html</guid><description>The editor of a Mexican newspaper was found dead, her body decapitated and with a note next to it, officials said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Twitter 'terror' charges dropped in eastern Mexico </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/world/americas/mexico-twitter-terror/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/world/americas/mexico-twitter-terror/index.html</guid><description>Two people accused of posting false rumors on social media about school attacks in eastern Mexico walked free Wednesday after authorities dropped terrorism charges against them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico murders show how Internet empowers, threatens</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/16/opinion/mexico-social-media-killings/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/16/opinion/mexico-social-media-killings/index.html</guid><description>Two days ago, I learned about two young people killed by drug gangs in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, their corpses bound and hung from a bridge. Unfortunately, drug murders happen so often in Mexico that they are not news anymore. This time was different.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latest battlefield in Mexico's drug war: Social media</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.violence.internet/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.violence.internet/index.html</guid><description>Twitter users report gun battles and fiery road blockades. A website lists victims' names and details of how they died. A blog posts gory photos of gruesome killings and videos of drug lords' confessions.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: Killings of 3 look like revenge for Mexico casino massacre</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.casino.revenge/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.casino.revenge/index.html</guid><description>Three family members of a police officer implicated in the fatal attack on a Monterrey, Mexico, casino that left 52 people dead were killed by unknown assailants in "a revenge attack" by a local cartel, the spokesman for security in the state of Nuevo Leon told reporters Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drug violence victims go unidentified in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.unidentified.bodies/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.unidentified.bodies/index.html</guid><description>More than 48 hours after two mangled bodies appeared hanging by ropes from a pedestrian bridge in a Mexican border city, authorities had yet to identify the victims.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bodies hanging from bridge in Mexico are warning to social media users</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/14/mexico.violence/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/14/mexico.violence/index.html</guid><description>Social media users who denounce drug cartel activities along the Mexican border received a brutal warning this week: Two mangled bodies hanging like cuts of meat from a pedestrian bridge.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tour shows migrant life on the Arizona-Mexico border</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/13/arizona.border.tour/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/13/arizona.border.tour/index.html</guid><description>On a recent sunny Arizona morning, Judy Macintyre, a 72-year-old tourist from Minnesota, is ready to board a bus. But this is not just any tour. To Macintyre, it's an opportunity to take an in-depth look at a controversial issue she wanted to explore for a long time.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rescuers find 7 missing oil workers alive in the Gulf of Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/11/mexico.missing.oil.workers/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/11/mexico.missing.oil.workers/index.html</guid><description>Seven of the 10 oil workers who went missing in the Gulf of Mexico last week were found alive Sunday, said Mexico's state-owned oil company, Pemex.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tales from Mexico's drug wars, WikiLeaks style</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/11/mexico.wikileaks/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/11/mexico.wikileaks/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's offensive against the drug cartels that plague the nation has been fraught with controversy. Over the past four and a half years, tens of thousands have been killed, including many civilians, and the violence continues unabated.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico's Twitter 'terrorism' case sparks controversy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/07/mexico.twitter.analysts/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/07/mexico.twitter.analysts/index.html</guid><description>One Mexican state's tough stance on Twitter posts could have a chilling effect on social media throughout the country, analysts say.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two journalists found dead in Mexico City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/01/mexico.journalists.dead/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/01/mexico.journalists.dead/index.html</guid><description>The apparently strangled bodies of two women who worked for a weekly newsmagazine in Mexico City were found Thursday morning in a suburb south of the city, officials said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico deploys 1,500 troops after 'terrorist' casino attack</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/27/mexico.attack/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/27/mexico.attack/index.html</guid><description>Hundreds of troops headed to northern Mexico Saturday as authorities continued investigations into the torching of a casino that left at least 52 people dead.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At least 53 killed in Mexico grenade attack</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/26/mexico.grenade.attack/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/26/mexico.grenade.attack/index.html</guid><description>At least 53 people were killed and eight others injured in a reported grenade attack Thursday at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico, the capital of Nuevo Leon, Red Cross officials said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At least 40 killed in Mexico grenade attack</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/25/mexico.grenade.attack/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/25/mexico.grenade.attack/index.html</guid><description>At least 40 people were killed and numerous others injured in a reported grenade attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico, the capital of Nuevo Leon, according to attorney general in that northern state.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gunmen fire into crowd outside Mexico school; 1 man killed</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/24/mexico.school.shooting/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/24/mexico.school.shooting/index.html</guid><description>Unknown gunmen fired into a crowd of people outside an elementary school in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring four others, a Juarez municipal police spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gunfire erupts near Mexico stadium, sending soccer players fleeing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/21/mexico.gunfire.soccer/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/21/mexico.gunfire.soccer/index.html</guid><description>A soccer game was suspended after gunfire erupted outside a stadium in northern Mexico, sending players fleeing and spectators ducking for cover under seats.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico investigates alleged selling of girls</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/19/mexico.girls.sold/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/19/mexico.girls.sold/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has opened an investigation into reports that some indigenous communities in the country continue to practice the ancestral custom of selling their daughters.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico sees future with biofuels</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/12/mexico.biofuels/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/12/mexico.biofuels/index.html</guid><description>Earlier this month, an AeroMexico plane made an important flight from Mexico City to Madrid. The flight wasn't notable for who was inside the cabin, but for what was inside the fuel tank: it was the world's first transatlantic commercial flight using biofuel.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Avi Creditor: U.S. vs. Mexico play-by-play analysis</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/avi_creditor/08/09/liveblog.us.mexico/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/avi_creditor/08/09/liveblog.us.mexico/index.html</guid><description>The U.S. team takes on Mexico in an exhibition at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. The game also marks the debut of Jurgen Klinsmann as U.S. head coach.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Steve Davis: U.S. vs. Mexico preview</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/steve_davis/08/09/us.mexico/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/steve_davis/08/09/us.mexico/index.html</guid><description>The U.S.' targets for Wednesday's friendly against Mexico (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2, Univisión) seem clear enough: continue acquainting players and coaches; set a baseline of expectations on each side, and; make progress on a blueprint that adds some German craftsmanship to that quintessential American determination.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>26 police officers resign in northern Mexico town</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/05/mexico.police.resign/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/05/mexico.police.resign/index.html</guid><description>Twenty-six police officers in the town of Ascension in northern Mexico resigned Thursday, surrendering their guns and uniforms, the state news agency Notimex reported.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico: Alleged ammo smuggler is U.S. citizen</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/04/mexico.us.woman.arrested/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/04/mexico.us.woman.arrested/index.html</guid><description>An American woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle 3,500 rounds of ammunition from El Paso, Texas, into Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, according to a Wednesday night news release from the Chihuahua state attorney general's office.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beauty queen says gaining weight cost her Mexican crown</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/03/mexico.beauty.queen/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/03/mexico.beauty.queen/index.html</guid><description>A Mexican beauty queen says officials took away her crown after she gained weight, stopping her from competing in this year's Miss World pageant.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>21 Mexican prosecutors resign</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/02/mexico.prosecutors/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/02/mexico.prosecutors/index.html</guid><description>At least 21 federal prosecutors in Mexico have resigned in the past four days, an announcement that comes on the heels of a purge of agents and investigators in the attorney general's office.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Leader of La Linea gang arrested in Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/30/mexico.drug.arrest/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/30/mexico.drug.arrest/index.html</guid><description>A purported leader of the infamous La Linea criminal organization has been arrested in Mexico, state-run media reported, citing a military leader.</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Despite violence, Mexico tourism remains strong</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/26/mexico.tourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/26/mexico.tourism/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's international image may be taking hits because of the violence produced by drug cartels, but it hasn't hurt its tourism industry, officials say. International tourism to Mexico has increased 2.1% in the first five months of 2011 compared to 2010, and it remains the top destination for Americans traveling abroad.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ATF 'stonewalled' agents on botched gun probe, report says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/25/mexico.guns/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/25/mexico.guns/index.html</guid><description>U.S. officials kept their Mexican counterparts in the dark about a widely criticized gun-trafficking probe even as rising numbers of weapons reached the hands of Mexico's drug cartels, a congressional committee reported Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexican attorney general shakes up ranks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/21/mexico.pgr.shakeup/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/21/mexico.pgr.shakeup/index.html</guid><description>Less than four months in office, Mexico's attorney general has overseen the firing of 140 police officers and investigators and has more than 280 others under investigation.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Migrants use zip line to cross Guatemala-Mexico border</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/19/mexico.migrants.zip.line/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/19/mexico.migrants.zip.line/index.html</guid><description>It may not be legal, but it's definitely popular. For just 10 Guatemalan quetzals, or 15 Mexican pesos (the equivalent of just over a U.S. dollar), you can pay to ride a zip line across a river and into a new country.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guns, immigration and GOP hypocrisy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/14/navarrette.guns.border/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/14/navarrette.guns.border/index.html</guid><description>Where the debate over gun control intersects with concerns about border security, things are getting complicated for a political party that has painted itself into a corner with alarmist rhetoric and short-term thinking.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico changes constitution to combat human trafficking</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/13/mexico.human.trafficking/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/13/mexico.human.trafficking/index.html</guid><description>Mexico's president approved several changes to the country's constitution Wednesday aimed at cracking down on human trafficking.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ATF loses track of 1,400 guns in criticized probe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/12/atf.guns/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/12/atf.guns/index.html</guid><description>Federal agents can't account for more than 1,400 guns after a widely criticized operation aimed at tracing the flow of weapons to Mexican drug gangs, sources with knowledge of the investigation tell CNN.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bodies of 11 found outside Mexico City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/08/mexico.killings/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/08/mexico.killings/index.html</guid><description>The bodies of 10 men and a woman were found Friday afternoon on the eastern outskirts of Mexico City, a Valle de Chalco municipal government official said in a statement.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prosecutor describes sexual exploitation in Mexico City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/01/mexico.human.trafficking/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/01/mexico.human.trafficking/index.html</guid><description>On an historic street just four blocks from the National Palace in Mexico City, scantily clad women marched in a circle for 12 hours a day, advertising and selling themselves for money they would never see.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 05:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: 3 dead, hundreds evacuated as tropical storm slams Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/01/mexico.tropical.storm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/01/mexico.tropical.storm/index.html</guid><description>Heavy rains tied to the Atlantic hurricane season's first named storm contributed to three deaths and led to the evacuation of thousands of people in Mexico, the state-run news agency reported.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Democrat: Controversial ATF program shows need for tougher gun laws</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/30/us.fast.and.furious/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/30/us.fast.and.furious/index.html</guid><description>A controversial program by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that tried to track illegal weapons sales shows the need for tougher gun laws, according to a report issued Thursday by a House Democrat.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Arlene lumbers across Mexico</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/30/tropical.storm.arlene/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/30/tropical.storm.arlene/index.html</guid><description>Tropical Storm Arlene appeared to be losing steam as it lumbered across Mexico Thursday, but authorities said the possibility of torrential rains and flooding still threatened many parts of the country.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico issues hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Arlene approaches</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/29/tropical.storm.arlene/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/29/tropical.storm.arlene/index.html</guid><description>Mexican authorities issued a hurricane warning along parts of the country's eastern coast Wednesday as Tropical Storm Arlene approached, the National Hurricane Center reported.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexican judge sentences 4 in human trafficking case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/28/mexico.human.trafficking/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/28/mexico.human.trafficking/index.html</guid><description>A federal judge in Mexico has sentenced four people to a minimum of 16 1/2 years each behind bars for human trafficking, the Mexican attorney general's office said Tuesday, marking a rare conviction in a country struggling to get a grip on the illegal trade.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jonathan Wilson: Mexico exploits porous U.S. defense</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jonathan_wilson/06/25/us.mexico.gcfinal/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jonathan_wilson/06/25/us.mexico.gcfinal/index.html</guid><description>Breathless, frenetic, utterly absorbing:  Mexico was a 4-2 winner in the Gold Cup final, a score line that didn't seem quite to reflect its superiority, yet so open was the game that the U.S. had enough chances to have itself won the game by a two-goal margin. This was thrillingly end-to-end, a game in which midfields barely existed, settled by the porousness of the USA's back four. In the end, it simply presented too many chances to Mexico.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Steve Davis: U.S. player ratings against Mexico</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/steve_davis/06/25/gold.cup.usa.mexico.player.ratings/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/steve_davis/06/25/gold.cup.usa.mexico.player.ratings/index.html</guid><description>U.S. player ratings vs. Mexico (scale of 1-10).</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grant Wahl: Three postgame thoughts on U.S.-Mexico</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/grant_wahl/06/25/3thoughts.us.mexico/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/grant_wahl/06/25/3thoughts.us.mexico/index.html</guid><description>PASADENA, Calif. -- Three thoughts after the U.S.'s 4-2 loss against Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final:</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrea Canales: Mexico shows newfound resilience in Gold Cup final</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andrea_canales/06/26/mexico.goldcup/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andrea_canales/06/26/mexico.goldcup/index.html</guid><description>PASADENA, Calif. -- Mexico has often been viewed as a talented team, but rarely as a tough one. Though the team now features perhaps more skillful players than ever, it's the new backbone and hardiness of the team that has turned them into a stronger squad.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
