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Soldiers and investigators examine the wreckage of a helicopter that was carrying Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora, at a mountainous area in Santa Catarina Ayatzingo, southeast of Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo)
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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, July 14, 2010, file photo, Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora attends his swearing-in ceremony at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. The Mexican government said on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, that Mora, Mexico's No. 2 government official next to the president, has died in a helicopter crash with seven others, including the pilot. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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Illustration: United States of Mexico by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times
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Darren Gill, ex-ATF attache to Mexico, said he wasn't informed of the operation. (The Washington Times)
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The rock band Mana performs during the "Concierto por la Paz," or "Peace Concert," in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has been accused of a "lack of trustworthiness" in telling what he knew about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' "Fast and Furious" probe involving straw purchases of guns that were then "walked" into Mexico and given to drug smugglers. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Humberto Moreira (above) is head of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which ruled Mexico for 71 years until 2000 and is aiming to regain power. However, Treasury Secretary Ernesto Cordero, who wants to be the presidential candidate for the National Action Party, has launched an investigation into finances in Coahuila state, where Mr. Moreira was governor until January.
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Soldiers and police block off a main road near a busy shopping mall in Veracruz, Mexico, where suspected drug traffickers dumped 35 bodies under an overpass during rush hour as gunmen stood guard. (Associated Press)
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Saul Solis Solis, right, and Mario Alberto Gordillo, alleged members of Mexico's Knights Templar drug cartel, are escorted by soldiers upon their presentation to the media in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. Solis Solis, a former police chief and one-time congressional candidate, and Gordillo were captured Monday in the cartel's home state of Michoacan, Mexico. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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A federal police officer and soldiers patrol near the Casino Royale after a deadly assault in Monterrey, Mexico, Friday Aug. 26, 2011. Mexican officials say a group of at least eight assailants poured gasoline inside the casino before setting it on fire on Thursday, trapping dozens of people inside and killing at least 52 people. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Jennifer Lopez, the woman arrested for allegedly abducting the grandchildren of Republican U.S. Rep. Gary Miller and taking them to Mexico four years ago. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff)
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**FILE** U.S. men's soccer assistant coach Thomas Dooley and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, look on from the sidelines during the warmups before a friendly between Mexico and the United States on Wednesday in Philadelphia. The U.S. tied Mexico, 1-1, after Robbie Rogers scored a late second-half goal. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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D.C. United goalie Bill Hamid was called up to the U.S. national team for their friendly against Mexico on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Gaviota Azul beach in Cancun, Mexico, is one of the attractions the country hopes will lift it from the world's 10th-most-popular tourism destination to a top-five spot by 2018. "We believe that we can do better," said Gloria Guevara, Mexico's tourism secretary. (Associated Press)
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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES UNDER OATH: On hand to testify about "Operation Fast and Furious" failings before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday are from left: Jose Wall, ATF agent; Carlos Canino, ATF attache to Mexico; Lorren Leadmon, ATF intelligence specialist; and William Newell, former ATF agent.
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Carlos Canino, ATF acting attaché to Mexico, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms trafficking investigation on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Darren Gil, former ATF attaché to Mexico, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms trafficking investigation on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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From left, Jose Wall, ATF Senior Special Agent, Carlos Canino, ATF Acting Attaché to Mexico, Lorren Leadmon, ATF Intelligence Operations Specialist, William Newell, Former ATF Special Agent in Charge listen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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From left, Jose Wall, ATF Senior Special Agent, Carlos Canino, ATF Acting Attach to Mexico, Lorren Leadmon, ATF Intelligence Operations Specialist, William Newell, Former ATF Special Agent in Charge, and William McMahon, ATF Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations, are sworn in during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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A vehicle drives along the U.S.-Mexico border fence near Yuma, Ariz., as seen from San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. Arizona launched a website Wednesday to accept donations to pay for fencing along the Mexico border. (Associated Press)
