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Franc Contreras

Former Mexican president Felipe Calderon.

The US spied on Mexico’s leaders? So what else is new?

Global Politics

While France reacted sharply to recent news of NSA eavesdropping on its leaders, Mexico seems relatively unfazed. Over the weekend, newly-leaked documents revealed that the NSA hacked the emails of former Mexican president Felipe Calderon.This, after news that the NSA spied on current Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto while he was campaigning.

Mexico’s Pena Nieto: ‘No Return to the Past’ from PRI

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Why Mexican Journalists Fear Doing Their Jobs

Global Politics

Child-Trafficking Ring Preys on Young Mexican Women

Conflict & Justice

Mexican Presidential Candidate Couldn’t Remember Any Influential Books

Global Politics

Future Leader of Guatemala May Come From Country’s Violent Past

Global Politics

Otto Perez Molina, a man who commanded troops during that reign of terror, is poised to be country’s next president.

In Mexico, Protests Against Drug Violence

More protests are scheduled to take place in Mexico. People are extremely angry about the 40,000 people who have been killed in drug-related violence and peaceful cities have begun to be afflicted by the drug wars. There are calls for President Calderone to step down because of the violence. For more on the protests is […]

The World

Mexico reacts to America’s immigration policies

Global Politics

For a closer look at the Obama-Calderon visit, we speak with Eric Olson, an analyst on U.S.-Mexico relations at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Franc Contreras, a freelance reporter in Mexico City, for a look at Mexican perceptions of the U.S.

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Geo answer

Conflict & Justice

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Plaza de Torros in Mexico City. It’s where a Mexican matador made headlines this weekend. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from reporter Franc Contreras in Mexico City.