Best of Mexico http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico The Mexican Experience for Us and Others...And Some Background Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Hinsdale man accused of swindling investors http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/hinsdale-man-accused-of-swindling-investors/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/hinsdale-man-accused-of-swindling-investors/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:46:16 +0000 Mexico News 080907BFRE45 The Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing a Hinsdale man swindling elderly investors out of more than $1.7 million and using the money for gifts to his wife and secretary, as well as to pay for his ...

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/hinsdale-man-accused-of-swindling-investors/feed/ Mexican soldier killed in Reynosa shootout; 4 wounded http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/mexican-soldier-killed-in-reynosa-shootout-4-wounded/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/mexican-soldier-killed-in-reynosa-shootout-4-wounded/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:36:54 +0000 Mexico News 080907PQT55Q A Mexican soldier was killed and four others wounded in a shootout between a military convoy and a group of gunmen late Tuesday night, according to Mexican media reports.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/mexican-soldier-killed-in-reynosa-shootout-4-wounded/feed/ Tropical storm Lowell forms off southwestern Mexico http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/tropical-storm-lowell-forms-off-southwestern-mexico/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/tropical-storm-lowell-forms-off-southwestern-mexico/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:12:51 +0000 Mexico News 080906U5GDH9 The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said tropical storm Lowell has formed off Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/07/tropical-storm-lowell-forms-off-southwestern-mexico/feed/ Authorities raid former Mexican mayor’s McAllen home http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/authorities-raid-former-mexican-mayors-mcallen-home/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/authorities-raid-former-mexican-mayors-mcallen-home/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:52:30 +0000 Mexico News 0809065O5FOU State and federal authorities searched the home Tuesday of a former Mexican mayor and federal police commander.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/authorities-raid-former-mexican-mayors-mcallen-home/feed/ Mexico undergoes legal revolution http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/mexico-undergoes-legal-revolution/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/mexico-undergoes-legal-revolution/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:49:05 +0000 Mexico News 080906MERMQ7 Mexico is in the midst of a legal revolution, and Cristal Gonzalez is on the front lines.

The U.S.-trained lawyer is one of a growing number of Mexican attorneys putting judges, lawyers, investigators and clerks through crash courses in justice, now that Mexico has amended its constitution to throw out its inept and corrupt legal system.

Some of her lessons may seem blindingly obvious. Yet they drive home just how dysfunctional are Mexico's courts and police.

On a recent evening, the 30-year-old lawyer explained Mexico's new rules of justice to a class of 200 professionals with the clarity of a preschool teacher: 'The accused is IN-NO-CENT until proven guilty! Confessions cannot be coerced. Which means the person cannot be submitted to ...?' She paused for a response.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/mexico-undergoes-legal-revolution/feed/ Beer named for drug lord ’saint’ brews dispute http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/beer-named-for-drug-lord-saint-brews-dispute/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/beer-named-for-drug-lord-saint-brews-dispute/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:43:10 +0000 Mexico News 080905G8JU3I A new beer named after the "patron saint" of drug traffickers is brewing up controversy in Mexico, where the government is locked in a bloody battle against drug gangs.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/06/beer-named-for-drug-lord-saint-brews-dispute/feed/ At Your Service: Celebrity Century http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/at-your-service-celebrity-century/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/at-your-service-celebrity-century/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:54:59 +0000 About Honeymoons / Romantic Travel http://honeymoons.about.com/b/2008/09/06/at-your-service-celebrity-century.htm http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/at-your-service-celebrity-century/feed/ Ochoa: LPGA English-only rule ‘a little drastic’ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/ochoa-lpga-english-only-rule-a-little-drastic/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/ochoa-lpga-english-only-rule-a-little-drastic/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:53:44 +0000 Mexico News 080905DQN69T LPGA Tour player Lorena Ochoa of Mexico, right, greets children during a charity event at an elementary school in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/ochoa-lpga-english-only-rule-a-little-drastic/feed/ 2 Cubans detained in Mexican beheadings probe http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/2-cubans-detained-in-mexican-beheadings-probe/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/2-cubans-detained-in-mexican-beheadings-probe/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:42:23 +0000 Mexico News 080905VIJFTU Two Cubans are being held by Mexican police for their alleged involvement in the beheadings of a dozen men in the Yucatan peninsula.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/2-cubans-detained-in-mexican-beheadings-probe/feed/ Hotels We Love: A Blog Carnival http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/hotels-we-love-a-blog-carnival/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/hotels-we-love-a-blog-carnival/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:59 +0000 About Honeymoons / Romantic Travel http://honeymoons.about.com/b/2008/09/05/hotels-we-love.htm http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/05/hotels-we-love-a-blog-carnival/feed/ Slash Composing Score for Rubio Film http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/slash-composing-score-for-rubio-film/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/slash-composing-score-for-rubio-film/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:51:03 +0000 Mexico News 080904VS2J4S Famed rock guitarist Slash is composing the score for a Mexican movie written and directed by Olallo Rubio, Kung Fu Films announced Thursday.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/slash-composing-score-for-rubio-film/feed/ 26 Arrested In Suspected Boat Smuggling Attempts http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/26-arrested-in-suspected-boat-smuggling-attempts/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/26-arrested-in-suspected-boat-smuggling-attempts/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:22:45 +0000 Mexico News 080904IRO3G9 U.S. authorities say they intercepted two boats off San Diego 's coast with a total of 24 illegal immigrants aboard.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/26-arrested-in-suspected-boat-smuggling-attempts/feed/ Barrier in Nogales storm tunnel removed http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/barrier-in-nogales-storm-tunnel-removed/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/barrier-in-nogales-storm-tunnel-removed/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:48:44 +0000 Mexico News 0809046TM25O A barrier in the storm-water tunnel connecting Nogales with its sister city in Mexico has been torn down because the Border Patrol built it partially over the international border.

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/barrier-in-nogales-storm-tunnel-removed/feed/ Mexico: traveling photo show explores … http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/mexico-traveling-photo-show-explores/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/mexico-traveling-photo-show-explores/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:13:03 +0000 Mexico News 080904A1PPI7 From the fear-struck eyes of a Senegalese man waiting to scale a wire fence into Europe to the blank stare of a Russian housewife in Panama, a provocative exhibition setting off from Mexico explores the many ...

]]> http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/mexico-traveling-photo-show-explores/feed/ Border Sewage Spill Prompts Pollution Alert http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/border-sewage-spill-prompts-pollution-alert/ http://www.strictlysports.com/bestformexico/2008/09/04/border-sewage-spill-prompts-pollution-alert/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:37:43 +0000 Mexico News 080904MKRP8J A 400,000-gallon sewage spill near the U.S.-Mexico line prompted an ocean pollution alert Wednesday along the coast of Border Field State Park and Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.

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