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Obama camp returns funds linked to fugitive Mexican
BBC - U.S. President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return donations linked to the family of a fugitive Mexican casino magnate. The Chicago-based brothers of Juan Jose Rojas Cardona, known as Pepe, raised some $200,000 for Obama.
Source says other agencies tried to stop gun "walking"
Fronteras - An ex-U.S. federal law enforcement agent says other agencies stopped gun shipments linked to Operation Fast & Furious. When they questioned it, they were told Arizona's U.S. Attorney was aware of it.
www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2012/feb/06/source-gun-walking-mexico-known-outside-atf/
Mexico seeks link between cattle deaths, poultry litter
The Poultry Site - Mexico's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGARPA) has identified the cause of death of 600 head of cattle in Actopan as high levels of urea in the feed, thought to be poorly processed poultry litter.
www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/24777/mexico-seeks-link-between-cattle-deaths-poultry-litter
Kate Hudson shows off bikini body in Cabo
Celebuzz - Kate Hudson showed off her post-baby bod while on romantic vacation in Cabo San Lucas last weekend. The 32-year-old actress, who gave birth to baby Bingham in July, was joined by her fiance Matt Bellamy.
www.celebuzz.com/2012-02-06/kate-hudson-bikinis-in-mexico-with-matt-bellamy-photos/
Telmex inks deal with Alcatel-Lucent
Telegeography - Mexican fixed line incumbent Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) has selected French-US vendor Alcatel-Lucent as the key supplier for the deployment of a superfast broadband infrastructure based on VDSL2 and GPON technologies.
www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/07/telmex-inks-deal-with-alca-lu-for-supply-of-vdslgpon-broadband-kit/
Despite crime, U.S. companies investing in Mexico
InSight - Despite rising crime in northern Mexico, large US companies have continued to invest billions in the region, reports the Houston Chronicle. Close to 2 million workers are still employed in 5,500 US-owned factories.
insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2177-mex-investment
Mexico extends R&D grant programs
mfrtech.com - Mexico continues to extend research and development grant programs to provide direct tax cash subsidies to manufacturers for qualified R&D projects. The filing deadline for the incentive is March 9, 2012.
www.mfrtech.com/articles/23343.html
PRI fights report of link to drug organizations
AP - Mexico's former ruling party has filed a complaint accusing federal prosecutors of leaking information tying three of the party's former governors to a drug money-laundering investigation.
www.vcstar.com/news/2012/feb/06/mexico-former-ruling-party-fights-drug-link/
Mexico becomes the new Eldorado for soft drinks
MSN Money - It seems like soft drink powerhouses Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo are betting heavily on Mexico. Both companies recently announced huge investments in the country that has one of the highest obesity rates in the world.
Police find bodies of two decapitated women
AFP - Police in northern Mexico found near a highway in the Monterrey metropolitan area the decapitated bodies of two women with missing index fingers, a sign among drug gangs that they believed the victims were informants.
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/mexico-police-find-decapitated-women/story-e6frf7lf-1226263647398
