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Clinton Supports Mexico in Drug War

   VOA News  24 January 2011
   Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Rodham Clinton (l) and Mexico's Foreign
   Minister  Patricia  Espinosa  take part in a joint press conference in
   Guanajuato, Mexico, Jan. 24, 2011

Photo: AP

   Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Rodham Clinton (l) and Mexico's Foreign
   Minister  Patricia  Espinosa  take part in a joint press conference in
   Guanajuato, Mexico, Jan. 24, 2011

   U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Mexico to persist in
   its  war  against  drug  cartels,  saying  there  is no alternative to
   confronting them head-on.
   Secretary  Clinton  made  the comment Monday as she met in the Mexican
   city  of  Guanajuato  with Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa and gave
   strong  support  for  President  Felipe  Calderon's  crackdown on drug