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In Mexico, 15 years later, the cartels have more clout

By Gregg Wendorf Advance News JournalNote: Looking back through old copy still stored on my Mac, I came across this piece dated June 16, 2009, and was amazed to realize that over the past 15 years since this column was published, the drug-related violence in Mexico has only grown worse.The war between the Mexican government and the cartels kicked into high gear Dec. 2, 2006, a day after Felipe Calderón assumed the office of president and declared all-out war against the narcos.Calderón vowed to use the power of the state to trample the drug lords. We now know how well ...

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