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...group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which sent shock waves through the heart of the Mexican capital. But officials on the case have said they are investigating whether it could be the work of drug cartels reeling from a crackdown by President Felipe Calderon. Leftist guerrilla groups also have a history of bombing in Mexico, but they have normally hit political or commercial buildings at night without leaving casualties...
This far West Texas town is so isolated that while you can cross the Mexican border in less than an hour for lunch, the nearest shopping mall is 200 miles (about 320 km) away. Those who live around here take immense pride in the desolate landscape that served as the backdrop for the films with the most Academy Award nominations this year, Joel and Ethan Coen's murderous No Country for Old Men and Paul Thomas Anderson's epic There Will Be Blood. But instead of buzzing about their potential golden night at the Oscars, locals are more concerned these...
Residents do have hope. The arrival of massive numbers of 18-wheelers depends on Mexico's infrastructure. So far, work on the trans-Mexican highway hasn't broken ground, and the port in western Mexico needs repair. The results of a government-funded study about how well the plan would work for West Texas will be released soon. But for the locals who see this land as a refuge--and, on occasion, a Hollywood backdrop--the decision to build or not to build isn't even a question...
...Felipe’s is especially popular with the Mexican workers who came to work on the reconstruction of the city after Hurricane Katrina, Brush said...
...said he’d love to see the Cambridge restaurant open later—it closes at 2 a.m. on weekends and midnight on weekdays—and he’d be open to a partnership with the other Harvard Square Mexican restaurants like Border Cafe, Qdoba, and the incoming Chipotle to host a Cinco de Mayo party like the one in New Orleans. But he says he’s not overly optimistic about the chances of something like that happening here in Cambridge...