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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-14-10 12:15 PM
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Americans Killed In Drive-By Shooting At Consulate In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Obama 'Outraged'
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Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says three people affiliated with the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were killed in a drive-by shooting.

A U.S. official says two American citizens and a spouse of a Mexican employee were killed Saturday afternoon. The official spoke only on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information.

The White House says President Barack Obama is outraged by the news.

The State Department is authorizing U.S. government employees at six U.S. consulates in northern Mexico to send their family members out of the area because of concerns about rising drug-related violence, including the post in Ciudad Juarez.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/14/americans-killed-in-drive_n_498338.html



Mexico now has the wealthiest person in the world, Carlos Slim Helu, topping Bill Gates and Warren Buffett (only because the latter two have given so much of their wealth to charity). The violence and the gated communities are the vision that the Republicans and Faux News so dearly wish for the USA.
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