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Drug Cartels Operate Freely in Small Calif. Towns

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In these small little towns in California, not only are some of the politicians extremely corrupt, but they’ve become places where gangs and Mexican and Colombian drug cartels operate freely. Investigative reporter Jeffrey Anderson examines the problem. By Jeffrey Anderson Washington Times BELL, Calif. — The gang graffiti that coats freeway overpasses, exit signs and…

Column: U.S. Falls Short in Helping Mexico Battle Drug War

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By Jackson Diehl Washington Post Deputy Editorial Page Writer WASHINGTON — Last month, 303 people were murdered in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, which lies alongside El Paso. This month, the dead include three men killed by a sophisticated, remote-controlled car bomb — the first in Mexico’s drug wars. In a city of…