Mexico
by Debra Torrison
1. Social
1.1. girl kidnapped by Mom, AZ hospital, taken to Mexico
1.2. Baseball World Classic - Mex. plays U.S., U.S. not taking them seriously
1.3. Birthday in Cancun, killed by beam
1.4. Model caught in police/gang conflict
1.4.1. Had gunpowder on hands
1.4.2. may have been involved
1.4.3. gang may have used her as shield
1.5. crime rate drops when popular soccer player on TV
2. Economic
2.1. Drug cartel adds gold mining to business
2.2. yahoo sued by Mexican yellow pages -$2.75Billion
2.3. Trade with U.S. increasing
3. Political
3.1. Oil Spill 2010 - Clean up worse, cost increasing, detergents
3.2. Murders approx 45,000 = lower than past
3.2.1. 25,000 missing in drug wars
3.2.2. New head of organization to clean up economy, reduce murder rate
3.2.3. Female mayor killed after fighting cartels
3.2.4. Individual trying to stop flow of weapons to Mexico after sons murder
3.2.5. Snitches found dead