Mexico rethinks drug strategy as death toll soars

By Tim Johnson / The Bulletin
August 15, 2010

MEXICO CITY — The drug war in Mexico is at a crossroads. As the death toll climbs above 28,000, President Felipe Calderon confronts growing pressure to try a different strategy — perhaps radically different — to quell the violence unleashed by major drug syndicates.

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