Slim’s Pickings: Will Carlos Slim use the New York Times to bolster his reputation?

Slate, 1/20/2009
As a native of Mexico and a lifetime admirer of (and former editorial writer for) the New York Times, I confess that part of me wants to feel a measure of pride that the Sulzberger family has turned to a Mexican businessman for help. The New York Times Co. has announced that Carlos Slim [...]

New report: Energy Cooperation and Security in the Hemisphere: Mexican Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. David R. Mares, Energy in the Americas Task Force, 1/20/2009
Mexico faces important structural, trade and legislative challenges in the energy sector that will affect both it and its neighbors in the coming years. Oil contributes 40% of Mexico’s federal budget, a figure that illustrates the dependence of the country on an effective [...]

Slim Lends New York Times $250 Million as Sales Fall

Bloomberg, 1/20/2009
New York Times Co. borrowed $250 million from companies controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, buying time to sell assets and navigate the deepening advertising slump. Slim’s Banco Inbursa SA and Inmobiliaria Carso will get six- year notes with a coupon of more than 14 percent and detachable warrants, New York Times said in [...]

Bush Grants Commutations to Border Agents

Washington Post, 1/20/2009
In one of his final official acts, President Bush commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents yesterday who were convicted of shooting a fleeing Mexican drug dealer in 2005. Appeals for their commutation came in from Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and California Democratic [...]

U.S. broke obligations in Mexican’s execution

Los Angeles Times, 1/20/2009
The International Court of Justice ruled Monday that the United States violated its order last year when Texas proceeded with the execution of a Mexican national convicted of murder and rape.
After Monday’s ruling, Mexico called on the incoming Obama administration to ensure that the United States meets its obligations under international treaty [...]

Oil Addiction: Don’t Count on Mexico to Supplant Mid-East Crude

Wall Street Journal, 1/20/2009
Whether the calls for reducing America’s oil dependence on the Middle East that played such a big part in Barack Obama’s campaign will find a home in today’s inaugural address is an open question. But one thing is increasingly clear: America won’t be able to count much on Mexico, still its third-biggest [...]