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Potential "dirty bomb" material stolen
In Mexico, a truck containing radioactive Cobalt-60 - a substance used in medical treatment - has been reported stolen, and there are new fears that the material could be used by terrorists to craft a "dirty bomb." CNN's Brian Todd reports.
Olive Garden, Red Lobster tied to illness
Diners at Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants in Iowa and Nebraska caught an intestinal illness tied to a rare type of parasite after eating salad mix that came from Mexico, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
The federal agency said its investigators traced the outbreak to four "illness clusters" of restaurants, which spokeswoman Theresa Eisenman later identified to CNN as Red Lobster and Olive Garden locations. The probe didn't find indications that any bags of salad mix with the parasite - known as cyclospora - were sold at U.S. grocery stores.
FULL STORYMexico nabs suspected drug cartel boss
CNN's Brian Todd has the latest on the arrest of a suspected Mexican drug kingpin.
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Reservist's wife: No news is good news
CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks with the wife of Armando Torres III, the Marine reservist who was kidnapped in Mexico.
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Why former Mexican president, businessman, support pot
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and ex-Microsoft manager Jamen Shively discuss legalizing and branding marijuana.
RELATED STORY: Former Mexican president pushing for pot legalization
Daughter pleads for mom's release
The daughter of an Arizona woman accused of smuggling drugs tearfully pleads to Mexican authorities to free her mother.
RELATED STORY: Arizona mom turns to scripture to survive in Mexican jail
Daughter cries over mom held in Mexico
The daughter and brother-in-law of a woman accused of drug smuggling in Mexico tell Wolf Blitzer that she is innocent.
RELATED STORY: Arizona mom's Mexico drug arrest 'about money,' husband says
The human toll of Mexico's drug war
CNN's Brian Todd reports on how the U.S. and Mexico are waging the drug war, and the overall toll of the crisis.
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Mexico's new leader on U.S.-Mexican relations
Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto talks to Wolf Blitzer about the biggest problem in U.S.-Mexican relations. Peña Nieto, who will be inaugurated in four days, is meeting with President Obama today in Washington. The in-depth interview, which also includes discussion of Mexico's drug cartels, airs at 5pm ET on CNN.
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