President's Of Mexico And The U.S. To Meet In Washington

Heads Of U.S., Mexico To Meet As Tensions Rise -- Wall Street Journal

Violence From Drug War to Top Agenda as Calderón Visits Obama in Washington.

MEXICO CITY—President Felipe Calderón will meet in Washington on Thursday with President Barack Obama in an attempt to repair relations at a time when spiraling violence in Mexico's drug war has frayed ties between the two allies.

The meeting comes just three weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent was killed and another wounded by alleged drug gunmen. Jaime Zapata, the slain ICE agent, was the first U.S. law-enforcement official to be killed in the line of duty in Mexico in a quarter century.

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More News On Thursday's Meeting Between The Presidents Of Mexico And The U.S.

Tensions, drug war highlight Obama, Calderon meeting -- Houston Chronicle
Mexico's Calderon to visit Washington for talks with Obama, Boehner -- CNN
Mexican leader visits White House amid tensions -- Washington Post
President Calderon at the White House: Immigration and More on the Agenda -- FOX News
Mexican President Felipe Calderon set for US visit -- BBC
Friction evident as Mexican president visits US -- Washington Post
Obama urged to pressure Mexico on abuses by security forces -- FOX News
Obama to discuss armed US agents in Mexico -- AFP
US-Mexico talks: Key issues facing Obama and Calderon -- BBC
Latest Violence in Mexico Underscores Problems, Tensions -- Voice of America
Can Obama and Calderon Solve Mexico's Bloodshed — and the Bad Blood? -- Tim Padgett, Time Magazine
Working with Mexico -- L.A. Times editorial