THE MEXICAN AMBASSADOR ACCUSES THE UNITED STATES OF FUNDING HIS COUNTRY’S DRUG WARS
April 12, 2009 - United States
The U.S. Mexican ambassador has asked America to stop the flow of guns and cash into his country, saying that they fuel the country's drug wars. Arturo Sarukhan has said that the money provides the drug cartels with the means to "corrupt, bribe and kill." Barack Obama is due to visit Mexico. It has been reported that something like six thousand people died in 2008 from drug-related violence. The Mexican government believes the 90% of the weapons used have come from the United States.
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
April 12, 1999 - United States
President Bill Clinton is found in contempt of court by U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright for giving "intentionally false" testimony in a lawsuit filed by Paula Jones about his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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