Mexico eyes private investment in Pemex oil reform
President Enrique Pena Nieto unveils a plan to allow private firms to profit-share in oil and gas activities, aiming to revive Pemex while pushing an electricity reform. The move faces stiff political resistance and public opposition as production declines.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexico
Democratic Revolution Party
Pena Nieto
Institutional Revolutionary Party
National Action Party
Senate
Pemex
Gerardo Gutierrez Candiani
Private Business Coordinating Council
Felipe Calderon
Democratic Revolution
Congress
Jesus Zambrano
Cesar Camacho
Petroleos Mexicanos
Susana Gonzalez
Bloomberg
Boko Haram Feud: 44 Dead at Nigerian Mosque Attack
In Maiduguri's Konduga town 44 worshippers were killed at a mosque by militants in Boko Haram fatigues. An additional 12 civilians died in a separate assault as security forces and a Civilian Joint Task Force counted bodies and faced heavy resistance.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram
Associated Press
Borno
Abubakar Shekau
United States
Konduga
Borno State
State Security Service
Usman Musa
Musa
Bipartisan backing for reform of mandatory minimums
Senator Rand Paul and Senate leaders praised Attorney General Holder as Obama admin advances flexibility in sentencing. Lawmakers introduce bills to let federal judges tailor sentences, aiming to reduce harsh mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses amid estimates of about 25,000 federal drug convictions annually and 45 percent involving lower level dealers or couriers.
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Senate
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Mauer
Smart On Crime aims to rebalance federal incarceration policy
Attorney General Holder unveils a Justice Department review and the Smart On Crime initiative to curb overreliance on harsh sentences. He notes African-Americans and Hispanics bear a larger share of drug convictions and cites state reforms redirecting funds from prison construction to treatment and supervision to reduce recidivism and prison populations.
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