http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/nov/18/drug-violence-on-rise-in-mexico/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway111809h.mp3 Drug Violence Escalates in Mexico http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/nov/18/drug-violence-on-rise-in-mexico/ true 6563 segment In 2006, when Felipe Calderón was inaugurated President of Mexico, he promised to aggressively fight the drug cartels that had long been waging war in the streets of Mexican cities. Three years later, drug turf wars continue to escalate in violence and have claimed the lives of 14,000 people