U.S. House Approves Extra $405 Million for Merida Initiative

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a 2009 spending bill that includes an additional $405 million for a program to fight drug trafficking and organized crime in Mexico and Central America.

With a vote of 245-178, the legislators gave the green light Wednesday to the $410 billion “omnibusâ€