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I wouldn't even think of trying to open a Mexican card room. The bribes alone would bankrupt you...

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) — Alejandro Dominguez was the only person brave enough to apply for the job as police chief of this lawless border city on the border with Texas.
He took office Wednesday afternoon, declaring he wasn’t afraid of anything. Shortly after nightfall, he was dead, gunned down by assailants in this embattled city that is the front line in a bloody turf battle between Mexico’s two main drug gangs.
Early Thursday, most city officials nervously directed all questions to Mayor Daniel Pena, who was holding private meetings and hadn’t made a public appearance. Some said they didn’t want their names appearing in the media.
Councilman Joaquim Trevino called on Fox to do more, two months after the federal government sent in 700 soldiers and federal agents.
“The reality is that there isn’t anyone who wants this job,” he said.
Only a few people ventured out into the streets, and a handful of federal authorities were seen on routine patrols.