More Americans have been kidnapped in Mexican border towns than in Iraq. The drug cartels have all but taken over several of Mexico's northern border cities. Dan Rather Reports looks at the growing violence that's just next door. This episode first aired December 5, 2006. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on AXS TV.
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