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The Obama administration's delicate balance with Mexico. Can they mend fences while building fences?

I'm Lawrence O'Donnell, sitting in for Warren Allney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Secretary of State is in Mexico today to meet with the Mexican President Felipe Calderon while the U.S. is speeding hundreds of federal agents to the Mexican border as part of a new plan to prevent the drug cartel surging violence from spilling over the border.

Today, on To the Point, is President Obama's next foreign crisis next door?

With a bloody drug war raging out of control, is Mexico a failed state?

And can NAFTA survive?

On reporter's notebook later on, the Supreme Court considers whether Hillary the movie can be banned.

First, here's the news.

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Warren Alley, back with To the Point from PRI. President Obama got no questions about Iraq or

Afghanistan in last night's press conference, but he was asked if the raging violence of drug

cartels in Mexico is, quote, a national security threat. Coming up, we'll talk about the new

tensions in the U.S. relations with Mexico and what the Obama administration hopes to achieve

with Secretary of State's meeting with the Mexican President today.

On reporter's notebook, Hillary Clinton, the movie, confuses the Supreme Court.

First, this news update.

President Obama went to Capitol Hill today to meet with Senate Democrats who are beginning to work on his $3.6 trillion budget proposal. Joining us now to discuss that meeting is

Adriel Betelheim, White House correspondent for CQ Politics.com. Adriel Betelheim, why is the president

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