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Apr 16, 10:10 PM (ET)
By BEN FELLER
(AP) President Barack Obama, left, waves as he walks with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Mexico...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Confronting a Mexican drug war that is "sowing chaos in our communities," President Barack Obama signaled Thursday he will not seek renewal of a U.S. assault weapons ban but instead will step up enforcement of laws banning the transfer of such guns across the border.
Obama had pledged during his campaign to seek renewal of the ban but has bowed to the reality that such a move would be unpopular in politically key U.S. states and among Republicans as well as some conservative Democrats...