▁United ▁States ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁US ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁maintenance . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁r ented ▁out ▁or ▁bar tered ▁for ▁needed ▁goods . ▁ 1 9 ▁other ▁plan es ▁and ▁nine ▁hel ic op ters ▁will ▁be ▁au ction ed ▁off , ▁with ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁raising ▁US ▁$ 1 ▁billion . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁rules ▁that ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Statistics ▁and ▁Geography ▁( INE G I ) ▁can ▁ignore ▁the ▁ban ▁against ▁pay ing ▁its ▁execut ives ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁January ▁ 1 6 ▁Two ▁earth qu akes ▁of ▁ 5 . 3 ▁and ▁ 4 . 9 ▁respectively , ▁hit ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁of ▁Te hu ante pec ▁in ▁O ax aca . ▁S light ▁dam ages ▁but ▁no ▁inj uries ▁are ▁reported . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁ 6 7 9 ▁earth qu akes ▁in ▁O ax aca ▁this ▁year . ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁General ▁William ▁Bar r ▁vis its ▁Mexico ▁to ▁discuss ▁money ▁la und ering , ▁arms ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁and ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁A ▁comm ando ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁men ▁armed ▁with ▁assault ▁rif les ▁burn ▁ 2 2 ▁homes ▁and ▁seven ▁vehicles ▁and ▁kid nap ▁five ▁people ▁in ▁two ▁towns ▁in ▁Mad era ▁Municip ality , ▁Ch ih u ah ua . ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁A ML O ▁offers ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs