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AP - A young woman who received death threats after recently becoming police chief of a violence-plagued Mexican town is in the U.S and seeking asylum, Mexican and U.S. officials said Tuesday.<br style="clear: both;" /><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a class="rssreadon" rel="external" title="Young Mexican police chief seeking asylum in US   (AP)" href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_re_us/us_drug_war_mexico_young_police_chief" target="_blank">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_re_us/us_drug_war_mexico_young_police_chief</a></p>