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Polls Show Mexican Race Too Close to Call

Mexico's presidential election was too close to call Sunday with voters bitterly divided between a leftist offering himself as a savior to the poor and a conservative warning his rival's free-spending proposals threaten the economy. Complete Story

Status Hurts Mexican Voting Bloc in U.S.

A potentially powerful expatriate voting bloc likely will have little effect on Mexico's presidential race because of the illegal status of many who live in the United States.

In Mexico, Internet Music Piracy Rising

On Genova Street in downtown Mexico City, illegally copied CDs of music by top U.S. artists sell for 20 pesos, just under $2 a piece, in tiny booths between tables overflowing with batteries, stuffed animals and cheap knockoff sunglasses. That's about one-tenth the price in nearby stores.

Facts About Mexico

Some facts about Mexico:

Bio Boxes on Mexico's Leading Candidates

NAME: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

A Look at Key Mexican Election Issues

Positions of the three main candidates in Mexico's presidential election on issues of importance to the United States:

Profiles on 3 Main Mexican Candidates

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is a shopkeeper's son and a leftist who promises "the poor come first," but has sought to distance himself from the growing tide of leftist leaders in Latin America.

Will Mexico Go Left or Stay Conservative?

Mexicans buffeted by a mudslinging, polarized presidential campaign are choosing Sunday between plunging into Latin America's left-wing tide or electing a conservative who favors free trade and globalization.

Police Find More Human Heads in Acapulco

Authorities found two more human heads in front of a government office in Acapulco on Friday, accompanied with threatening messages linked to the drug trade.

Ex-Mexican President Under House Arrest

Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria was placed under house arrest Friday on genocide charges stemming from a 1968 student massacre, an unprecedented move coming just two days before the country elects a new president.

Many See Fox's Opportunity As Unfulfilled

Six years after his astonishing victory ended 71 years of one-party rule, many people see Vicente Fox as the president who squandered a golden opportunity to turn Mexico around.

Mexico Extraditing More Suspected Criminals

Gone are the days when Americans on the lam could look to Mexico as a refuge. Extraditions and deportations have risen sharply as U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials work closely together to bring suspected criminals to justice.

Acapulco Police Find Human Head

Police on Thursday found a human head by the main entrance to City Hall in this Pacific resort, the fourth such grisly discovery this year.

Mother of Mexican President Dies at 86

The mother of President Vicente Fox died Thursday night at the family's ranch in the central state of Guanajuato, three days before elections to replace the outgoing leader, the president's office said.

Volcano in Western Mexico Shoots Ash

Western Mexico's Volcano of Fire sent a towering column of ash and gas more than a mile into the air Thursday, authorities said.

Mexico Struggles to Find Election Help

This town of farmers and cattle ranchers has about 1,300 registered voters. But officials had to spend weeks begging residents before they found the 14 people needed to staff its two polling places on Sunday.

Mexico City Police Investigator Killed

Gunmen shot and killed a prominent Mexico City police investigator outside his home Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Gunmen Kill Top Cop, Bodyguard in Cancun

Assailants armed with automatic rifles shot and killed a top policeman and his bodyguard as they drove home in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, authorities said Tuesday.

Mexico Presidential Campaigns Reach Apex

Mexico's presidential candidates wrapped up months of mudslinging with final campaign rallies Wednesday, with left-leaning Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and conservative Felipe Calderon locked in a tight race.

Young Mexicans Make Up Key Voting Block

Mexico's presidential candidates have talked about pot on MTV, buddied up with professional wrestlers and traded ties for soccer jerseys as they cultivate a hipper, cooler image.

Half-Ton Mexican Man Loses 200 Pounds

Health officials said Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January.

AP Blog: Mexico Candidates on Campaign Path

Associated Press writers Mark Stevenson, Will Weissert, Ioan Grillo and Julie Watson are covering Mexico's presidential race. Stevenson and Watson are in Mexico City, with Stevenson covering leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's campaign. Weissert is in Guadalajara with conservative Felipe Calderon, and Grillo is traveling to Veracruz with Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Mexican Rivals Have Different World Views

Leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador doesn't speak English, rarely travels outside Mexico and says the best foreign policy is to stay at home and avoid meddling in other nations' affairs.

Conservative Vows to Win Mexico Presidency

Conservative Felipe Calderon pledged Sunday to win Mexico's closely fought presidential election by a solid margin, insisting he is the safe option against a vindictive and radical leftist rival.

Commission Will Evaluate Lavolpe's Future

A commission will decide whether to renew Ricardo Lavolpe's contract as Mexico's coach when it runs out on July 30.

The Wire

Bush Team "Helps" Outcome in Mexican Presidential Election

Source: Greg Palast Blog

George Bush's operatives have plans to jigger with the upcoming elections. I'm not talking about the November '06 vote in the USA (though they have plans for that, too). I'm talking about the election this Sunday in Mexico for their Presidency.

Firms to Remove Lead From Candy

Source: latimes.com

Candies made "Mexican-style" by Hershey, Mars and Vero Cos will have lead removed from their candy after a settlement with the Mexi-fornia (California, that is) lawsuit. Oh, what? There is lead in our candy?!!!

Nightmare scenario hangs over Mexico election

Source: news.yahoo.com

Just when you thought the immigration issue couldn't get more interesting, we have the threat of political instability to the south- not the type of issue norteamericanos want to contend with after a spring of discontent over illegal immigration. Worth keeping an eye on.

World Cup Prognostics - Day 16

In the day 16 we are about to start the round of 16. I think today's games are quite one-sided, unless we have huge surprises.

Reno Shooting Suspect Surrenders in Mexico

Source: foxnews.com

Glad to see this guy is caught, mark one for the good guys.

Experts: Border-area health conditions 'a crisis'

Source: chron.com

If the 24 U.S. counties along the Mexican border were combined into the nation's 51st state, it would be among the poorest and least healthy in the United States, according to lawmakers and health experts who spoke at a border health conference on Thursday.

Sprint Wireless Data Roaming in Canada and Mexico

Source: T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer

New North American data roaming agreement let you access email and Web sites wirelessly in Canada and Mexico.

"Right left and wrong left": A false and damaging dichotomy

Source: Comment is Free: Guardian Blog

Maxwell A Cameron, from the University of British Columbia, says Talk of a 'right' and a 'wrong' left in Latin America hinders understanding of continent's reaction against economic orthodoxy. He goes on...

CFR/Bilderberg Plan to Erase US Borders Finally Gets Attention

Source: prisonplanet.com

Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones: The open plan to merge the US with Mexico and Canada and create a Pan American Union networked by a NAFTA Super Highway has long been a Globalist brainchild but its very real and prescient implementation on behalf of the Council on Foreign Relatio …

World Cup prognostics - Day 13

After Germany and England winning their respective groups, today groups C and D to set two more challenges in the round of 16.

Mexico's Election

Source: The New York Times

The Times profiles the two contenders for the Mexican presidency. One is "colorless", the other "no threat to the United States". Tough call!

Immigration Worries at the Southern Border.

Source: nytimes.com

Here at the southern edge, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from nearly two dozen other countries, including China, Ecuador, Cuba and Somalia, pass through on their way to the United States.

Mexico Worries About Its Own Southern Border

Source: nytimes.com

Quiet as it is kept in political circles, Mexico, so much the focus of the United States' immigration debate, has its own set of immigration problems.

Illegal Immgration: Did U.S. Create This Monster?

There is a estimated 7 million illegal immigrates in the United States. Why do we have 7 million immigrates who decided not to go through the process of becoming a legal immigrate and eventually a citizen?

World Cup Prognostics - Day 8

I think the Serbians will be no match for the Argentinians. The South Americans are more experienced and proved to be a team hard to be beaten against the Ivory Coast. The Argentinians have both a solid defense and an effective attack, with Crespo and Riquelme.

Oldest Dentistry in Americas Found - Fang Dentures?

Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

The earliest dental patient in the Americas spent many hours with the dentist and likely experienced excruciating—perhaps deadly—pain, according to an analysis of skeletal remains uncovered in the volcanic highlands of west-central Mexico.

Bush sneaking North American super-state without oversight?

Source: worldnetdaily.com

Despite having no authorization from Congress, the Bush administration has launched extensive working-group activity to implement a trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada.

World Cup Prognostics - Day 3

Once again I will try to speak in advance about the games to be played.

Sympathy for Soccer Referees

Every World Cup there are some calls or lack of calls that get fans roiled up and calling for a referee's blood. I get as mad as the next fan but I sympathize with the men with the whistles because I've been in their situation.

Australia presses EU to re-think chemicals law

Source: abc.net.au

Thirteen of the European Union's (EU) top trading partners, including Australia, have urged the EU to re-think legislation designed to protect people from toxic chemicals.

The Populist at the (Southern) Border

Source: New York Times

From the article: Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was the mayor of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005 during the great upward spike in crime, is now running in next month's elections as the presidential candidate of the left-wing P.R.D. (Party of the Democratic Revolution).

Prodded by the Left, Mexico's Richest Man Talks Equity

Source: nytimes.com

Most everyone is familiar with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. But the planet's third-richest man — Carlos Slim of Mexico — is known to far fewer people. And that is the way he has always liked it, until now.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Web users to 'patrol' US border

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Web cams on the Rio Grande

Lawyer: Border Patrol should be investigated for racial profiling

Source: signonsandiego.com

LOS ANGELES – A civil rights lawyer on Wednesday demanded authorities investigate a roundup of hundreds of undocumented immigrants in what he called a desert dragnet based on racial profiling. In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, attorney Luis Carrillo claime …

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