Mexicos president-elect promises to fight for equality, jobs, justice
MEXICO CITY President-elect Felipe Calderon promised Thursday he would work tirelessly to construct a nation of equal opportunities and thanked outgoing President Vicente Fox for laying the groundwork for that goal.
Calderons declarations followed his second public appearance with Fox at the presidential residence, Los Pinos, since the nations top electoral court confirmed him as the countrys new leader earlier this month. He takes office on Dec. 1.
The former energy secretary was not Foxs first choice for the job but received his blessing after he won their conservative partys primary.
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Perry causes a stir calling Calderon Mexicos president-elect
AUSTIN Texas Governor Rick Perry made a stir at the Border Governors Conference today, calling Felipe Calderon the president-elect of Mexico and saying he had spoke with him earlier.
The conservative candidate holds a narrow lead in Mexicos still-disputed presidential race. Official tallies of the July second elections show him ahead by less than 1 percent. His opponent, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has claimed fraud and rallied street protests in the capital.
The election is now in the hands of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, which has until September 6th to declare a president-elect
Mexicos president-elect has deep Catholic roots
The roots of Felipe Calderons likely ascent to Mexicos presidency lie in one of the darkest periods of the countrys history, when the public expression of religion was banned, Roman Catholic churches and chapels were closed and priests were forbidden to wear clerical garb or voice opinions on public affairs.
Calderons father was among the many who took up arms in defense of the church, and it was that sense of persecution that led him in 1939 to join with other conservative Catholics to found the National Action Party, or PAN in its Spanish
Mexico steps up border fight
Mexican President Vicente Fox promises to mount an international campaign to coerce the United States not to add to the fence along our common border.
"Shameful" is the word he used. Parroting his leader, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said last week that "Mexico ... will not allow a stupid thing like this wall. What has to be done is to raise a storm of criticism ..."
Toward that end, Fox has hired the Dallas public relations firm Allyn & Company to peddle its interest in keeping the illegal immigration spigot wide open.
"If people in the
Mexicos Economy Hits 6-Year High Note
Mexicos economy expanded at the fastest clip in six years in the first three months of 2006, a performance that analysts say could help boost the electoral chances of the ruling conservative party.
The nations economic output grew 5.5% from the January-March period last year, the Treasury Ministry said Wednesday. Construction activity grew at a blistering 8.3% pace, thanks to a government-led housing push, and the factory sector accelerated 7.1% on revved-up auto production. Those are the two main drivers of industrial activity, which expanded 7%. Mexicos service sector also extended its solid run with
Mexico steps up border fight
Mexican President Vicente Fox promises to mount an international campaign to coerce the United States not to add to the fence along our common border.
"Shameful" is the word he used. Parroting his leader, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said last week that "Mexico ... will not allow a stupid thing like this wall. What has to be done is to raise a storm of criticism ..."
Toward that end, Fox has hired the Dallas public relations firm Allyn & Company to peddle its interest in keeping the illegal immigration spigot wide open.
"If people in the
Jobs could solve some Mexico woes
Of all the ways to curb unauthorized human traffic across the USAs southern border, theres one remedy that few people are even discussing: creating more jobs in Mexico.
The Mexican economy in 2006 is expected to post its third-consecutive year of better than 3% growth, but the jobs picture isnt as bright. Each year, about 1 million Mexicans enter the labor pool. But the economy creates only a sliver of the new jobs needed for them.
It doesnt require a degree in economics to understand that if there were more well-paid jobs in Mexico, fewer Mexicans would
Chavez Frias tells Mexico's President Vicente Fox not to mess with him
During a radio address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has told Mexican President Vicente fox not to mess with him.
The remark is likely to exacerbate even more relations between the two Heads of State.
The President used a phrase from the Venezuelan traditional duet, Florentino and the Devil to answer Fox's accusations against him and Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner.
According to Chavez Frias, Fox was part of the USA's plan to present the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) at the Summit of
Mexico says done all it could for dirty war trials
Mexican President Vicente Fox's government on Friday admitted there was little else it could do to punish former officials for their past repression of leftist dissidents after a court dealt the administration another legal setback this week.
A judge this week refused to issue arrest orders for former Mexican President Luis Echeverria and seven others for a 1968 student massacre by police and soldiers.
It was the latest setback to Fox's attempts to bring to justice former members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, who committed atrocities against leftists for decades. The
Venezuelas Chavez says normal relations with Mexico impossible
CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sunday it was impossible for Venezuela to maintain normal diplomatic relations with Mexico because president-elect Felipe Calderon led a smear campaign against Venezuela.
The Venezuelan leader also called Calderons election victory doubtful, suggesting the candidate belonging to Mexicos ruling National Action Party defeated leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador by resorting to fraud.
How is the Mexican president going to hope that we have good personal (and) political relations? Its impossible, said Chavez, speaking during a television interview.
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Mexicos Calderon to tour Latam, skipping Venezuela
Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon, who wants to counter the influence of Latin American leaders like U.S.-foe Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, sets off on a tour of the region next week.
Conservative Calderon, 44, will take in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile and Brazil on the trip, but will not visit Venezuela and other countries like Bolivia whose leftist leaders are aligned with Chavez.
Calderon has said he wants Mexico to play a more active role in regional politics to balance the influence of Chavez, who is trying to reduce U.S power over Latin American affairs.
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