Mexican electoral judges face hard test
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The future of Mexico's young democracy lies in the hands of seven judges who have the final word on a disputed presidential election that has strained class divisions and threatened the nation's stability, with one candidate calling for millions to protest.
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MADRID -- When Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega graduated from law school in the 1970s, Spanish law prohibited her -- and any other woman -- from becoming a judge, serving as a witness in court or opening a bank account.
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Their opposition, to the point of alienating Hispanics, offers a preview of the likely fight over judicial nominations.
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The top vote getter in Mexico&#039;s presidential election said Monday he has begun working on his new government, even though the country&#039;s electoral court has yet to declare a winner in the disputed race.
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Election officials launch an inquiry over whether to recount a contested vote. But whatever the outcome, Mexico's next president will struggle to govern
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An electoral court will name   conservative Felipe Calderon to be Mexico's next president on   Tuesday, ending months of legal battles but not spirited   protests by leftists who say he stole a July vote.
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The U.S. immigration debate could determine more than the future of illegal immigrants. It may help pick Mexico&#039;s next president July 2.
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Conservative ruling party candidate  Felipe Calderon won Mexico's ferociously contested July 2  presidential election, the country's top electoral court said  in a preliminary ruling on Tuesday.
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MexicoÃÂs decision on whether to authorize a new network could prove to be President Felipe CalderÃÂ³nÃÂs first big test when it comes to taking on powerful business interests.
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By IOAN GRILLO MEXICO CITY - Leftist lawmakers threw punches and chairs at their conservative colleagues and some tried to block the doors of the congressional chamber Friday just an hour before incoming President Felipe Calderon was to take the oath of office there.
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Courts have issued conflicting rulings over what will constitute valid 'provisional' votes.
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MEXICO CITY -- This is what Mexico's presidential campaign has come to: For three days this month, dozens of legislators climbed atop the speaker's platform in the lower house of Congress and brought proceedings to a halt. In one widely televised scene, two congresswomen tried to grab a microphone from the speaker's hands, then shoved a placard in his face.
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A federal judge Tuesday left it up to the voters to decide on Election Day whether to change the way Colorado distributes its electoral votes for president.
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Electoral officials fanned out across the country Wednesday to begin a partial recount in Mexico's tight presidential election, while leftists alleging vote fraud blocked bank headquarters in the capital and vowed to take their disruptive protests nationwide.
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Mexico's top electoral court is expected to declare Felipe Calderon president-elect when it rules on Tuesday.
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New YorkÂs immigration court illustrates the crunch that judges face in big cities where complicated cases like asylum crowd the docket.
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The fractious outcome of a vote on autonomy for Bolivia&#039;s states and the government&#039;s apparent failure to win enough backing to rewrite the constitution could dampened the leftist agenda of President Evo Morales.