Calderon to focus on Mexico's poor
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President-elect Felipe Calderon, a pro-business lawyer educated at Harvard, has pledged to pursue his predecessor's free-market policies. But a strong challenge from his leftist rival is forcing him to focus more of his conservative party's attention on the millions of Mexico's poor.
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Mexico's leftist presidential candidate, who is contesting his rival's election victory, told followers Sunday the country needs a "radical transformation" and he plans to draft a new constitution.
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Mexico on Monday proposed creating a regional organization to promote and evaluate human rights throughout Latin America, a mechanism meant partly to depoliticize conflicts with Cuba over the island's human rights record.
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President Bush sought to soothe strained ties with Mexico on Tuesday by promising to prod Congress to overhaul tough U.S. immigration policies. But Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticized U.S. plans for a 700-mile border fence and said Bush must do more to curb American drug appetites.
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Felipe Calderon took charge Friday of Mexico's presidential residence in what he calls the start of the inauguration process.
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Global health leaders meeting in  Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on  medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make  those now on the market available to the poor.
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Mexico's lower house of Congress said on Monday it would open a probe into the finances of former president Vicente Fox after a magazine spread on his swanky country home sparked questions about his new wealth.
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Conservative Felipe Calderon pledged Sunday to win Mexico&#039;s closely fought presidential election by a solid margin, insisting he is the safe option against a vindictive and radical leftist rival.
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Mexican President Vicente Fox is  running out of time to deliver on a key pledge to punish  wrongdoers in a decades-old "dirty war," and the job may get  tougher as political tensions rise ahead of 2006 elections.
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Global health leaders meeting in Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make those now on the market available to the poor.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon visited India's technology hub of Bangalore on Tuesday to get a feel for the success of its outsourcing companies, and to encourage them to invest more in Mexico.
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Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday and pleaded for an end to months of unrest led by leftists who claim he stole July's election and have vowed to block him from taking the oath of office.
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President Felipe Calderon proposed Monday that Mexico test thousands of students in public schools for drugs as part of the nation's fight against drug trafficking.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged California lawmakers on Wednesday to help his government address the volatile issue of illegal immigration in a way that will benefit both countries.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon, battling rampant organized crime, launched a wide-reaching justice reform plan on Friday to give police more power, protect witnesses and speed up court cases.
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Leftist lawmakers who brawled with rivals in Mexico's Congress vowed on Wednesday to camp out there and wreck conservative President-elect Felipe Calderon's inauguration later this week.
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Conservative Felipe Calderon is acting more like Mexico&#039;s president-elect every day, preparing a transition team and announcing plans for a national tour despite efforts by his rival to overturn the election results.