Mexican president presents budget
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon &#151; under pressure to promote the social programs his leftist rival championed &#151; presented an austere budget Tuesday that increases spending for social programs to help the country's poorest.
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Here are details of President Bush's budget for the major federal agencies.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a &#36;111.7 billion no-new-taxes budget Monday and proposed to close an &#36;8.1 billion deficit by borrowing money and holding the line on spending growth throughout state government.
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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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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox faces an inquiry into his finances, after congress approves the probe.
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President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic is sworn in, vowing to slash government spending.
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Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday but he faces a rough reception from leftist opponents who claim he stole July's election and plan to stop him from being sworn in later in the day.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - Mexico and the United States plan to spend $8.4 billion on a three-year assault against Mexico's drug gangs but experts warn it could fail without a crackdown on cartel finances and better police intelligence.
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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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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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MEXICO CITY -- Amid a welter of mass demonstrations and political conflicts, President Vicente Fox used his annual state-of-the-union address yesterday to try to assure Mexicans that their raucous, evolving democracy is on the right path.
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President Filipe CalderÃ³n also urged President Bush, who is visiting Mexico, to create a temporary-worker program.
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President Vicente Fox is determined   to lead Mexico's independence celebrations on Friday, setting   up a possible clash with leftist political foes who have taken   over the capital's main square.
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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.
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Felipe Calder&#243;n becomes Mexico's new president Friday, but faces fierce political opposition.
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Sifting through the best that Mexico has to offer.
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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.