Mexico Opposition Fights to Hold Veracruz Bastion
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JALAPA, Mexico  - Mexico's main opposition party  fought to hold on to one of its oldest electoral bastions ahead  of 2006 presidential elections, in a close governor's race on  Sunday in Veracruz state.
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Protesters in Mexico City who say presidential polls were rigged dismantle their tent city, but vow to continue their fight.
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Gun battles between federal forces and drug-cartel members carrying rocket-propelled-grenade launchers may give the impression that a war is going on in Mexico.
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Mexico's leftist presidential   candidate, whose mass street protests over alleged vote fraud   have put him at odds with much of the country, has now fallen   afoul of the influential Roman Catholic church.
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Mexico will start the final stage of CONCACAF&#39;s marathon World Cup qualifying competition with a tough fixture in Costa Rica. The Mexicans, who have so far faced only modest opposition
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Gun battles between federal forces and drug-cartel members equipped with rocket-propelled-grenade launchers may give the impression that there is a war in Mexico.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador headed to Mexico City on Wednesday, leaving mountain towns and sprawling industrial cities to demand a ballot-by-ballot recount.
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Angry protesters sabotaged a   home-town public appearance by Mexico's president-elect on   Friday in what may be a taste of resistance to his rule vowed   by a leftist rival claiming election fraud, media reported.
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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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Mexico's top electoral court began a marathon session Monday to rule on challenges to the July 2 presidential election, while feuds in two southern states exacerbated the political turmoil and protesters said they might try to attack foreign embassies.
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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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Felipe Calderon&#039;s slim lead in Mexico&#039;s presidential race was called into question as an official recount of vote tallies showed his leftist opponent slightly ahead late Wednesday. However, Calderon insisted he had won and even offered to include his rival in his Cabinet.
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Once compared to the Soviet  Communist Party for its monolithic grip on power, Mexico's  Institutional Revolutionary Party is now in turmoil over how to  win back the presidency it lost in the 2000 elections.
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Mexico City's leftist mayor led tens of thousands of demonstrators in a march Sunday to protest efforts to impeach him, an issue his supporters say threatens Mexico's political stability and pits "those on the bottom" against "those on top."
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Bitter political rivalries flared at independence celebrations in Mexico for a second year in a row.
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A political feud that has sharply   polarized Mexico's left and right soured the country's most   important national fiesta when two opposing leaders hosted   rival ceremonies ahead of independence day on Saturday.
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Spain's ruling Socialists face a battle to win back support in Madrid before next year's general election after the capital voted in favor of the opposition in regional polls.