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Obama starts a new era in Mexico drive-by

Obama starts a new era in Mexico drive-by

| April 16, 2009 | Comments (0)

I didn’t think I was going to be able to make it into work this morning. Not because of Mexico’s overloaded public transport system, but because U.S President Barack Obama was expected to arrive on his first visit to Mexico here in the country’s capital.

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Video: Mexican public give their view on oil reform

Video: Mexican public give their view on oil reform

| July 27, 2008 | Comments (0)

A bitter debate on how to rescue Mexico’s troubled state-owned oil company went directly to the people on Sunday as capital residents voted on President Felipe Calderon’s plan to open some portions of Mexico’s nationalized petroleum industry to outsiders.

This video went with this Los Angeles Times report.

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