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Mexico Election  2006
ONLINE REPORTS
Photo of Ray SuarezReporter's Notebook
Ray Suarez offers daily reports from Mexico's campaign trail.
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July 6, 2006
Calderon, Lopez Obrador Claim Election Victory

Though no official result has been given in the Mexican election, Ray Suarez details how the two top candidates both are claiming the title of president.


PREVIOUS ENTRIES
July 1, 2006
Direction of Tourism, Oil Hangs in Balance
Ray Suarez weighs what the election of each candidate for president of Mexico would mean to the United States and the rest of the world.

June 29, 2006
Reporter Explores Life Below Political Fray
As Sunday's election nears, Ray Suarez visits a poor neighborhood in Mexico to get more perspectives on the presidential contest.
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June 28, 2006
Obrador Seen as Both Savior and Demagogue
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has touted himself as a champion of Mexico's poor, but his fiery anti-NAFTA rhetoric has critics drawing comparisons to Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez.

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June 27, 2006
PRI Looks to Regain Political Influence
The Revolutionary Institutional Party lost its 70-year grip on power in 2000 with the election of Vicente Fox. Now, the party is hoping to revive its legacy with the candidacy of Roberto Madrazo.

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June 26, 2006
On Mexico's Streets, Economic Issues Top Voter Concerns
Mexican voters appear split between two top candidates, Felipe Calderon of the ruling party and the more leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, each of whom is promising widely different strategies to raise the country out of poverty.

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