The Washington Post
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 00:00
Here in Tamaulipas, voters see few benefits to the crackdown and say they are paying the price for a reckless, poorly planned strategy of military confrontation.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 00:00
A survey released Tuesday by the Consulta Mitofsky polling firm showed middle class voters swinging to the PRI's Enrique Pena Nieto.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican media have begun to question the official account, asking whether the gunfight could have been the result of a falling-out among co-conspirators.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 00:00
After saying on Monday that he would travel to Mendoza, Argentina, for a summit of the Mercosur trade bloc, on Tuesday Lugo said he had decided against it.
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 00:00
With polls showing the PRI cruising toward a big victory this year, election officials here have been making near-daily public assurances that the vote will be squeaky clean.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 00:00
In the filings, lawyers in the case allege that ATF officials in Texas knew the men who bought the two guns used in the Zapata killing were buying weapons bound for Mexico but did nothing to stop them.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 00:00
Sensenbrenner said at a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing Wednesday that Pena Nieto’s party "minimized violence by turning a blind eye to the cartels" in the past.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 00:00
Santoyo's alleged betrayal coincided with a huge influx of U.S. aid under Plan Colombia to fight drug traffickers and leftist rebels and included Uribe's decision to make peace with the far-right paramilitaries.
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 00:00
It may indicate that Pena Nieto does not plan to stray too far from the crime-fighting alliance established between Mexico and the United States under President Felipe Calderon.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 00:00
The question that looms over this election: Does Pena Nieto represent the old PRI, notorious for bureaucratic corruption, crony capitalism and alleged pacts with drug smugglers, or the new PRI, modern, transparent, effective and (relatively) clean?