04Jul2012
Mexico: Whatever It Takes to Win the Poor Vote
Inter Press Service
Reports charge that political parties were using the distribution of benefits – construction materials, food, clothing, purchasing cards, and other items – from state poverty alleviation programs as bribes to win over voters in the Sunday, Jul. 1 election.

04Jul2012
Election Body Gives Recount Decision to Districts
Reuters
Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) said on Wednesday regional election authorities must decide whether to recount the votes from Sunday's presidential election after the leftist runner-up alleged fraud and asked for a recount.

04Jul2012
Mexico Consumer Confidence Off 4-Year High in June
Reuters
Mexico's consumer confidence slipped off a four-year high in June as a global slowdown weighed on sentiment.

04Jul2012
Lopez Obrador Alleges Mexico Election Fraud and Seeks Recount
Bloomberg News
Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called for a recount of votes from the July 1 election, saying the contest was "a national embarrassment" marred by vote-buying from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI.

04Jul2012
For Mexican Filmmaker, Art Imitates Life in The Prize
CJNews.com
As Mexican filmmaker Paula Markovitch can attest, childhood experiences can linger on for years and insinuate themselves into your soul.

04Jul2012
Informal Economy Swallows LatAm Workers
GlobalPost
Throughout Latin America, Africa and Asia, unregistered workers and businesses are ubiquitous. According to the World Bank, informal employment comprises half to three-quarters of all non-farm jobs in developing countries.

04Jul2012
When One Passport Isn't Enough
CNN
Although many countries allow dual citizenship with the United States, several require renunciation of citizenship in the country of origin if an individual becomes naturalized as a U.S. citizen - a process known as forced expatriation.

04Jul2012
Accusations Grow of Vote-Buying in Sunday's Elections
Associated Press
Thousands of people rushed to stores to redeem pre-paid gift cards they said were given to them previously by the party that won Mexico's presidency, inflaming accusations that the weekend election was marred by widespread vote-buying.


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