By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The very astute U.S. political columnist and comedian Will Rogers once quipped: “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Sage advice, and solid counsel that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) would do well to follow. But even before he took office in December of last year, Mexico’s populist president has been excavating his
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The organized Cinco de Mayo marches in different cities across Mexico on Sunday, May 5, were the first organized protests against the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). There was one in Mexico City that garnered about 15,000 participants, according to figures released by the Mexico City government, and less meaningful ones in Guadalajara and
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Among the top achievements that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) managed to accomplish and pass through Congress during his first 100 days, as noted in the address he delivered on Monday, March 11, at the National Palace in Mexico City are three laws: The Law of Eminent Domain, which gives the federal government the authority
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