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AMLO Enters Presidential Stage Amid Frictions

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) daily, Monday-through-Friday, 7 a.m. press conferences at National Palace downtown Mexico City are paying off. Every morning, he gets hold of the nation’s mike to clear out the daily barrage of misunderstandings about his administration. In short, every morning, AMLO gets to wash the dirty dishes caused usually by his personnel and.

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AMLO Takes Stand on Former Presidents, National Guard

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Given the uproar that President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is causing with his governance plans, he devoted the entire week of Nov. 19 to giving out interviews to all those requesting them – mainly radio and television – to clear up his points of view. In all this, it must be considered that, although we are still

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Political Tempest Calms as AMLO Negotiates with NAIM Contractors

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Here in Mexico, we have witnessed a lot more than a tempest in a teapot as President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is claiming over the new airport debate. The cancellation of the construction of the New International Mexico Airport (NAIM) has unleashed the virulent “fifi” press against the future president of Mexico. It was, however, a

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The Mexican People Have Spoken, and They Said ‘No New Airport’

By RICARDO CASTILLO     The behemoth New International Mexico Airport (NAIM) project was declared defunct on Monday, Oct. 29, by President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) after the “no” vote triumphed overwhelmingly during the four-day (Oct. 25 through Oct. 28) national consultation poll carried out by the now-ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) political party. The airport construction, at about 20 percent completion (32

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The Pros and Cons of Mexico City’s New Airport Proposal

By RICARDO CASTILLO     The open referendum to approve or disapprove the no-binding construction of the New International Mexico Airport (NAIM) started on Thursday, Oct. 25, and will end on Sunday, Oct. 28. In case you’re not tuned into the situation, which is the nation’s largest and noisiest gossip topic nowadays, here are some of the pro and con opinions regarding the controversial

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