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AMLO’s Budget in a Nutshell

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     On Saturday, Dec. 15, newly instated Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) presented his 2019 budget to the Mexican Congress via his Finance Secretary Carlos Urzúa. The budget plan, which allocates more funding for social programs and infrastructure and less for government payrolls (including his own salary), is expected to be approved easily by the pro-AMLO

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The Day After AMLO’s Sweeping Victory, Trump Calls, Bolsa Slumps

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Mexicans have yearned for “the day after” the July 1 presidential elections since the process kicked off officially last Dec. 14. The good news is, the day after and subsequent days are finally here. Election victor Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) had even talked about Monday. July 2. as a day to take it easy, relax, spend

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