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Dirty Tricks Politics Afoot in Tamaulipas, Durango Gubernatorial Races

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OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO With four out of six state races for governor cleared, Mexico’s upcoming June 5 election is left to solve two main frays at the booths: Tamaulipas and Durango. Most pundits and polls agree that up ahead of schedule, the conservative National Action Party (PAN) will retain the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes, while the once-almighty centralist

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Peña Nieto and the Seagull

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By RICARDO CASTILLO     Six years ago, then-recently instated Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto had a double honeymoon. One, of course, was as president, and the other was with his newly acquired sweetheart, soap opera star, Angelica Rivera, famous back then for her role in telenovela “Distilling Love.” Rivera played the role of a well-pedicured ,barefoot farm girl with big, false

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