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Mexico's suave front-runner glides ahead

David AgrenMay 13, 2012 11:15
MEXICO CITY — When Mexico’s presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto faced a crowd of university students Friday, many chanted “coward” and “get out!” as he was ushered away. That was an unusual departure for the popular candidate polling at 38.5 percent — well ahead of his rivals in the lead-up to Mexico’s July 1 presidential election.

Playboy model, underdog trump Mexican debate (VIDEO)

David AgrenMay 8, 2012 17:09
MEXICO CITY — For many, the Rubenesque, onetime Playboy model strutting before the candidates in a shockingly revealing dress dominated the debate, even though she appeared for less than 30 seconds. But for those following the May 6 presidential debate, there was a more surprising performance. The revelation: Gabriel Quadri, a little-known environmentalist, showed up his rivals.

Mexicans to drug cartels: Can't we all just get along?

Stig Arild PettersenApril 21, 2012 07:49
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans credit past governments with keeping drug violence at bay through deals with organized crime groups. Now, the brutal war on drug gangs being waged by the current government has many Mexicans yearning for the days of yore.

Josefina Vazquez Mota runs for president against Mexico's macho culture

Nathaniel Parish FlanneryFebruary 15, 2012 07:14
MEXICO CITY — Vazquez Mota's nomination marks a slow but steady erosion of Mexico’s macho culture, a way of life that persists in the upper echelon of Mexican business world.
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