The New Latino Political Force | Fronteras Desk

Nov 9, 2012 | | 0 |

The 2012 national election propelled more Latinos than ever into Congress. And the majority of these elected officials come from the Fronteras region in the southwest. A total of 30 members of Congress are now Latino – 3 in the Senate and 27 in the House.Here’s a comprehensive list of new and old Latino representatives from the southwest; some we’ve already profiled, a couple of more you’ll be hearing about next week. The asterisk indicates they’ve just been electedvia The New Latino Political Force | Fronteras...

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Mexico president-elect to meet with Obama this month | Fox News Latino

Mexico president-elect to meet with Obama this month | Fox News Latino

Nov 8, 2012 | | 0 |

Mexico’s next head of state, Enrique Peña Nieto, will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Nov. 27 to review the bilateral agenda.“The meeting (with Obama) will be on Tuesday, the 27th, and I announce that there will be a meeting on November 28 with the prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, on what will be a very quick tour through North America, days before the inauguration of President Peña Nieto,” the head of the president-elect’s transition team, Luis Videgaray, told Radio Formula.via Mexico president-elect to meet with Obama this month | Fox News...

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Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress – chicagotribune.com

Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress – chicagotribune.com

Nov 8, 2012 | | 0 |

Mexico’s incoming government will send a wide-reaching energy reform bill to Congress in the first half of 2013, but it is braced for the prospect of accepting a watered-down version that would likely deter investment by oil majors.President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto wants to shake up the sector by opening up state oil monopoly Pemex to more private investment, hoping it will help boost productionvia Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress –...

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Mexico’s Pemex says it will need $10 bln in financing for 2013 | Reuters

Mexico’s Pemex says it will need $10 bln in financing for 2013 | Reuters

Nov 8, 2012 | | 0 |

Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex will need roughly $10 billion in financing for 2013, similar to the amount required this year, the company’s finance director Ignacio Quesada said on Wednesday.Quesada said Mexico’s incoming government led by President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, set to take office on Dec. 1, will rubber-stamp Pemex’s authorized financing for next year.via Mexico’s Pemex says it will need $10 bln in financing for 2013 |...

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Mexico says marijuana legalization in U.S. could change anti-drug strategies – The Washington Post

Mexico says marijuana legalization in U.S. could change anti-drug strategies – The Washington Post

Nov 8, 2012 | | 0 |

MEXICO CITY — The decision by voters in Colorado and Washington state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana has left President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto and his team scrambling to reformulate their anti-drug strategies in light of what one senior aide called “a game-changing” referendum in the United States.It is too early to know what Mexico’s response to the votes will be, but Peña Nieto’s top aide said the incoming administration will discuss the issue when he comes to Washington this month for meetings with President Obama and congressional leaders. The decision, however, is expected to spark a broad...

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