The U.S. isn't the only country having an election this year. In July, Mexico held a hotly contested presidential election after six years with Felipe Calderon at the helm.
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The U.S. isn't the only country having an election this year. In July, Mexico held a hotly contested presidential election after six years with Felipe Calderon at the helm.
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Outgoing President Calderon (shown in 2012 with Barack Obama) declared war on drug cartels in Mexico in 2006. Since then, tens of thousands have died in the ensuing violence.
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Outgoing President Calderon (shown in 2012 with Barack Obama) declared war on drug cartels in Mexico in 2006. Since then, tens of thousands have died in the ensuing violence.
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Enrique Pena Nieto (R), Mexico's president-elect, has pledged to focus more on reducing violence -- and less on catching drug cartel leaders -- and blocking drugs from reaching the United States.
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Enrique Pena Nieto (R), Mexico's president-elect, has pledged to focus more on reducing violence -- and less on catching drug cartel leaders -- and blocking drugs from reaching the United States.
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Despite the deadly violence, many Mexicans are disappointed the drug war wasn't addressed in the final presidential debate between Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Despite the deadly violence, many Mexicans are disappointed the drug war wasn't addressed in the final presidential debate between Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Journalist Susana Seijas says so far Mexico City remains mostly cocooned from the bloodshed that is consuming many parts of the country.
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Journalist Susana Seijas says so far Mexico City remains mostly cocooned from the bloodshed that is consuming many parts of the country.
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The capital isn't totally immune from the drug war, however. Here, a forensic team examines corpses -- and severed heads -- at a crime scene near an exclusive commercial center in Mexico City in January 2012.
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The capital isn't totally immune from the drug war, however. Here, a forensic team examines corpses -- and severed heads -- at a crime scene near an exclusive commercial center in Mexico City in January 2012.
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Mexico City's mayor Marcelo Ebrard told Seijas that his government had substantially cut crime in the capital -- an improvement from the days when the city was a hotbed of violence.
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Mexico City's mayor Marcelo Ebrard told Seijas that his government had substantially cut crime in the capital -- an improvement from the days when the city was a hotbed of violence.
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Seijas see Mexico City as a reflection of what the rest of the country can one day become.
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Seijas see Mexico City as a reflection of what the rest of the country can one day become.
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One Mexico City taxi driver (file photo) told Seijas: "It doesn't matter who wins the U.S. elections, they just better send the loser to sort things out here!"
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One Mexico City taxi driver (file photo) told Seijas: "It doesn't matter who wins the U.S. elections, they just better send the loser to sort things out here!"
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