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Left-leaning Lopez Obrador barely leads Mexican presidential race.

Byline: Laurence Iliff

GUADALAJARA, Mexico _ After wading through supporters at a campaign rally, Mexican presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rattled off potentially high-dollar promises that would make politicians envious, even in the more prosperous United States:

_In the government-operated energy sector, nationwide cuts averaging 10 percent for the prices of gasoline, electricity and cooking fuel.

_A 20 percent "instant raise" for the vast majority of workers through cash subsidies from the government. One ad breaks it down: At the low end of the scale, 1,500 pesos a month becomes 1,850, and at the high end, 9,000 pesos becomes 10,050 (about ...

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