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Left-leaning Lopez Obrador barely leads Mexican presidential race.
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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
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June 17, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 The Dallas Morning News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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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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