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Lopez Obrador Leads Protest in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - Claiming fraud robbed him of the presidency, leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador led hundreds of thousands of marchers through Mexico's capital Sunday, demanding a full recount in the disputed election apparently won by his conservative opponent.

The Roman Catholic Church canceled Mass at the downtown cathedral as protesters overwhelmed the massive central plaza and spilled for blocks down nearby streets. Bands played, firecrackers boomed and the leftist party's yellow banners waved in the breeze.

Police officials from the pro-Lopez Obrador city government said many as 900,000 people took part. On the ground, the crowd appeared to be much smaller, though still ...

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