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AMLO This Week: Pay Cuts, Security and Friendly Neighbors

By Benjamin Russell

López Obrador offered new details on his plans to clean up and reshape Mexico’s government.

Swayed by promises to eliminate corruption, Mexicans largely forgave Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s lack of detail when they voted him in as president on July 1. 

In the two weeks since, López Obrador and his team have tried to fill in some of the gaps. 

As president-elect, AMLO has mostly stood by promises he made during the campaign. This week he pledged to remove presidential immunity, roll back...

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