Scavengers face tough times as Mexico dump closes

MEXICO CITY, February 7, 2012 (AFP) - Thousands who make a living picking through other people's garbage are staring at a bleak future after Mexico's largest open waste dump was shut down.

Mexico's ruling party chooses woman as presidential candidate, testing culture of machismo

MEXICO CITY - The nation's ruling party has chosen a woman as its candidate for president, a test for a society where women could not vote until 1953 and where a culture of machismo still runs strong.

Nomination Paves New Path in Mexico

MEXICO CITY -- The historic choice of a woman as its presidential candidate may turn out to be a shrewd move for the party of Mexico's incumbent president, political analysts said Monday, allowing it to capitalize on the growing power of women in politics and offering a fresh approach for a party that has been mired in a bloody drug war.

Candidacy tests Mexico's culture of machismo

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's conservative ruling party is gambling that this country known for machismo is ready for a female president and have chosen a devout Roman Catholic and popular former congresswoman who says she sympathizes with the causes of the poor.

3 Mexican presidential hopefuls vie to lead a nation weary of politics

MEXICO CITY — With a decisive primary victory Sunday night, Josefina Vazquez Mota became the first woman to represent a major party in the Mexican presidential election, which backers hope will excite voters weary of the drug violence and political gridlock of her party’s leader, President Felipe Calderon. Read full article >>