- Calderon took the oath of office at midnight at Los Pinos but has insisted that he will still go to the legislature later today. Things are still testy in the Chamber of Deputies even though two minor parties, Nueva Alianza and Alternativa Socialdemocratica, are urging a peaceful transfer and trying to broker an agreement. All of this is making for entertaining TV. Outside of the Chamber thousands of protestors are expected. NYT notes that Calderon has a challenging road ahead and the LAT says he comes to Los Pinos "weak." Even then the LAT opinion page still heralded Mexico's new day and hoped that he'll take on business interests.
- Fox left looking for friendly faces and still popular despite being a failure.
- Oh yeah...almost forgot - five die in a cartel shootout.
- Chavez has guaranteed a victory - that's not surprising. To ensure victory he has saved the life of Manuel Rosales, his opponent, bought himself some votes, battled beer trucks and lied about the performance of PDVSA, the state oil company.
- To Correa W goes from being the devil to being "noble." (en esp.)
- Fresh off of one scandal Lula jumps to another. The difference is that this one implicates him.
Friday, December 01, 2006
LA Quick Hits: Inauguration Day Starts Early, Fox Says Bye-Bye, More Messy Mexico, Chavez's Guarantee, Correa's U-Turn and Lula Trouble
