Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Mexico : Felipe Calderon Making Himself at Home as Pres

After coming into office just a few days ago, Felipe Calderon has already begun to make some changes and clean house. One of his first moves was to announce a 10% pay cut for himself, his cabinet, and other government officials as part of a larger economic reform package (FYI, that would put his annual salary at $220,500) But so as not to worry business and potential investors, he's making public assurances that he's going to battle crime and corruption to create a profitable business infrastructure.

It's not clear if part of this plan includes the arrest of Oaxaca APPO founder Flavio Sosa yesterday.

Links: VivirLatino, BBC News, Sky Valley Journal, San Francisco Indy Media Center

Image - BBC News

Tags - Mexico
, Felipe Calderon

1 comment:

Erwin C. said...

Here’s an interesting poll- roughly 4 out of every 5 mexicans feel that Felipe Calderon is the country’s “legitimate” president. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/13992

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