Democracy Now! June 28, 2012

June 28, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

As Mexico prepares to vote Sunday, will the PRI return to power or could the Occupy-inspired Yo Soy 132 movement help Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor who narrowly lost the 2006 election, pull off an upset? US Attorney General Eric Holder faces a contempt vote by the House of Representatives today in a dispute involving an alleged botched gun-running probe, but a new investigation says federal agents "never intentionally allowed guns to fall into the hands of Mexican drug cartels." And a new film "Escape Fire" takes a look at waste and overspending in the US health care system. Plus headlines, and more.

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Mexican general election, 2012

A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level: ⁕A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing former President Felipe Calderón. The current Constitution of Mexico prohibits any type ... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion, aired by more than 1000 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour War and Peace Report is host... Explore this topic

Yo Soy 132

In May 2012 students and other youth, supported by farmers and unionized workers, began protesting against the old long-time ruling party, in opposition from 2000, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and their presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto. Their main targ... Explore this topic

Enrique Peña Nieto

Enrique Peña Nieto is the 57th president of Mexico whose six-year term began in 2012. He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and served as governor of the State of Mexico from 2005 to 2011. Peña Nieto was declared president-elect after the 2012 general electio... Explore this topic

Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by t... Explore this topic

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO or El Peje, is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before resigning in July 2005 to contend the 2006 presidential election, representing the Coalition for th... Explore this topic

Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for 71 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution, making Mexico one of the few nati... Explore this topic

US health care reform

The health care reform debate in the United States has been a political issue for many years, focusing upon increasing coverage, decreasing the cost and social burden of healthcare, insurance reform, and the philosophy of its provision, funding, and government involvement. Fol... Explore this topic

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, it represents t... Explore this topic

Arms trafficking

Arms trafficking, also known as gunrunning, is the illegal trafficking or smuggling of contraband weapons or ammunition. What constitutes legal trade in firearms varies widely, depending on local and national laws. The 1997 Report of the UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Sma... Explore this topic

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