The Mexican president and his team started 2014 carrying out a slew of newly passed reforms, from breaking up telecommunications monopolies to opening the nations energy sector, earning him international plaudits, including a Time magazine cover with his image above the caption Saving Mexico. Then came a 1-2-3 punch of scandals: Soldiers killing 22 civilians in a questionable shootout; the abduction and presumed murder of 43 college students, allegedly at the hands of local officials and police in league with a drug cartel; and revelations that Pena Nieto and his treasury secretary live in luxury homes built and financed by a favorite government contractor.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 04:11:06 +0000
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