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...ancient seat of empire that is Mexico City, the man at the top of the pyramid traditionally lets the world come to him. Fox, 59, with his farmer's dislike of being cooped up and his salesman's instinct for staying mobile, exercises power on the move. If it's Tuesday, this must be Santiago, Chile; or Detroit; or the state of Chiapas; or downtown Mexico City. Constantly in the public eye, the former president of Coca-Cola Mexico has made himself Mexico's motivational speaker in chief...
...Abejas (the Bees), a lay Catholic group that was the target of an infamous 1997 massacre by paramilitaries in nearby Acteal. Amid clucking chickens and barefoot children, they welcomed the tourists with candles, incense and an hour-long prayer ceremony in Tzotzil. Agustin Vazquez, 34, a coffee farmer, told how he heard shots during the massacre, ran to Acteal and found pools of blood everywhere--and his niece and her three children among the dead. He thanked Global Exchange for its contributions to the village--800 pesos ($90) on this visit--and described the need for drinkable water, a road...
...Abejas (the Bees), a lay Catholic group that was the target of an infamous 1997 massacre by paramilitaries in nearby Acteal. Amid clucking chickens and barefoot children, they welcomed the tourists with candles, incense and an hour-long prayer ceremony in Tzotzil. Agustin Vazquez, 34, a coffee farmer, told how he heard shots during the massacre, ran to Acteal and found pools of blood everywhere?and his niece and her three children among the dead. He thanked Global Exchange for its contributions to the village?800 pesos ($90) on this visit?and described the need for drinkable water, a road...
...farmers' message: They need federal government help to shore up the industry at home and to level the playing field with competitors overseas. For forty minutes, the farmers recited bushels-full of statistics on crop yields and prices. They were hoping that the farm spending bill Congress was now considering would offer some relief. Finally a cotton farmer raised his hand to get to the bottom line. "My question is," he asked Frist, "if the surplus has gone away, are there going to be budget constraints so that it's difficult to pass this farm bill? Is the money there...
...Abejas (the Bees), a lay Catholic group that was the target of an infamous 1997 massacre by paramilitaries in nearby Acteal. Amid clucking chickens and barefoot children, they welcomed the tourists with candles, incense and an hour-long prayer ceremony in Tzotzil. Agustin Vazquez, 34, a coffee farmer, told how he heard shots during the massacre, ran to Acteal and found pools of blood everywhere--and his niece and her three children among the dead. He thanked Global Exchange for its contributions to the village--800 pesos ($90) on this visit--and described the need for drinkable water, a road...