NY Times: In the fall of 2013, one of Mexico’s top housing officials posted an item on Twitter about an advertising campaign promoting mortgages for low-income Mexicans. The campaign’s message was simple: “The most important thing in life is in your house.”
It carried the tag line, “Homes with value.” Read more.
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Feb 11, 2015
Oct 5, 2012
Mexico deploys forces after murder of politician’s son near border with US
AP: CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico — The Mexican government dispatched troops, federal police and criminal investigators to a violence-torn state on the U.S. border on Thursday after the assassination of the governor’s nephew sent tremors through one of Coahuila’s most powerful political families.
Jose Eduardo Moreira, a 25-year-old state employee, was found shot to death Wednesday night on a rural road outside the town of Ciudad Acuna, across the border from Del Rio, Texas. The victim’s father, Humberto, was the state’s previous governor and also served as head of the party that won this year’s presidential elections, though he was forced out last year amid accusations of mismanaging Coahuila’s finances. Read more.
Jose Eduardo Moreira, a 25-year-old state employee, was found shot to death Wednesday night on a rural road outside the town of Ciudad Acuna, across the border from Del Rio, Texas. The victim’s father, Humberto, was the state’s previous governor and also served as head of the party that won this year’s presidential elections, though he was forced out last year amid accusations of mismanaging Coahuila’s finances. Read more.
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