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First Gay Marriages Celebrated in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (March 4) -- Dozens of happy couples lined up to file for marriage and adoption licenses at civil registry offices across Mexico's sprawling capital today as a law that permits gay marriage came into effect. The law redefines marriage in the city civic code from a union between a man and a woman to the "free...

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Mexico City Mayor: 'We'll Have To Act' If Walmart Allegations Prove True

Mexico City's mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, said on Thursday authorities in the capital would investigate allegations "store by store" that the Mexican unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc bribed officials to expand its business in the country.

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04/30/12 Mexico: Bike Ride Protest Clashes with Local Government Source: Global Voices Online On April 28, 2012, a group of cyclists, among them a civic organisation named Bicitekas [es], organised a bike ride which would depart from the emblematic 'Angel of Independence' in the heart of Mexico City, heading towards the so-called 'SupervÃa Poniente ' (Poniente Super-road) [es] in protest at the construction of the latter.
04/26/12 Mexico Attorney General Starts Walmex Probe Source: The New York Times - Global Business A day after the federal comptroller's office said it would look into the bribery reports about Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex), the attorney general's office said it had begun a probe to establish whether a criminal investigation was warranted.
04/12/12 Now they tell us: Mexico's quake-alert app not quite... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA As we reported earlier this month, Mexico City's government unveiled, with much fanfare, a free app for residents' BlackBerrys that would send out an alert when a major earthquake was approaching.
04/11/12 6.4-magnitude quake hits Mexico Source: China Daily A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday afternoon jolted Mexico City and Michoacan and Jalisco states in west Mexico, Mexico's National Seismological Service (NSS) said.
04/11/12 Mexicans try two wheels to beat car culture Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC When Mexico City's lefty Mayor Marcelo Ebrard began the Sunday morning rides five years ago â known as Muevete en Bici â his critics (heck, even some of his friends) thought it was a publicity stunt.

Background on Marcelo Ebrard

Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (born October 10, 1959) is the current Head of Government of the Federal District since December 5, 2006. He is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) who served as Secretary-General of the former Mexican Federal District Department, minister of public security and minister of social development of the Mexican capital.

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