Mayor of Capital Makes Run Official
From Times Wire Reports
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that he would resign July 31 as Mexico City mayor to run for president, saying he planned a whistle-stop campaign across the country.
The mayor, who polls show is the front-runner in the 2006 race, said he would run on a platform calling for “more justice and less inequality.”
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