Mexico governor defiant as Oaxaca protesters

“With his future looking more secure, the governor of Mexico’s Oaxaca state defied protesters calling for his head on Friday and predicted a prompt end to the bloody political crisis crippling a colonial tourist town.

A day after Mexico’s Senate chided him for not halting the violent political feud but stopped short of forcing him from office, Gov. Ulises Ruiz said barricades that have paralyzed the pretty state capital Oaxaca would likely be lifted within days.”

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