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July 19, 2018

Mexican President-elect Urges Debate on Drug Legalization
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In Mexico, President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he'll take a
60 percent pay cut after he's inaugurated in December as a gesture
toward cracking down on wasteful spending and government corruption. The
pledge came as López Obrador-known as AMLO-said he's open to a debate on
the legalization of drugs in Mexico, in a bid to end a drug war that's
seen tens of thousands of Mexicans killed. This comes days after top
Trump administration officials traveled to Mexico City last week to meet
with AMLO. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was joined by senior White
House adviser Jared Kushner and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen
Nielsen.


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