Mexican standoff

Little noticed in the American media is the fact that we have a near revolution transpiring just to our south.

MEXICO CITY - The national government urged Mexico City officials Wednesday to clear the streets of protest camps supporting leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's battle to be declared winner of last month's disputed presidential election.

The camps put up Sunday have blocked the main avenues in the capital's financial and cultural heart, snarling traffic, hurting business and causing Mexico's stock market and currency to falter.