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Mexico City
Don't Stop Thinking About Mañana
As more Mexicans have moved north, its politics have gained a feisty independence

U.S.-Mexico Relations
Courting a Sleeping Giant
The biggest minority group, Hispanics have yet to flex their political muscle

Photo Essay
On the Trail of Vicente Fox
Up close with Mexico's president at home and at work

Veracruz, Mexico
The Town They Left Behind
As poor Mexicans head north, their villages slowly disappear

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