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Leftist Mexican candidate files legal challenge to presidential election

Supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have filed a formal request with Mexican electoral authorities demanding a full recount of the July 2 presidential election. In the late Sunday filing supporters of Lopez Obrador, who narrowly lost the election to conservative Felipe Calderon, claim the election was riddled with mistakes and abuses that include problems at 50,300 voting sites. Full Story