Calderon prepares for victory in Mexico
Ruling-party presidential candidate Felipe Calderon quietly prepared for victory while his leftist opponent vowed to never concede defeat hours before Mexico’s top electoral court was to announce a final ruling in the hotly disputed July elections — an unappealable decision expected to favor Calderon. Tuesday’s long-awaited ruling by the Federal Electoral Tribunal — which comes two months, three days, and tens of thousands of pages of legal challenges after voters cast their ballots — is unlikely to end potentially explosive protests or close the growing political divide gripping the country. Full Story