Mexico's Drug Cartels Are Now Killing Mexico's Politicians

MEXICAN PRESIDENT: Felipe Calderon addressed the nation after Rodolfo Torre Cantu, a gobernautorial candidate pegged to win a July 4 election in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas was killed by suspected drug cartel hitmen on Monday. Reuters

Rodolfo Torre Cantu Assassination: Why Are Drug Cartels Killing Mexican Candidates? -- Christian Science Monitor

Mexican gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre Cantu, the leading PRI candidate in Tamaulipas state, was gunned down Monday by suspected drug cartel hitmen. President Felipe Calderon says the drug lords are interfering with Mexico's election process.

The leading candidate for governor of the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, Rodolfo Torre Cantu, was gunned down Monday in one of the highest profile assassinations since a presidential candidate was murdered in 1994.

Gunmen opened fire on Torre Cantu’s campaign van days before the July 4 election in 14 states and one month after a mayoral candidate was killed in the same state.

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