++ Chevron announced the discovery of a large oil field in deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico… The oil company said the field could be greater than the one yielding 500 million barrels of crude it discovered in 2004.
++ The peso recovered some of its value compared to the dollar… The Mexican currency closed at 14.39 pesos per dollar, 21 cents less than the previous day’s rate of 14.60 pesos per dollar… The euro closed at 18.47 pesos per euro selling rate and 18.17 pesos per euro at the buying rate.
++ PRI deputies presented a pre-agreement to lower the IETU tax from 17 to 16.5 percent as an emergency measure to provide incentives to the business sector.
++ IFE councilor Marco Gómez said the electoral body can only call for political parties to remove from the Internet propaganda that is denigrating or defamatory to other parties… He said the IFE can’t intervene when it comes to people sending e-mails or videos about the campaigns. (Comment: Campaign rules are getting quite ridiculous… )
++ President Felipe Calderón condemned what he called a baseless catastrophic and alarmist outlook that does not consider the effort being made to overcome insecurity and the economic crisis at this time.
++ PRD national leader Jesús Ortega called on politicians to be aware of their faults and admit their errors… He regretted that the political class continues to hold onto private and party fiefdoms of power, instead of assuming its role representing society… Ortega included his own party in the critique.
++ The Attorney General’s Office has taken on the investigation into the homicides of Brigadier General Mauro Enrique Tello Quiñones and two other people.
++The National Defense Secretariat bestowed distinctions on outstanding members of the military, among them Division General Sergio Aponte Polito, for their work in the battle against narcotics trafficking.
++ Congressman Andrés Bermúdez Viramontes, known as the “tomato king,” died of cancer.
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