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Calderon Wants Name Change For Mexico

Submitted by emalvini on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 13:52
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Calderon Wants Name Change For Mexico

Published: Nov. 23, 2012 at 7:50 AM

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon has asked Congress to drop the little-known "United States of" in the official name of Mexico.

Calderon, who leaves office Dec. 1 after six years as president, said Thursday he wants the country to be known simply as "Mexico" on official documents and currency, the BBC reported.

"The name of our country no longer needs to emulate that of other nations," Calderon said in a news conference, referring to the name's similarity to its northern neighbor, the United States of America.

"Forgive me for the expression, but Mexico's name is Mexico," he added.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/11/23/Calderon-w...


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Awesome

Submitted by CarCrashClutter on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 19:40.

I made to this thread before somebody made the inevitable joke of getting the Mexicans out of the United States.

Thanks for the info

Submitted by legalizeliberty on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 15:30.

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Submitted by emalvini on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 19:14.

Thanks for posting Tom!

I took that for a direct slam against the U.S. -

Submitted by JO4RP on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 15:10.

I never knew that was part of their name!

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