Mexico fires 7 in alleged vote-influence scandal

Published April 19, 2013 12:41am ET



MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s Social Development department dismissed seven officials Thursday after some of them were mentioned in taped discussions about how to use anti-poverty programs to promote the governing party in upcoming local elections.

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