Bush Meets with Mexico's Fox

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President Bush met with Mexico's President Vicente Fox today in an informal summit that was interrupted by news of US air strikes against Iraq. Despite the asymmetry between the US and its neighbor, which is still on the path to development, the similarities and shared interests of the two leaders made them appear as equals. Can they translate that warm personal relationship into improved policies on immigration, drugs, trade, and energy? We hear from a public policy expert with offices in the US and Latin America, and the eight-year Mexico City bureau chief for Copley News Service. (Managing Editor Kyle McKinnon guest hosts in this half-hour edition of WWLA.)
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Warren Olney

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Frances Anderton