 Tucked into sleeping bags and munching on boxed breakfasts, rival lawmakers entered their third day of a strange standoff in Mexico's Congress on Thursday, a day before the planned inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon. Leftist lawmakers have refused to budge from the stage where Calderon is scheduled to take the oath of office in front of foreign dignitaries, including former President George H.W. Bush. They rejected a proposal from Calderon's conservative National Action Party that both sides step down and let the ceremony be held Friday. President Vicente Fox and Calderon have insisted the ceremony will go ahead as planned and Calderon was going ahead with preparations for his government. He was due to name the top law enforcement and military Cabinet members for his six-year administration. Lawmakers sprawled across the chamber's green leather seats, many with their feet up and newspapers across their laps. ...
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