Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon defied leftist protesters on Thursday by vowing to hold his inauguration in Congress despite a sit-in there by opposing lawmakers who say he won the July election by fraud.Calderon, a conservative, ruled out suggestions he should hold Friday's swearing-in ceremony at another venue to avoid trouble. "On taking power, I will go to Congress, not on a whim or because of political strategy, but simply because the constitution demands it," he told reporters. The bitter presidential election has left Mexico sharply divided between left and right and reeling from civil unrest. ...
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