Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Mexico's capital on Wednesday night to protest at a surge in tortilla prices that has put new President Felipe Calderon under intense pressure.Soaring U.S. demand for ethanol has sent corn prices to their highest level in a decade, pulling up prices of Mexico's national food staple. Protesters held up ears of corn and complained that Calderon, a conservative accused by his leftist rival of stealing last July's presidential election, was failing to protect them against foreign market forces. "Calderon isn't just a thief, he's a murderer because he wants us to die of hunger," Elvira Acevedo, 62, said at the march. ...
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