In first presidential speech, Mexico's Lopez Obrador promises radical change
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Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as Mexican president on Saturday, promising radical change in a country struggling to overcome gang violence, chronic poverty and corruption on the doorstep of the United States.