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Thousands protest missing Mexico students despite mayor arrest

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The arrests of a Mexican mayor and his wife, suspected of ordering the disappearance of 43 college students over a month ago in Guerrero state, did nothing to ebb a wave of protesters from paralyzing cities across the country this week as they demand the government of President Enrique Peà ±a Nieto do more to find the missing students. Tens of thousands of people marched down Mexico City's main boulevard toward the Zà ³calo plaza, carrying Mexican flags and counting aloud from from one to 43 to commemorate the missing. While a popular chant in recent weeks -- "They took them away alive, and we want them back alive" -- could be heard throughout Wednesday's march, this time another proclamation reverberated amid the crowds: "Peà ±a Nieto, get out!"
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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