Oaxaca blurb from Washington Post..

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A second election was taking place Sunday in southern Oaxaca state, where protesters who took over the state capital for months last year urged voters to reject lawmakers aligned with PRI Gov. Ulises Ruiz.

The protesters accuse Ruiz of rigging his election in 2004 and warn of similar dirty tactics in the state assembly election. Ruiz denies the fraud allegations. He still has three years left in his term.

Hours before the polls opened, a journalist was shot three times as he was arriving at his home in the Oaxaca city of Salina Cruz, Ruiz's office said in a news release.

Alberto Fernandez was taken to a local hospital, where he was in critical condition, said the release, which ruled out any connection to the elections. Polling "is taking place peacefully," the governor's office said. (LIAR!)