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Mexico City Takes Back People's Park
Sledgehammer-wielding city workers smash down perimeter walls of Mexico City mansions belonging to some of the country's richest families. (Chalao Ramirez - Notimex)
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___ 2003 Pulitzer Prize ___
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Sullivan

Jordan
The Post's Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan won "for their exposure of horrific conditions in Mexico's criminal justice system and how they affect the daily lives of people." Read the winning submissions in their occasional series:
In Mexico Hinterland, Life Beyond the Law (March 15, 2002)
In Mexico, Justice at a Price (March 25, 2002)
Torture, a Ghost in Mexico's Closet (June 2, 2002)
In Mexico, an Unpunished Crime (June 30, 2002)
Disparate Justice Imprisons Mexico's Poor (July 6, 2002)
Kidnapping Is Growth Industry in Mexico (Sept. 17, 2002)
Mexico's Children Suffer in 'Little Jails' (Nov. 4, 2002)
The Union Boss Is The Only Man to See (Dec. 26, 2002)
Desde Washington
Sanchez Now or Never for Chavez's Foes
The Venezuelan president has agreed to an electoral referendum, giving his opponents a new opportunity to act more responsibly than in the past.   

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Univision Marcela Sanchez also reports daily in Spanish about local Washington news at 6 p.m. on Univision. Watch the Video.
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