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While Mexico plays politics with its water, some cities flood and others go dry

  • Written by Veronica Herrera, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Flooding is a common hazard in Nezahualcoyotl, a Mexican city just outside the nation's capital.AP Photos/Eduardo Verdugo

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