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COPYRIGHT 2004 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: Ricardo Sandoval
Jun. 25--MEXICO CITY - Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked Mexicans on Thursday to strip emotions and demagoguery from a debate over private industry involvement in the country's energy business - and focus instead on their projected electricity shortfall and how Texas know-how can help.
The Republican governor punctuated a three-day trade mission in Mexico by telling government officials that their country and his state can benefit from a relaxing of Mexico's prohibitions against private-sector energy exploration and exploitation.
"We must get away from the emotional debate that some would like to make this be about... that, 'Oh, it's just some rich northern gringos who want to come down here and take over our natural resources,' " Mr. Perry said in...
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