This week leaves the rest of his thinking as clear as mud.

ECONOMIST: Man overboard

The sea which used to be clear blue was like mud water and it was as if it was boiling up and gaint waves were coimng on to the land.

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In the case of Heriberto Lazcano, responsible for some of the most gruesome crimes in Mexican history, it seems pretty clear that he died face-down in the mud in the city of Progreso, meaning Progress.

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But it was clear that his party and his own career risked being rubbed in the mud.

ECONOMIST: Challenging the Peronists

With 11 children and many more adults living in the simple mud home -- and only a few windows with glass panes -- it became clear that more needed to be done.

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